Tweet A study of international alliances found that two-thirds  of the alliances between equally matched partners were successful but where there was a significant  imbalance of power almost 60% of alliances failed. Managing Collaboration. More and more we are working together, sometimes in pairs, or even as a group. Image Source: Evocator. MORE >>

Robert Heinlein is quoted from his essay, "Where to?" in an essay collection, Expanded Universe: The New Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein. The greatest crisis facing us is not Russia, not the Atom bomb, not corruption in government, no encroaching hunger, not the morals of young. Our "file cards" are spilled on the floor, nor were they ever in order. MORE >>

Earlier this week I spoke at a financial advisor retreat in the stunning Margaret River region of Western Australia, a region of wide-open beauty that is the source of many extraordinary wines. will write more later on the quite specific topic of Success in a Connected World for Financial Advisors. This is what I suggested: WHAT TO TWEET. Old news. MORE >>

Here are all my session notes from SXSW Interactive. was pleased to attend SXSW for the first time. Except for the long lines, it exceeded expectations fo both the tech part and the music part. am grateful for Adobe Acrobat for enabling me to attend. did go to some of the Adobe sponsored sessions. 20x2 at SXSW 2012.     MORE >>

Tweet I’ve been putting together a series of thoughts on slides to share my perspectives on work and learning in the network era. I’ve called these presentations visual calling cards. The words on these slides come from the posts I’ve written here over several years. Does the music and flow enhance or detract from the presentation? MORE >>