February, 2007

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The Bamboo Project Blog: We Need More Passion for the Work, Not the Organization

The Bamboo Project Blog

The Bamboo Project Blog « 5 Reasons You Dont Need Training | Main | Some Lessons From Biology » We Need More Passion for the Work, Not the Organization Kathy Sierra, one of my favorite bloggers, posted the other day about passion at work. She argues that we shouldnt be asking employees to feel passionate about the organization they work for, but the work that they do.

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The Bamboo Project Blog: Building the Plane While Youre Flying It

The Bamboo Project Blog

The Bamboo Project Blog « How to Make Online Collaboration Work | Main | Blogging Best Practice--A Newbie Guide to Your Blog » Building the Plane While Youre Flying It Via Joyce Valenza , heres another video that may be useful in training people to use new technologies, particularly blogs and wikis where were definitely building the plane while were flying it!

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The Bamboo Project Blog: Organizational Barriers to Using Web 2.0 Tools

The Bamboo Project Blog

The Bamboo Project Blog « A Librarian Asks "Whats the Big Deal About Blogs?" | Main | Mojiti--Tool for Annotating Videos » Organizational Barriers to Using Web 2.0 Tools Earlier this week I was reflecting on some of the challenges of technology stewardship in nonprofit and government agencies. I mentioned that Id done training for a government client that blocked access to sites such as Google Mail and how this obviously impacts staffs ability to use many of the tools I talk about.

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The Bamboo Project Blog: Some Lessons From Biology

The Bamboo Project Blog

The Bamboo Project Blog « We Need More Passion for the Work, Not the Organization | Main | A Great Teambuilding Exercise » Some Lessons From Biology A few weeks ago, I was helping my 14-year old daughter study for her biology final. We spent quite a bit of time on genetics and evolution, including Gregor Mendel and principles of biodiversity.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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The Bamboo Project Blog: 5 Reasons You Dont Need Training

The Bamboo Project Blog

The Bamboo Project Blog « The "How Do You Write" Meme Continues to Spread | Main | We Need More Passion for the Work, Not the Organization » 5 Reasons You Dont Need Training When management finds that staff are not engaging in work behaviors desired by the organization, they often turn to training as the response for "fixing" the problem.