Following the eight norms of our readers

The editorial policy of Smart People magazine follows the Eight Norms of Net Geners as described by Don Tapscott in his book Grown Up Digital. This is a new media publication in every sense of the word. It is published online and it uses the interactive channels of Web 2.0 to enable ‘prosumers’—people...

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Mojo Boosters

Five simple ways to increase your energy output. By Theresa Rose. Is your mojo running in “slow mo?” Are you finding yourself dragging through each day, seemingly unable to move out of neutral? Are you fighting a bad case of the “grumpies?” Chances are, you need a mojo boost. Like most of us,...

December 12th, 2009 | 01 (7) 2009 / html, Cover stories, FREE articles, Living | Read More

Ghost story

Outdated attitudes, behaviors scary. By Carol Kinsey Goman. I believe in ghosts. Not only do I believe in ghosts, I’ve seen how they haunt individuals, teams, departments, and entire organizations around the world. And nowhere are these workplace ghosts more insidious than in the area of collaboration. What...

December 8th, 2009 | 01 (7) 2009 / html, FREE articles, Learning | Read More

Innovators got to innovate

By Victor Newman. Years ago, in the early ‘90s, I remember watching a video of a Tom Peters’ sweat and rant guru session, where he wandered about a floor of anxious senior managers clustered around circular tables – anxious because he might ask them a question that might expose their unfitness...

December 2nd, 2009 | 01 (7) 2009 / html, Creating, FREE articles | Read More

Reader review: Unmanaging knowledge

By Christine Prefontaine. “Unmanaging Knowledge,” an article by Charles Ehin in the May edition of Smart People Magazine, has a few nuggets I found helpful. He’s describing characteristics of an open organization. I don’t believe in open all the time. I actually get along quite well with rules...

November 26th, 2009 | 01 (7) 2009 / html, FREE articles, Working | Read More

KM Six Pack #6

Networks: Power of sharing, learning, discovering together. By Jerry Ash. This is the sixth and final column in a series of six articles introducing newly engaged employees and managers to the basics of knowledge-based enterprise. In the early 1960s, a U.S. senator was making a surprise tour of the Kennedy...

November 25th, 2009 | 01 (7) 2009 / html, FREE articles, K-Factor | Read More

Space invasion

Cross the boundaries at your own risk. By Carol Kinsey Goman. As a consultant and professional speaker, I often travel by myself and frequently dine alone. This affords me the opportunity to combine two of my favorite pastimes: eating great food and watching people. One night at dinner in an oceanside...

November 14th, 2009 | 01 (6) 2009 / html, Cover stories, FREE articles, Living | Read More