Tweet These days it’s more productive to think of organizations as  organisms. Managers become stewards of the living. Living systems thrive on  values  that go far beyond the machine era’s dogged pursuit of efficiency through control. Living systems are networks. Jay Cross. Do we really need managers? Flipping management. MORE >>

In this era of multiple channels of communication, collecting your personal thoughts and ideas in one place is increasingly useful MORE >>

After my post trying to characterize the differences between tablets and mobile, Amit Garg similarly  posted that tablets are different. I agree. As I’ve suggested, I think the tablet’s not the same as a mobile phone. It’s not always  with you, and consequently it’s not ready for any use. So when do  you use tablets? MORE >>

What's the right mix of private space and collaborative space in an office? Does organizational creativity go up or down when the workforce is distributed? These are critical workplace strategy questions.and the answers may not be what you think, or what the "conventional wisdom" suggests. Have we gone too far with "open office" landscapes? MORE >>

Mark Fidelman wrote a very spot on article recently, Why Every Company Needs To Be More Like IBM And Less Like Apple. will not repeat it here and suggest you go to his original. However, I do want to add my own perspective that is driven by both industry observations and personal experience with both companies. use iTunes all the time. MORE >>