collaboration

Personal productivity vs. Group collaboration

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 22:10

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Collaboration - you know what it is but it is hard to manageIn a previous blog, I looked at some of the tools available for group collaboration, using the Internet. We concluded that for a team of admin staff in a GP surgery, Producteev.com was the best tool. It is simple to use, colourful, and much better for assigning tasks than using Outlook. But it has some severe limitations.

The best Web based tools for productivity and innovation (3)

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Thu, 12/30/2010 - 12:54

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Producteev.comWe're trying out some web based tools for a small business, to help it be both more productive on the day-to-day work, and more innovative, on the new opportunities.  we identified Zoho projects (Xmas logo)Producteev.com which is an easy-to-use delegated task list, and Zoho Projects, a low-cost Web based project management tool, and part of a major suite of business productivity tools.

Make a busy team more productive (2)

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Thu, 12/30/2010 - 12:20

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Collaboration is everythingSo we have a selection of product of the key and collaboration tools: GTD tools and project management tools, all web based.  How do we decide which of the ones to look at in more detail?

How to make a busy team more productive

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Thu, 12/30/2010 - 11:40

Productivity - how can we improve it?Aim – to improve productivity through better collaboration

GP surgeries are just like small businesses, and in the middle of some of the most dramatic changes in 60 years. We have falling income and rising demand; we need to continue to provide the basics, and look at better ways to deliver healthcare and innovate.

I’m looking for a tool so my team delivers innovation along with being more productive in their day job.

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Old time farming - a moral tale

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 20:49

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A moral tale of industrialised farming.  Just like the Archers BBC Radio 4 long-running serial, the farmer industrialises, and then realises the error of his ways.

Charming animation shown as an ad during the Grammy Awards on Monday

A moral dimension to consulting

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 22:11

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Moral dilemmaIt's easy to assume that all of our decisions are purely rational, but they rarely if ever are rational.  And they always have consequences for others, usually consequences that we think we could not have predicted.

But consultants are not here to make decisions, only to provide information and advice.  Does this somehow absolve us from a moral responsibility?

 

The Ten Commandments in Professional Services (6-10)

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 16:56

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Interpreting God's Commandments

I've written previously about applying the first five commandments to Professional Services.  Here I show how Do Not Murder, Do Not Steal and so on are just as relevant commandments in the nuance and subtlety of modern life as they ever were.

Read on - and there's an invitation to comment!

The 10 Commandments in Professional Services (1-5)

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 21:56

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Two greatest commandsThe Ten Commandments apply just as firmly in each aspect of our daily life as they apply to the whole of our lives.  I'm a management consultant, and on this page I explain how the first five of the Ten Commandments apply to management consulting and professional services.

Getting GPs involved in Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG)

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 23:26

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Life in the YearsMost healthcare providers, in UK the same as everywhere else, get paid for each activity they do.  If someone needs care, they get paid.  If someone is well, they don’t.  So there isn’t much incentive (for the healthcare provider) to keep people well, even though it is much better for the person, much better for the nation, and much lower cost.  Minney.org Ltd is working with one CCG to generate enthusiasm and involvement, and the results are fairly successful….

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