Jan 31 2010
Web Links and References (weekly)
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A Little Less Conversation
Have you ever invited employees to a meeting just so they wouldn’t feel left out? If so, you may be an overcommunicator. -
Google Docs Grid View
Now that you can use Google Docs to store files, you’ll upload a lot of files from your computer and treat Google Docs as an online version of Windows Explorer (or any other file manager). Unlike Windows Explorer, Google Docs had a single view for displaying files: the details view. -
The Decline of Male Space | The Art of Manliness
“Because men had exclusive power in both private and public life, they controlled their surrounding environment and the way in which space was designed and decorated. Consequently, the world was once a very masculine place.
Thankfully, we’ve made progress in the area of gender equality and women have brought their influence to bear in both the home and the workplace. However, as with many other areas of modern life, the pendulum has swung from one extreme to the other; instead of creating a world that’s friendly to both male and female space, we’ve created one that benefits female space at the expense of male space.”
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Things You Really Need to Learn ~ Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes
“But what should you learn? Your school will try to teach you facts, which you’ll need to pass the test but which are otherwise useless. In passing you may learn some useful skills, like literacy, which you should cultivate. But Guy Kawasaki is right in at least this: schools won’t teach you the things you really need to learn in order to be successful, either in business (whether or not you choose to live life as a toady) or in life.
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Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
