Today's Date: 10 September 2010

June 2009

19
Jun

A day of social media in the capital

As it so happened, on Wednesday I attended two – completely unrelated – social media events. The first was Tee Morris ’s Speak Geek to Me: Social Media in a Nutshell, held at Te Papa. The second was an afternoon of arm waving, head scratching and brainstorming at a Social Media BarCamp organised by Emma at Ideas Shop and hosted by the Massey University Department of Communication, Journalism and Marketing . ... read full post

Posted by:  Katy Sweetman,  Communications Manager |  19 June 2009
Tags: BarCamp, Social Media
23
Jun

CRM in China

By the time you read this, I will be on my way to China, en route WLG-AKL-HKG-CAN-TAO-SZX-HKG-CHC-WLG. Nine airports in seven days – does that make me a potential Amazing Race qualifier? I have been hard at work localising some of the training material for our Chinese audience, and I’ll be delivering the training in Mandarin Chinese to my fellow countrymen and women. ... read full post

Posted by:  Jian Sun,  Developer |  23 June 2009
Tags: Silverlight, Windows Presentation Foundation, Unified Communications, Azure, Dynamics CRM
24
Jun

Social networking tools for organisations

Recently I have been involved in a number of conversations, both internally and with clients, about the value and role of social networking tools for organisations. There appear to be two main themes: (a) how can they add value to my business; and (b) if we don’t have them, how do we attract and retain the new generation of workers for whom social networking tools are part of their everyday existence? ... read full post

Posted by:  Sally Jansen van Vuuren,  Principal Management Consultant |  24 June 2009
Tags: Social Networking, communication
11
Jun

Knowledge Management: It’s not what you do; it’s the way that you do it

(And some golden rules.) It seems like a lifetime since we first introduced Intergen’s Knowledge Management capability at a Twilight session. In fact, it is almost a year and since that time we have been engaged in a number of projects. These have included developing an organisation-wide KM strategy, providing KM coaching and mentoring; providing analysis, support and advice to a client developing their own KM strategy; developing and facilitating KM workshops; and investigating the concept of a ‘knowledge hub’ to replace an existing technology system. Without exception, these engagements have focused on helping the client to create an environment where individuals and the organisation are able to support achievement of their business...... read full post

Posted by:  Sally Jansen van Vuuren,  Principal Management Consultant |  11 June 2009
Tags: communication, Change Management, Knowledge Management
04
Jun

Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) and partner opportunities

Microsoft recently announced the local availability of their Business Productivity Online Suite or BPOS, a set of applications delivered over the web, and available to users for a regular monthly fee. ... read full post

Posted by:  Tim Howell,  Marketing Manager |  04 June 2009
Tags: BPOS