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title: Collaboration and telework
author: Tris
date: 2004-05-01
url: https://www.trishussey.com/collaboration-and-telework/
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Collaboration and telework isn't about technology.  Technology *enables* people to telecommute, but there have to be *processes*
in place and a willingness and perceived value in picking up the phone,
IMing, e-mailing, blogging, to connect with all the people in the team
or group.  If part of the group decides not to bother anymore, the
team itself will begin to fall apart.  The
META Group "defines collaboration as social skills, relationships, and
practices, along with technology services, that improve how people work
jointly and substantially together (sharing responsibility and risk) -
to communicate needs, coordinate activities, share information,
exchange know...   [Kolabora Breaking News]