Many people turn to networking when they’re looking for a job, but the best time to build your network is before you need something; and the best time to keep that network strong is always. But what is the best way to do that? Simply collecting business cards and attending events may expand your number of contacts, but does not increase the likelihood that those contacts will benefit you in the future. To reap the benefits of networking when you need them, you must know

On December 18th IBM announced the availability of IBM Atlas for Lotus Connections, a corporate social networking visualization and analysis tool. IBM Atlas for Lotus Connections is designed to help organizations maximize their investment in social software by answering questions such as who the key experts are on a given topic, how they are connected, and whom a user’s contacts know that they do not. Developed by IBM Research, Atlas has four Web 2.0-based components — My Net, Find, Reach and Net. These components help

Doctoral dissertation “The socio-cultural challenge of effective knowledge management in virtual project environments” by Frank D. Behrend at the University of Southern Queensland (2005). Available online via USQ ePrints Abstract The growing popularity of inter-organisational alliances combined with a growing tendency to flatter organisational structures and globalisation, has accelerated the need for firms to coordinate activities that span geographical, as well as organisational boundaries utilising virtual project teams. This focus on virtual working environments evolved in parallel with another major trend, because over the last

A new Tool from eTelemetry is designed to map employee communications to optimise business processes and spot malicious behavior. According to the company Metron EBA can provide business and IT executives with a map of who talks to whom in the organisation and via what communications method – for instance, e-mail, instant message or Internet. The appliance sits on the network, takes a snapshot of its users and passively monitors traffic, tracking various modes of communication such as data, voice, e-mail or IM. The tool

Auf Einladung von Capgemini Interim Management stellte das interdisziplinäre Beraterteam Dr. Frank D. Behrend (ELIQOS, Düsseldorf) und Dr. Katharina Kettner (wave-concepts, Bochum) am 22.3.2007 in Utrecht vor Teilnehmern der Phoenix Alumni Networks, Netherlands, und ausgewählten Führungskräften den integrierten Beratungsansatz “Managing-the-Invisible” auf der Basis von Organisational Network Analysis (ONA) vor.