Our first video post – The Anywhere Office TV

Exciting News! We are now including video on the blog – so here is our first video post explaining our approach and what we will be covering.  We had some fun with this and even included a little jam at the end (more to come . . .)

So make sure the volume on your computer is up and click PLAY to join in the fun!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (14.7MB)

Tips to improve your web searches

In my last blog post I explained how to use Google Alerts to automate your most common web searches and have Google deliver pertinent information directly to your inbox.  However the sad truth is that most people don’t know some of the basic techniques and strategies for searching the web effectively and narrowing down the often thousands of search results to key in on the specific information they want.

If you are like many people you take a shotgun approach to searching the web by typing in a few simple words and then wasting time weeding though pages and pages of results looking for the articles or websites that contain the information you are looking for.

I recently discovered a great series of web videos called The Common Craft Show. There website features a series of short explanatory videos that explain often complex topics in plain English. They use an innovative and entertaining video/animation style they call “paperworks” and publish a new video about once a month.

The video here features their easy to understand explanation of how to search the web more effectively.  Watch this short video and improve your web searches today!

Education and Virtual Team Leadership: The Future is Now

I read a post on the e-Learning Pundit blog today announcing a new MS program in Virtual Team Management and Communication:

The Rabb School at Brandeis University (MA) – will begin teaching an “online only”, 30-credit hour Master of Science in Virtual Team Management and Communication during the Spring 2009 semester.  Total tuition is estimated at just over $21,000. A few colleges around the US teach virtual team-related courses.  However, this is the first dedicated graduate degree that I’ve seen.

That reminded me of a website I found last month about The Deloitte Virtual Team Challenge. This program is a real-time, multi-user business simulation that is played over the course of several weeks by high school students throughout North America. Read more

For Sun Microsystems, Open Work is Working

I came across this video the other day while I was looking for some statistics on the benefits and cost savings of virtual teams. It’s about Sun Microsystems 10-year old Open Work program. Started in 1998, this work from anywhere initiative has made them more flexible, increased productivity, and saved money.

In this video you’ll hear from Dave Douglas, vice president of eco-responsibility and Sun’s “Chief Green Evangelist”, and find out how the project operates and why it’s been a success.

You also get an interesting peak into what one of their “drop-in” locations is like and how employees use a special Java ID card to log onto any system to access their work and be productive. Read more

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