Lowell Johnson

Collaboration used to happen in boardrooms with whiteboards and bagels. Today, business doesn’t happen face-to-face as often as some would like. These days, I witness more teams communicating on conference calls, via email exchange, and on messaging applications. This can make it challenging t…

Does corporate compliance have you in a conundrum? Sure, we all dread compliance as we dread doing our taxes every year. It takes time and effort. It and keeps us away from the interesting stuff in our jobs — like innovating, collaborating, and growing the business. After all, employee product…

Let’s face it. Taking on a major technology migration can be a complete headache. There are so many risks involved—not the least your reputation and job security. If you are concerned about your vendor’s future, your headache may have turned into a migraine as you ponder migrating to a new collabora…

Cisco recently announced our exciting new Cisco Spark Board. And, many customers are eager to ignite the meeting experience for their employees. Extending Cisco Spark into your corporate team rooms is the perfect way to tie your hardware and software capabilities together to boost team collaboration…

We’ve all heard it by now: Digital disruptors will replace 4 in 10 incumbent companies over the next five years. That’s a statistic certain to make even the Fortune 50 feel squeamish. Companies are rushing to keep pace and transform in the new digital economy. And recognizing both the digital opport…

The workforce is aging and many organizations are having trouble recruiting younger talent. By the year 2025, Millennials will make up 75% of the workforce. Creating a familiar and engaging work environment is critical in attracting these young workers. It’s no question: The proliferation of mobile…

A recent study analyzed more than 100 million emails and 60 million calendar entries from a 100,000-employee company over three months. The results are interesting. When two people were in the same business unit, function, and office, they interacted 1,000 times more often than two people in otherwi…

Workforce management is one of the most vexing challenges an organization faces. But it also presents one of the greatest opportunities. After all, people are our greatest assets. In fact, 64% of private sector digital value at stake is tied to people and connections. So, why are so many neglecting…

You can do some pretty interesting things with Cisco Spark rooms these days. With the Spark integrations, you can now interact with content and data, not just people. For example, you could add Instagram to one of your rooms and follow a specific hashtag, like “ciscospark.” Every time “ciscospark” a…