How to Increase Collaboration and Performance — Interview with Emma Hamer

November 13th, 2006 | Posted in Tech Writer Voices 5 Comments »

Emma Hamer, a performance improvement consultant in Vancouver, Canada, explains how to move your performance up to another level by setting up the ideal collaborative workspace, overcoming team members’ fears of change, and addressing other common problems in the workplace.

In this podcast, she covers the following:

Helping writers cope with major changes (such as implementing a CMS)
Understanding the difference between a group and a team
Radically increasing collaboration and communication on project teams
Changing the way your workspace is organized
Encouraging your employees to present great ideas
Dealing with lack of consensus in a department
Understanding human factors about managing and leading
Making performance reviews less burdensome and more accurate

To contact Emma, send an e-mail to echamer@hamer-associates.ca. You can also visit her website at http://hamer-associates.ca/.

To leave a comment on this podcast, call 727-493-2139, send an email to tom@idratherbewriting.com, or use the comment feature on the post.

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colin latham says:

December 11, 2006 at 10:51 am

keep up the good work, I like the interviews alot, they provide new insights and help expand existing projects.

Regards

colin latham

Mardahl.dk » Listen to the Voices of Technical Communication says:

January 9, 2007 at 6:49 pm

[...] Why? Because I believe that is what a good technical communicator should do. Keeping up to date with new trends and technology is also common sense, even if from a distance. It keeps you prepared and ready for what your manager or customer might throw on your desk one day. It helps you to plan for the future, whether the future is just around the corner or several years away. In fact, you can hear more reasons from Emma Hamer in one of Tom’s podcasts: How to Increase Collaboration and Performance. I found this one so interesting that I listened to it twice! [...]

Maya Saxena says:

April 17, 2007 at 8:18 am

I am interested in on line technical wrting I am B.E.( Electronics & Comm ) and M-Tech computer Technology . I have 37 years experience in Telecommunication field attached to specification & standard writing institute . I am retired now . I feel my knowledge could be utiliesd in full by technical writers job . Can you help me ?

Tom Johnson says:

April 23, 2007 at 5:08 pm

You should locate the nearest STC chapter to you and ask if there is anyone who could give you detailed advice. Go to STC.org and then Membership > STC Chapters. You can also try some listservs, such as TECHWR-L and Tech Comm Pros.

My TechCraft Article: Should You Sit Near SMEs? | I'd Rather Be Writing says:

October 15, 2007 at 10:22 pm

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