Wednesday September 29, 2004

iWork and Affiliation

I can't believe it! I just about had my blog entry finished and then I hit the wrong key and lost it. You would think that after as long as I have been working with computers I would have learned to save my drafts by now!!

In earlier posts I talked about teleworking and the virtual nature of work but I didn't mean to imply that iWork is all about never seeing the people you work with. We had an iWork Solutions Group staff meeting yesterday and we were talking about how iWork is not about working virtually. The internal program we call iWork is about allowing people to work more effectively. Most groups feel the need to come together. Face to face time counts. On Tuesdays everyone in our group who is in the Bay Area works in the same area in a building in Newark. We schedule face to face meetings and spend time affiliating :-) People who are effective know how important face to face time is and as a result make it happen.

iWork is about providing the services (space. technology and processes) that make any where any time affordable. It is a manifestation of Sun's corporate vision. I truly believe that what we are doing is the future of work!

Out of the mouths of children.....
My oldest daughter is a Teach For America teacher in San Jose. She teaches fourth grade. More than half of the kids in her class don't speak English at home. The other day one of her students was proudly telling her about how his Dad fought in the Gulf War. Then with a puzzled look on his face he paused and ask her " But, why is it called the Gulf War? Were there a lot of golf balls?" (2004-09-29 18:17:55.0) Permalink