by Benjamin Ellis | Aug 4, 2026 | Management
We have a saying at SocialOptic: “a few smart people and a thousand robots.” Initially, you might hear us using it to explain the automation behind our products, but it has a deeper, more significant meaning too; it’s a phrase which encapsulates our...
by Benjamin Ellis | Apr 17, 2012 | Management, Milestone Planner
We often blog about Milestone Planner as a commitment tracker:- what have I committed to do for who… But it seems the right time to talk a bit more about management by commitments. It’s not a well known concept, but in the places that I’ve seen it...
by Benjamin Ellis | Mar 22, 2012 | Milestone Planner, On the road, Productivity
During the recent Social Media Week London, I had the privilege of chairing a session on psychology. The silent revolution behind social media has been to create an environment where there is more data about what we are doing, where we are doing it and who we are...
by Benjamin Ellis | Mar 19, 2012 | Leadership, Management, Milestone Planner, Productivity
I seem to spend a lot of mental effort battling between the benefits of structured versus unstructured approaches to doing things, so a 1972 essay by Jo Freeman (aka Joreen) recently caught my attention. The article was originally published in the Berkeley Journal of...
