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For most of us, the weekend is less agenda-driven and more relaxed than our usual weekday. You're more likely to slip into that state of relaxed alertness that psychologists call "alpha." That's when you're most likely to have creative thoughts. Here's are three thought starters quotes about the world we live in today.

"Knowledge is power. That old adage is as true today as when philosopher Francis Bacon first said it in the seventeenth century. When knowledge—enabled by unprecedented access to information—was controllable, those who controlled it accrued power and became leaders. Now that information is virtually uncontrollable, the power has shifted to those who share it." ~ Dov Seidman

"But for leaders in business, the information surge has triggered its own unintended consequences, especially for those of us over 40. Today, new employees arrive on their first day with an alarming amount of knowitall. They have already read about you, and the online critiques of your plans, strategies and management style. The bloggers and the tweeter--all receiving steady streams of inhouse gossip-- analyze, assess and ridicule every business moment. At some companies, insider information can barely be said to exist.

In this environment, traditional management is impossible, or at least illadvised. The hierarchical, layered corporate structures in which company information was carefully managed and then selectively passed down the line have crumbled. The online era has made commandandcontrol management as dead as dialup internet." ~ Carol Bartz

"The overabundance of irrelevant information is a bigger problem than the shortage of relevant information, because it requires more time to filter through the mass of information that's available to find out what's relevant." ~ Russell Ackoff

Now it's your turn. How has the explosion of information and transparency changed the way you work? What other changes do you need to make?

You also have more time for serious reading on the weekend. Here's a recommendation.

A few years ago, I read Dov Seidman's book, How: Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everything … in Business and in Life. It was one long thought starter of a book that I filled with highlights and notes. Since then, I've returned to the book many times. Well, there's a new edition out now and that's what I'm pointing you to.

Wally's Working Supervisor's Support Kit is a collection of information and tools to help working supervisors do a better job. It's based on what Wally's learned in over twenty years of supervisory skills training. Click here to check it out.