Communication

08 Mar

Posted at 20:18h in Collaboration, Communication, Enterprise Collaboration, Enterprise Social Networks, Uncategorized, Working Out Loud In A Network by

Supply Chain is the sequence of processes, people, activities and resources involved moving a product from supplier to customer. What were the problems that needed to be fixed? A 2000 strong Supply Chain team had collective expertise at each stage from: Procurement, Production, Distribution, Sales and Marketing...

08 Dec

Posted at 03:14h in Communication, Employee Engagement, Internal Communication, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized by

Last week I was working with a customer, planning for their 2016 community management education and awareness program.  One thing that struck me was her reference to wanting to teach her community managers "how to fish".  I loved this analogy. Where this was coming from was that...

12 Aug

Posted at 21:35h in Collaboration, Communication, Events, Internal Communication, Intranet, Uncategorized by

Andy Jankowski, founder of Enterprise Strategies and intranet expert, spoke at the IABC World Conference in San Francisco this summer as a guest of Igloo Software. As he spoke these words, his audience of internal communication professionals sat in silence. They weren’t awestruck-- as this...

06 Aug

Posted at 18:07h in Collaboration, Communication, Employee Engagement, Internal Communication, Intranet by

Driving for a Successful Back Nine of Internal Communication Topgolf found themselves halfway through the match with discouraged associates and growing irritation.  Only nine holes in and frustration was apparent.  Executives were leaving the match early.  Associates were hitting golf balls blindly into a digital abyss.  The...

26 May

Posted at 21:19h in Communication, Enterprise Collaboration, Enterprise Social Networks, Internal Communication, Uncategorized by

This post originally appears on Microsoft Office Blogs. When I first read Gartner’s prediction that,” Through 2015, 80 percent of social business efforts will fail to achieve the intended benefits due to an overemphasis on technology and inadequate leadership involvement*,” I laughed and then, I cried....

05 Mar

Posted at 22:03h in Collaboration, Communication, Enterprise Collaboration, Enterprise Social Networks, Gamification, Internal Communication, Intranet, Social Business, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized by

When I look back at my elementary school days, one thing gives me immediate anxiety: math board races.  For third graders, it only takes a few runs through a multiplication table for teachers to notice disengagement.  Much to the chagrin of my passive self, teachers...