“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy C-Suite executives can put their stamp of approval on the implementation of enterprise social networks. They can praise the importance of usage and collaborative knowledge sharing in their monthly departmental meetings. They can even...
While widespread in the corporate business world, internal social networks are becoming increasingly common among nonprofits. Knowledge is the primary resource and asset for all companies. However, when that knowledge is locked away in people’s heads in disconnected offices throughout the city, across the country, or...
What will business be like in five years? ten years? fifteen years?--all of these are common topics in online articles, talk shows, and businesses luncheons. Thought leaders regularly weigh in on the future of work, especially with the constant introduction of newer, faster, and better technology to...
Businesses are consumed with ROI, always concerned about the profitability of any business decision or investment, and rightfully so. Though most executives understand the benefits of enterprise social networks (ESNs)--productivity, engagement, on and on--those are intangible advantages and challenging to quantify in ROI or similar figures. As...
Imagine a working environment where all employees are mentally and emotionally invested and engaged in the product or service they are providing. Imagine a work environment where you as an employee have seamless access to all of the people and information you need to do...
Collaboration and internal collaboration is continuing to be a major focus of all businesses, and there were insights from several different industries during the Business Development Institute's Future of Collaboration and Internal Communications Summit in New York City last month. (Enterprise Strategies Principal Patrick...
Intranets Reimagined! The Internet of Customers has been the prevailing theme throughout Dreamforce 2013 in San Francisco this week--but what are the emerging trends and technologies for internal communication and collaboration? In the session on "The Intranet of the Future Is Here! Transforming Your Business From...
Social Tools and Technologies Every good salesperson or sales organization knows that sales is a process. Social tools and technologies enhance that process by offering opportunities for improved agility and increased connections, both on the front-end and back-end. Process efficiency is the great differentiator of social...
Senior executives are increasingly recognizing the value of implementing of social tools and processes in the workplace. Due to lack of time or conflicting priorities, though, many of these senior leaders do not participate in these social networks themselves. Getting Senior Executives Involved in Enterprise Social...
Social Business has become a buzzword across all industries. When asked, most Insurance Industry business leaders can confidently recite a few of the compelling benefits Social Business provides. The ones I hear most often are: increased employee collaboration and knowledge sharing, more transparent and open...