Are you leading workforce and leadership transformation? Tasked with crafting new ways to drive business forward across all avenues (technology, culture, and leadership), HR professionals and executives are spearheading innovation in the workforce. Gloria Burke, senior director and Andy Jankowski, founder and managing director of...
We’ve all dreaded an inbox of emails after a long vacation—or even just the weekend. Today, with enterprise social networks gaining adoption in small businesses and large corporations, it’s likely some of these emails are notifications from your enterprise social network, such as Yammer or Chatter....
The Course of Corporate Internal Communication Picture a large corporation. A corporation doesn’t like the game of golf. Sure- their associates, executives, and clients probably golf, but the corporation itself prefers their activity-- the pursuit of progress and success-- to move at the same pace I...
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....
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...
One of the biggest buzzwords in social business today is adoption. Executives and employees may be willing to try a new tool or platform once, but many businesses are struggling to retain those users and ensure ongoing engagement. If you or your team are having trouble...
Picture your high school basketball court. Conference and sectional titles from years ago hang proudly, even if a little discolored from too many years in the gym. The glossy floor mirrors bright lights that are ready to radiate heat over each passionate player and hysterical...
You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain - Harvey Dent Email was a hero. It came to businesses as the ultimate communication tool, allowing communication online to thrive. It still serves many purposes yet has recently lived to...
There are only 24 hours in each day, despite the constant wish for more. If hours in the day were ideally endless, YOU would accomplish all tasks well and correctly (I mean is that even a question?) However, as a growing organization, your client demands and...
“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...