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...
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...
It is no secret that I am huge proponent of, and believer in the power of, Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs). Being the Founder of a company that helps organizations implement and drive usage of various types of ESNs (e.g., Yammer, Chatter, etc.), I am also...
I had lunch the other day with a colleague and former client at a Times Square restaurant that I must’ve walked by a hundred times, but never entered. Given its location in the heart of New York City, I thought it was a spot that...
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself. ” – Eleanor Roosevelt As one of the most admired first ladies of all time, it cannot be argued that Eleanor Roosevelt had a skill and craftiness for coining a...
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...
"Africa is not a place that success is landing on; it is a place creating success for itself and others." - Jonathan Berman If I am being honest with myself, prior to traveling abroad, my perception of Africa was all wrong. My Grandma Judy asked me...
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...