Recently, I joined a new company as head of internal communications. One of my first tasks – after spending considerable time meeting various people and observing how they work – was to establish an internal communications framework. The real value of a framework is to...
What is the initial thought any leader or core team has when discussing the possibilities of an enterprise social network? "Let's do a pilot first." Several arguments can be made in support of doing pilots inside organizations: offering colleagues a chance to experiment with features and functionality observing how tools can be adapted into...
Co-Author Tyler Sauerteig [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='5' up='' down=''] In partnership with the Worldwide Intranet Challenge, we’ve applied econometric principles to the results of over 200 intranet surveys and statistically pinpointed which intranet attributes most impact a user’s perception of their intranet. This third post in this seven week series...
"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...
Co-Author Tyler Sauerteig In partnership with the Worldwide Intranet Challenge, we’ve applied econometric principles to the results of over 200 intranet surveys and...
Innovation. This was the prevailing theme throughout all the interviews, sessions, and presentations at Pivot Conference, the social business conference on October 15-16 curated by Brian Solis. Thought leaders and industry experts shared ideas, insights, and predictions centered around the question “What are the next...
How much time did you spend online today? Now, how much time did you spend talking to someone on the phone or in person? More than likely, the computer and virtual world dominated your day. That’s not necessarily bad--there are so many amazing things we can accomplish...
In the Winter 1999 edition of the California Management Review, Peter Drucker stated, “The most valuable asset of a 21st century organization will be its knowledge workers and its productivity.” Drucker’s Prediction is Proving to be True. Demanding economic factors and intensely fierce global competition have firms...
Imagine you were browsing one of those job web sites. (I know, this is purely hypothetical since everyone I know is extremely happy and content with their current job. But let’s play pretend for a moment.) Now imagine you came across this ad: Wanted: Motivated applicants...
Friending. Tweeting. Now, Pinning? It is hard to ignore Pinterest, growing at a record-setting pace to become the third most visited social site in the world this year and valued at over $7 billion. Individuals can share recipes and marketers can promote products on Pinterest,...