Identifying your internal social influencers and acknowledging their ability to leverage their influence is critical to social business success. As a result, the next step in the CHANGES Methodology is N for Network. As a leader, having ambassadors for your vision is vital. These ambassadors advocate for...
In your efforts to move toward becoming a social business, understanding and putting an assessment into play is critical. As a result, the next step in the CHANGES Methodology is A for Assessment. The size of your company or your industry does not matter--the end results of social businesses have...
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...
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...
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...
Last month, I was in New York City for business meetings. I’ve been to NYC several times before--I love the city, the shopping, and the food! However, I’ve never been able to master the subway. I’m directionally challenged anyway, and the subway continues to be...
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...
"Sales 2.0 is all about aligning people, processes, and technology," says Sales 2.0 Conference host Gerhard Gschwandtner. As the number one industry event devoted to excellence in leveraging SaaS technologies, Enterprise Strategies is proud to announce that Advisor Christine McLeod will be presenting at the...
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...
“Social is more than a trend, it is a revolution that is changing the way we work and collaborate," Chatter Product Marketing Director Dave King told me recently. I admit. I wasn't necessarily sold on the idea. The business case for replicating popular social networking functionality...