The current approaches used to move organizations to be more social are struggling. The first phase was in using social technology. We quickly found out that the idea of “if you build it, they will come” didn’t work. Phase two focused rightly on “culture change” through social leadership initiatives. This is a top down approach […]
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I’ve been privy to a few conversations lately around organizational “social” behaviors and tools. Most of this has come through people in leadership roles reflecting on their organizations and the work they do. One, a Dean at Syracuse University, expressed that the students “were already doing these things” (PKM, network building, etc) and a corporate
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There is a lot of talk today about making work more human. This is a simple statement and it has universal appeal. I mean, who is arguing to make work more robotic? It speaks to meaning in ones work, passion, connection, and collaboration. For organizations it’s about openness and transparency – a whole bunch of
You may remember the famous line in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others“. The idea is that some roles in organizations are more important than others in operating the business (a farm in this case). Today, many organizational leaders often carry the same titles across the
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We are pleased to announce that @britz & @hjarche are now official partners of the 70:20:10 Institute. We look forward to our collaboration pic.twitter.com/OCNTIS1C8g — 70:20:10 Institute (@702010Institute) February 10, 2017 One thing that I greatly appreciate about working for the Guild is their strong desire to stay close to organizational learning and the learning industry.
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