As former President and now a current board member of our local chapter of ASTD I am always seeking ways to support the growth of our members. Offering prominent speakers who present or lead workshops is a great way to accelerate that growth. The problem is getting these thought leaders to come here to Syracuse, […]
Kickstart a Speaker Read More »
Being a digital curator gets much attention today and rightfully so as information is being created exponentially and knowledge is in a state of ever-change. Having people and tools to help capture the relevant and make sense (and use) of it is critical. It’s obviously easier to see curation happening in open social networks as
Curation in the Enterprise Read More »
Shortly after being hired at a previous employer I was introduced to a mid-level manager who candidly said these words. “Welcome aboard! Now that you’re here, you’re an idiot” Of course he was being tongue-n-cheek and didn’t mean it personally but there was something to this that always stuck with me. During the courting process
Success is Found at a Safe Distance Read More »
A social network conjures an image of people connecting and sharing from personal to professional and driven by ones own interests. Although it can be large in terms of connections, the conversations can be small in nature which in my opinion builds stronger bonds between the participants. When Enterprise is added to the title, as
We launched our ESN. It’s been a long time coming. A full year and a half since I spoke about its potential to solve some of the sticky problems related to efficiency, communication and innovation at my first executive meeting (2 days on the job). The idea was met with guarded enthusiasm and so I
Show Your (Net)Work Read More »
