Social learning is alive and well. Especially in the informal sense but formal social still needs encouragement. I made this realization at SwoopChat today (a Swoop Analytics users event) where I was delighted by the numerous internal comms people I met and listened to. I learned that many were thinking beyond social tech adoption (even […]
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We’re at 80 people right now in 2.5 years, that’s a lot of growth. You’re [Vayner Media] at 800 people. You’ve been able to keep your culture intact here. We’re hitting a stage now where there’s people coming through the door 2 and 3 layers removed from me now, I don’t know their names anymore.
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It’s been said that if you’re in the dumps and you force yourself to smile and hold that smile it can change your outlook. Sounds great but most don’t believe it and when in the dumps find it too hard to try. Why not believe it? Believe that most often you can fix this yourself
Hugh MacLeod recently wrote about Word of Mouth Advertising and the importance of this for many businesses. Couple this with the famous Cluetrain quote of “Markets are Conversations” and you have the recipe for what matters most; your customers sharing and singing the praise of your service or product and changing other’s attitudes and behaviors.
For years many have lamented that rigid hierarchies, silos and knowledge is power beliefs were the greatest barrier to social success in organizations. Rightfully so, as many of us in this space of social advocacy answered the tough questions that stemmed from fear and pushed through those that saw it as folly and/or a passing fad.
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