Are Your Social Business Systems Designed for Extraction or Contribution?
The move of social business systems into work organizations exacerbates a tension that’s built into every idea-intensive workplace. Idea-intensive workplaces ask employees to contribute not just the work of their […]
7 Reasons To ReThink Social Scoring Inside Social Organizations– before it's too late
“Manager A’s results with the department’s implementation of Program X were outstanding, but her internal Klout score is only a 43. Given her low influence score, it looks like she’s […]
How Social Media Affects the Organization Itself: Post Roundup
What are we learning as we watch (and help) social media, consumer-outreach -style tools, make their way into the organization? We’re learning that this phenomenon can be understood from a […]
Systems of Engagement: Technology for Social Organizations
“Systems of engagement.” Isn’t that an evocative term? The minute I read it, I knew that the term “systems of engagement” captured something important–but what? I searched the web, I […]
Why should I wait until 2057 for a 'man-sized' paycheck? Would you?
It’s possible that I won’t be around in 2057. If I am around, I probably won’t be lucid. And if I am lucid, I sure as hell hope that I’m […]
Recognizing Women On The Far Side of Complexity
I’m getting a bit weary of talking about “women” and having some people assume that I’m only talking about “women”. These aren’t the same. Recognize that when I use the […]
Their Need or Your Ability: Why does your organization exist?
Why does your organization exist? Was it created to meet the needs of some (external) community, constituency, or market segment? Or, Was it created to employ, utilize and engage your […]
Why Women DON'T Rule the Internet
TechCruch’s recent post Why Women Rule The Internet by Aileen Lee, and the interwebz response to it, is an exercise in wish fulfillment and diversion. With all due respect to […]
Action Branding: Using activity streams to authenticate identity claims
Action Branding is the concept that brands are the sum of their actions. — Extending this concept to personal brands and organizational brands, action branding helps individuals and organizations demonstrate, […]
Use Extreme Leverage 2.0 to Change The Social World
Traditionally, extreme leverage is something organizations worked hard to avoid. Now, in the social media landscape, “Extreme Leverage 2.0” is something that evey organization should embrace. Why? Because Extreme Leverage 2.0 […]