She Should Talk At TED Twitter Campaign: F.A.Q.
The @SheTalksTED Twitter account has been busy this week, nominating over 350 influential women (and counting!) as possible speakers for future TED conferences. In addition to lots of suggestions, and […]
Because Women Have "Ideas Worth Spreading" : TED2011 Action Steps
The 2011 TED conference begins Tuesday in Long Beach CA. Of the 55 folks who will present “Ideas worth Spreading”, 15 of these speakers will be women. That’s a whopping […]
Beyond Positioning: Establishing Authentic Optimal Distinctiveness
Every organization needs to establish optimal distinctiveness – a competitive position within your field, where you are similar enough to other organizations to be seen as legitimate, but different enough […]
Can an organization be too different?: The Strategic Value of Optimal Distinctiveness
Can an organization be too different? I spend a lot of time with organizations that are trying to strengthen the perception that they are different, so that they can distinguish […]
Social Media for Social Change — Inside the Organization?
This post is featured on Social Media Today. How has the activity of organizational change been changed, with the advent of social media? Back when I was an internal OD/Org […]
CSR that Improves the World But Leaves Your Damaging Business Model Intact: Authentic or not?
How can your organization claim to be making the world better, when your business model depends on making the world worse? This question about corporate social responsibility efforts has bugged […]
What You Can Do about the Gender Gap on Wikipedia: The WWHACKathon
It’s only 9:15 on a Monday morning and already I’ve received six emails suggesting that I blog about today’s New York Times article about the Gender Gap at Wikipedia. What […]
How Social Media Reveals Invisible Work
Social Media helps us get work done. And, Social Media has a unique ability to show us something about how we get work done that we often overlook. It allows […]
Your Authentic Social Network: The Identity Graph
You’ve heard about the Social Graph and the Interest Graph. Now meet the Identity Graph— the online network of the authentic, social, interpersonal you. Different kinds of relationships create different […]
How Social Media Create Organizational Meaning
Social media tools can transform an organization. One of the things I enjoy so much about social media is the chance to be (more often) the person I am, with […]