What Level of Social Business Change Do You Really Want?
What level of change do you really want from social business? Do you want a little bit, or a whole lot? Do you want process improvement? Or, Do you want […]
7 Frame-Changing Experts on Social Business and Social Organization
With the growing interest in social business and how social technology can change organizations, we’re starting to hear more and more mainstream business commenters weigh in with their opinions. While […]
"Social" Media Make "Voice" and Contribution Possible
What does it mean for organizations to become more “social”? Becoming “social” means that more people across the organization can contribute their ideas and have influence. Why? Because social technologies […]
Social Business News: Too Many Wrong Messages On Social Media? Try Leadership, Not Control.
In my first contribution to Social Business News, I’m reminding organizations that want to align their social media messages to focus their efforts on leadership. I find it pretty frustrating […]
Growing Social: 4 Different Paths to Social Organizations
Organizations can ‘grow social’ through 4 different paths, driven by technology, social business, collective values, and ‘product’ resonance. Two of these paths are more likely than the others to create organizations that are authentically social. Can you guess which two, and why?
Pay Attention to How Social Media Communities Create 'the Organization'
Why do so many social business advocates overlook the organizational value of online communities? Too many people dismiss online communities for not being central to the organizations they serve. These […]
4 Reasons Why Socializing Your Intranet Makes Organizational Change Easier
You can make the process of becoming a Social Organization a little easier if you start by socializing your intranet. Why? Because the shared, cohering nature of your intranet makes […]
Social Organizations from the Inside Out: Start with Your Intranet
What’s the best strategy for making your organization more social? Where do you start to transform your systems, so that you can transform your organization? Many social media experts suggest […]
How Social Media Can Help Us Generate Productive Momentum
Social Media systems inside organizations should not be designed just to support tasks. Social business systems should also be designed to support the emotional elements of interpersonal relationships, since these […]
How to Design Social Business Systems For Engaged, Social Organizations
Organizations are social — they always have been. But, organizations have rarely been designed intentionally to help us flourish as social beings while we work together. Neither our analog systems […]