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The Intranet of Things? Not Yet

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Reading about the internet of things is an interesting exercise in understanding our co-existence with technology and data. We want data to talk to data, chip to chip, thing to thing, so that we, as people, can focus on more value-added functions – creativity, thinking, relationships. What about at work? Intranet vendors offer up all sorts of cure-all solutions: one box that that takes you and your organization from zero to successarama in 100 interconnecting processes and controls. I’m not biting. The intranet of things is way off. It is outside the realm of a single box to do it … Continue reading The Intranet of Things? Not Yet

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How Do We Show Up (Most Of The Time)? With Head – Heart – Hand.

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When we discuss personal branding, using the TMWK BrandBoard approach, we talk about articulating attributes that map against head, heart, and hand. That’s how we show up, most of the time. Although we might have great strength in one of the areas, and we usually do, balance is usually important to bring people with you, and to win over others. This idea has increasing currency in business circles too: Nilofer Merchant is a great writer and leader in the social business space. In a recent interview with Stowe Boyd, she spoke her truth: “Work has often been the place of the … Continue reading How Do We Show Up (Most Of The Time)? With Head – Heart – Hand.

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Why Does No-one ‘Get’ #SocBiz? Because We Don’t Like ‘Bad’ News

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Many E2.0 leaders and social business (SocBiz) practitioners are currently wringing their hands, decrying the difficulty that knowledge workers are having embracing the new opportunities at work. Technology and network thinking have the potential to transform outdated modes of organizing. Yet, (too) many workers cling to the past. Why so? Because people are stupid. Joke. But it might have some deep-seated neurological basis. Our sentiment is to ignore “bad” information, and change information (a new work reality) is usually considered bad. From a New York Times article on making bad decisions… When the volunteers were given information that was better … Continue reading Why Does No-one ‘Get’ #SocBiz? Because We Don’t Like ‘Bad’ News

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#WorkHacks – Net Work

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Network theory is nothing new. What makes it so prescient and important for every worker today is how it gives us an opportunity to create / control our own future. Net work (sic) is the outcome of socializing and belonging. This @gapingvoid cartoon is probably the one that has had the most influence on my career. Reading it was an ‘Aha!’ moment – I need to work out loud, reach out to like-minded souls, participate and ask for help. It is not all up to me – it is up to the network. Net work embraces wirearchy. Net work is … Continue reading #WorkHacks – Net Work

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#WorkHacks – Socialize

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This one is simple. The Cluetrain Manifesto got it dead right 15 years ago: “All markets are conversations.” It will be several more years before all businesses understand this, but why not get ahead of the curve and get involved? Blog, tweet, share, converse, research. Build a deeper network of contacts, experts, (non) believers. Develop your perspective, challenge your own orthodoxy. This is the nature of social… How do you ‘do social’? Think of the social space as ‘small pieces, loosely joined.’ Deliver ‘many lightweight interactions over time‘ to manage attention. Understand that social opportunities are available for ‘everyone, anytime, everywhere, … Continue reading #WorkHacks – Socialize

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Digital Is The New Social

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One of the most popular blog posts here is called “Open Is The New Social.” It talks about how naming conventions are important to your business goals – and that no-one can complain about being ‘open’ vs those who complain that ‘social’ is water cooler nonsense. On the same refrain, it has been noted on ‘social’ circles how the word DIGITAL is making a comeback – the late-90s are cool again. In my team at work we recently had a conversation that went something like this: “Digital strategy > social strategy. Sounds better. Sounds good!” Why are we beating up … Continue reading Digital Is The New Social

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Redundancy And Repetition Are Good For You: Take 5 – #AntiFragile

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Of course, think (and write) about redundancy and repetition and one sees it everywhere. A great article on living like a Hydra and being ready for all eventualities parses Nassim Nicholas Taleb‘s Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder. Principles that emerge from Antifragile include: Stick to simple rules Build in redundancy and layers (no single point of failure) Resist the urge to suppress randomness —- Waste is profligate, inefficient. Redundancy and repetition, however, build resilience and protect against failure. Excellent. [Take 1: How We Learn] [Take 2 –Selling Social Business Is Hard] [Take 3 – Blogging Is Good For You Too] [Take 4 – Visualize] ←This Much We … Continue reading Redundancy And Repetition Are Good For You: Take 5 – #AntiFragile

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Redundancy And Repetition Are Good For You: Take 2 –Selling Social Business Is Hard

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[Take 1: How We Learn]  Any of us that are driving the social / open business conversation at work have experienced the following, upon trying to sell or introduce a new (enterprise) social channel for collaboration, learning, engagement: Reaction A – “Ooooh! A new opportunity to relate, connect, commune.” Or, Reaction B – “Ohhhh! Another way for me and my team to waste time at work. I just don’t have time for this…” For the lucky /skilled social practitioner, there are 2 Reaction As for every Reaction B. For the rest, maybe the other way around? If you want your … Continue reading Redundancy And Repetition Are Good For You: Take 2 –Selling Social Business Is Hard

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Introducing Your #SocBiz Change Team: The Lunatic, The Impotent, And The Bullshitter. Which One Are You?

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Being called a (MarComms) Generalist has always made me slightly uncomfortable. It suggests an inability to define one’s service offering. The opposite, a Specialist, also lacks comfort. Being pigeonholed and isolated as a one-trick pony hardly brings succour. So I love how the genius (lunatic?) that was Kurt Vonnegut articulated these brilliant specialist archetypes in Bluebeard (via this kottke.org post) in talking about change. “[M]ost people cannot open their minds to new ideas unless a mind-opening team with a peculiar membership goes to work on them. Otherwise, life will go on exactly as before, no matter how painful, unrealistic, unjust, … Continue reading Introducing Your #SocBiz Change Team: The Lunatic, The Impotent, And The Bullshitter. Which One Are You?

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4 Ways #SocBiz Leaders Are Preparing Organizations For Disruption

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Reviewing the McKinsey report on Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy… I was struck that the top 4 ideas are all items that touch on knowledge work, social business, collaboration and sharing. They are all items where “we” SocBiz practitioners can and should be leaders of thought and leaders of action in our organizations. Thoughts and actions that will save our organizations vast amounts of time and money; and may, indeed, allow them to survive. Hussah! ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading 4 Ways #SocBiz Leaders Are Preparing Organizations For Disruption

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Attention All #SocBiz Leaders: Watch This, And Send To Your CEO. NOW!

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This is SocBiz MAGIC. Must. Send. To. All. CEOs. Now. We are only at the beginning of the digital technology and innovation journey. Indeed…”we haven’t seen anything yet,” says Andy McAfee (via Luis Suarez) “The only smart strategy at the top of the enterprise is to…embrace and start leading the digital transformation for your company.” Yes. Please, and thank you. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Attention All #SocBiz Leaders: Watch This, And Send To Your CEO. NOW!