In Part 1, I talked about social etiquette in a personal setting and used the analogy that social media is like attending a school reunion. In a professional setting, social networking is a bit like attending a cocktail party–we may have a business agenda, but subtlety is key. If your goal is to make meaningful [...]
Archive for October, 2009
What Do Social Media, Selling In A Down Economy, Corporate Culture, Task Saturation and Performance Metrics Have In Common?
Posted in Change Management, Leadership, tagged Change Management, Leadership on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The great thing about blogging on WordPress is that the statistics give you insight into which blogs were studs and which were duds. Over the past few months I have identified an ongoing trend on certain blogs and topics and what I have found is the following: social media, selling in a down economy, corporate [...]
Leadership May Be Authentic But Does That Means It’s Good Leadership?
Posted in Employee Engagement, Leadership, tagged Authentic Leadership, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Motivating your Employees on October 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have seen more and more discussion on leadership lately. In today’s world, the term “authentic leadership” implies that it’s a separate category because that’s where you get discretionary effort, etc. All leadership is authentic because it is a reflection of an individual, but not all leadership is impactful in the realm of discretionary effort, [...]
Can Online Social Communities Create Teachable Moments and Continuing Education?
Posted in Training, tagged Education and Learning, Training on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An essential element of social media is about bringing people together and creating communities. A community may be built on commonality, personal or professional interest or cause. Most recently I was in a discussion with a friend about online education and the value of informal and formal education resources. In most businesses, formal training is [...]
