TweetHere are some of the observations and insights shared via Twitter this past week. “The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off.” ~ Gloria Steinem via @sebpaquet Slack is a good thing – by @jackvinson It can’t hurt to repeat this over and over again. Effective operations requires open spaces [...]
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TweetI’ve been looking at ways to explain why social learning is so important for business today. It comes down to the fact that what we know and do inside our organizations is insufficient to address external complexity or to be innovative. In Leadership 2030, the Hay Group identifies six fairly obvious, but worth repeating, megatrends, [...]
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TweetWhen I started blogging, it was one of the few options to share ideas on the Net. There were some utilities like Quicktopic that let you easily make posts and of course we had listservs, bulletin boards and discussions forums that had been around for much longer. After blogs, the next big phenomena were social [...]
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TweetIn May I asked what interesting new hire practices have emerged in the workplace and later re-posted the question to Google+. I also collected a number of bookmarks on onboarding, as some companies call it. There are many good practices, such as: Dedicated coaches Formal introductions to people in the work network, especially those at a [...]
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TweetHere are some insights and observations that were shared via Twitter (and Google+) this past week. I had the great pleasure of meeting Hugh Macleod – @GapingVoid @GapingVoidArt – and watching him in action this week at Sibos-Innotribe in Toronto. Here is one of my favourite cartoons: Quotes of the Week: “The Internet is the largest [...]
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TweetStowe Boyd & I are opening the presentation on corporate culture this morning, here in Toronto at Sibos. We will be looking at how organizational frameworks and models have changed. Stowe will talk about the architecture of cooperation: The new architecture of work is now emerging, after decades of transition. White collar work became knowledge [...]
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TweetThis morning I’m heading to Toronto to participate in the Innotribe stream for the Sibos conference. Peter Vander Auwera invited me and I’m really looking forward to what is already a most interesting conference, as I read the tweets and posts. I’m presenting on organizational models over time with Stowe Boyd and the session is [...]
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TweetIn 2008 (just before the financial crisis), Jay Cross noted many dysfunctional workplace practices in a survey of 237 respondents worldwide. Is this still the state of the workplace? a lack of cooperation; no time for reflection; no ability to create DIY [do it yourself] tools for work; no communities of practice for support; lack [...]
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TweetWhen we got together as the Internet Time Alliance it was rather obvious that we were not going to be your usual consulting company. We are five principals and one associate, spread across nine time zones, who share a passion for our work. Status quo and cookie cutter solutions are not our business. Jay likens [...]
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TweetHere are some interesting things that were shared via Twitter this past week. @SebPaquet ~ “Make something idiot-proof and somebody will make a better idiot.” @CharlesJennings ~ “we deliver milk. we facilitate learning. we transfer funds. we help build knowledge.” [on 'learning transfer'] @StevenBJohnson ~”you can’t have an epiphany with only three neurons” - Where Good [...]
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