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Tag Archives: social media
In the age of social media, will your Chief Executive sort your mail?
The question is shocking, as it seems impossible. Yet, in today’s social media enhanced workplace, the potential is implicit within the technology. We would not expect a Chief executive to open a company’s mail, sort it and deliver it. Yet, … Continue reading
Are we all managers now?: the rise of the self-organising organisations.
The future of manager is connected to the future of work. There has been talk of the self-organising organisation, which would cut or end the need for managers. Instead, we are all managers now. The future of work will be … Continue reading
The new renaissance paradigm: dream or nightmare for technological talent?
Within the social media revolution an idea has developed that we are seeing a new Renaissance. The idea is that a New Renaissance Paradigm in which those who create content can avoid the middle man that traditionally help them to … Continue reading
Posted in change, change managment, innovation, leadership, learning organisation
Tagged Apple, Business, Facebook, Google, Organization, Renaissance, social media, technology
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Monologue vs. dialogue: The myth that governments need more or better communication.
There is an on-going myth within social media circles that governments need more and better communication. The problem is that this is not true. Governments spend a large amount of time and money communicating with the public. They have annual … Continue reading
Posted in information management, innovation, knowledge worker, leadership, local government
Tagged Communication, Facebook, leadership, Organization, politics, social media, technology, Twitter, YouTube
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Do we still have typing pools?: Why culture trumps technology even social media
Dan Slee posted an interesting and provocative post with predictions about the future of social media in local government. http://danslee.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/epic-change-12-predictions-in-digital-in-local-government-for-2012/ I thought I would give my response and my prediction at the end. Overall, I tend to agree with him … Continue reading
Posted in change managment, knowledge worker, learning organisation, local government, path dependency
Tagged JFDI, local government, social media, Twitter, yammer
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The future of the Middle Manager: sense making in a social media age
There is a debate over the future of middle managers. (See for example Lynda Gratton’s article) http://hbr.org/2011/01/column-the-end-of-the-middle-manager/ar/1 at its heart, the question is whether middle manager still have a role. If their tasks are changed or replaced by technology, are … Continue reading
Posted in change managment, knowledge worker, local government, management
Tagged Capgemini, Drucker, Middle management, social media, yammer
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Does Yammer and social media lead to improved FOIA response rates?
Does Yammer or any social media platform create better internal communications? If it does, then does that lead to better performance? Are companies that use social media platforms able to share critical upwards communication? For public sector organisations, does internal … Continue reading
Productivity seminars: social media efficiency gains?
We all face situations where we do not get the most out of our IT equipment. Staff who are unaware of a machine’s full options may end up using powerful PCs as typewriters. How do you make sure you, your … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged knowledge, knox report, local government, management, productivity, social media
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