Employees/Individuals – Authentic Organizations

The Social Technology Trifecta: Individual, Organizational and Economic Change

Mar 6, 2012

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in “Social” Orgs & Media, Communities of Commerce, Employees/Individuals, Generative Orgs, Organizational Change, Progressive Organizational Movements, Social Media, Web 2.0 & Org 2.0

Social Technologies — all those different tools we talk about as ‘social media’ — are creating the opportunity for a social change trifecta. Social technologies are making it possible for us to transform how individuals, organizations and economics interact with each other, in ways that can help all three thrive. Social technologies make rich, complex,…

“Social” Media Make “Voice” and Contribution Possible

Feb 22, 2012

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in “Social” Orgs & Media, Employees/Individuals, Generative Orgs, Members’ connections to Orgs, Social Media, Web 2.0 & Org 2.0

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 make it possible for more people to have Voice. What is Voice? Voice is having a say with the expectation that you will also be…

Social Organizations from the Inside Out: Start with Your Intranet

Jul 27, 2011

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cv harquail

in “Social” Orgs & Media, Employees/Individuals, Organizational Change, Social Media, Web 2.0 & Org 2.0

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 that you work from the outside-in. They encourage organizations to start with one function and one stakeholder group, and ‘get social’ by linking CRM (customer…

7 Ways That Social Business Advice is Wrong for Your Organization

Jun 9, 2011

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in Employees/Individuals, Generative Orgs, Organizational Design, Social Media, Web 2.0 & Org 2.0

“Social Business” is coming to your organization, whether you’re ready or not. Social business tools, also known as enterprise social media or systems of engagement, are increasingly being advocated by vendors and consultants as tools that help any organization do its work better. But, while the influx of social tools could really benefit your organization,…

A Surprising Reason Why Website Logins Matter

Jun 6, 2011

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in “Social” Orgs & Media, Employees/Individuals, Members’ connections to Orgs, Social Media, Web 2.0 & Org 2.0

Why do we really need to log in to websites we use all the time? Why do those logins really matter, to us personally? Logins matter for three reasons– two that are predictable, and one that’s rather surprising. 1. Website logins improve the targeting of the site itself, in ways that benefit the organization. Logins…

3 Ways That Employer Branding Can Benefit Current Employees

May 17, 2011

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cv harquail

in All about Authenticity, Brand(ing):Inside & Outside, Creating Authenticity, Employees/Individuals

It’s easy to see how Employer Branding is useful to HR departments and potential job applicants. Employer Branding, the practice of marketing images of your organization as a desirable place to work towards potential job applicants, is a sensible strategy for attracting the right people onto your bus (-iness). Employer Branding works to draw to…

Use Extreme Leverage 2.0 to Change The Social World

Mar 11, 2011

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in Employees/Individuals, Organizational Change, Progressive Organizational Movements, Social Media, Web 2.0 & Org 2.0

Traditionally, extreme leverage is something organizations worked hard to avoid. Now, in the social media landscape, “Extreme Leverage 2.0” is something that evey organization should embrace. Why? Because Extreme Leverage 2.0 allows a few people, in relatively small businesses, to change the world for their stakeholders. Understanding Extreme Leverage 2.0 In the world of corporate finance,…

How Social Media Reveals Invisible Work

Jan 27, 2011

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in Claims vs. Behaviors, Employees/Individuals, Generative Orgs, Social Media, Web 2.0 & Org 2.0

Social Media helps us get work done. And, Social Media has a unique ability to show us something about how we get work done that we often overlook. It allows us to see both conventional work and “invisible work”. What is invisible work? Invisible work includes all kinds of energy and tasks that contribute to…

How Social Media Create Organizational Meaning

Jan 18, 2011

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cv harquail

in Creating Authenticity, Employees/Individuals, Leading for Authenticity, Social Media, Web 2.0 & Org 2.0

Social media tools can transform an organization. One of the things I enjoy so much about social media is the chance to be (more often) the person I am, with my specific sets of talents, interests, and goals. Every time I extend myself out on social media, I get to choose what I’ll say, how…

3 Dangerous Assumptions in Corporate Work-Life Policy

Oct 12, 2010

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in Employees/Individuals, Generative Orgs, Hypocrisy, Members’ connections to Orgs, Organizational Design, Progressive Organizational Movements, Work-Life-Meaning

Isn’t Corporate Work-Life policy great? Here we have a progressive set of programs and strategies that: Acknowledge that every employee is more than a worker, Recognize that she or he is also a ‘whole person’ with a life that extends outside the workplace, and Demonstrate that employees’ full lives should be respected and maybe even…

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