Is your Organization Social-Ready?

Are You Ready for Enterprise 2.0? Probably Not.

Most companies are bracing for the socialization of the enterprise. Some with fear and trepidation; some with enthusiasm and high expectations. Regardless of where you are in the timeline, what’s clear is the need for hands-on instruction with the folks who will need to be [...]

Announcing: The “Internal Evangelist of the Year”

cross posted from ITSinsider:
Interest in the 2.0 Adoption Council has been fantastic. Over forty members have filled our ranks. Each of our members has an extremely demanding day job. Educating, motivating, cajoling, rationalizing, bargaining, organizing, tracking, recruiting, and learning are all part of the job skill requirements. The “Internal Evangelist” (IE) [...]

Who will lead the 2.0 transformation at your company?

I had the privilege to speak to a number of Research Board members last week on how 2.0 is dramatically changing large organizations. In the course of preparing the presentation, it occurred to me that HR has a powerful early lead in initiating the conversation around the benefits of “socialworking” in the Enterprise.
The [...]

Want to reinvent your company? Shake up your bottom.

A gift arrived for executive leadership with web 2.0 technology. This gift sometimes slips in the back door, under the radar of the IT department, but it is one that should be exposed and embraced. What gift? The gift of free form, emergent, collaborative tools such as wikis, blogs, and [...]