March 23, 2008
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March 15, 2008
Harnessing the power of informal employee networks
Formalizing a company ’s ad hoc peer groups can spur collaboration and unlock value.
Lowell L. Bryan, Eric Matson, and Leigh M. Weiss
This is an article of McKinsey Quarterly.
You can learn how to use the internal networks in your organization for improving collaboration and value generation.
The Enterprise Web 2.0 platforms now increasingly adopted will enable the building of the networks! This is an example of how Web 2.0 enables new management forms, such as Formalized networks.
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February 10, 2008
Harvard Business School Professor John Kotter talks about his book “Our Iceberg Is Melting” with a familiar friend (in a YouTube video), see below.
This is a great book, telling you a story.
Overview on Change Management
You will understand how to apply Change Management in your own business situation when you have read it!
Establish a Sense of Urgency
Form a Powerful Guiding Coalition
Create a Vision
Communicate the Vision
Empower Others to Act on the Vision
Plan for and Create Short-Term Wins
Consolidate Improvements and Produce Still More Change
Institutionalize New Approaches
Video
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