Transparency is a relatively new concept in the world of business. How do I know? First, I took a look in The Penguin Book of Business Wisdom for a mention of Transparency and nope. So in 1998 when the book was published to cover the “Must-have collection of Business Quotations, Thoughts and Anecdotes for everyContinue reading “The value of transparency in business”
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Employee Engagement and Social Media
Over the last 2 weeks I have been giving a series of presentations looking at how social media (and Enterprise 2.0) can drive employee engagement. While the slides are available on slideshare for download I wanted to give a bit of context. As part of preparing the presentation I came across a presentation by SusanContinue reading “Employee Engagement and Social Media”
Tips on managing social media in the workplace
Last week I did a short podcast with Nick McCormick, author of Lead Well and Prosper, looking at tips for managing social media in the workplace. We spoke about implementing guidelines/policies within the workplace along with some of the potential issues and how to manage them. However given the short format of the podcast, it is onlyContinue reading “Tips on managing social media in the workplace”
Do brands have a Dunbar’s number?
Well do they? (You do know what Dunbar’s number is right?) This question was posed by Manu Prasad over in India, thanks to Gautam Gosh for pointing it out. Manu ponders that: if there was a Dunbar number for brands, dictated by the number of people the brand can connect with- internally as well asContinue reading “Do brands have a Dunbar’s number?”
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