For businesses embarking upon pivotal and difficult foundational change (like this whole social-media-integration-into-business thing), there are distinct stages that very closely resemble the traditional “stages of grief” we’ve come to know around loss in our personal lives. The people stewarding this change are often right in the thick of these Read more »
It’s inevitable that in many discussions of social media and social business development, someone will ask: What’s the next big thing? What happens now? The next big thing isn’t big at all. Well, at least in terms of flashiness or bombastic, noisy fanfare. It’s not even likely to be sexy. Read more »
We’ve all felt culture misalignment, micromanagement, or new ideas struggling to take hold. And sure, there are times when the solution is really to cut your losses and move on to a healthier environment. But before you jump ship, here’s a bit of tough love: Have you considered that you Read more »
Read much in the way of business discussion these days – including here – and you’ll find that culture is a central theme. The need for the right kind, the difficulty and process of changing that culture, the consequences and characteristics of an unhealthy one. Culture is indeed a pivotal Read more »
Strategic progress and change of any kind has two distinct bookends: where you are, and where you’ll be at a future point in time. The strategy is designed to move us from here to there. It’s the charted course to an imagined destination. Where we trip all over ourselves when Read more »
Building something entirely new. Creating something fresh from something that existed. Evolving business to a new place. Changing a culture. True innovation. Standout success. Attaining influence or authority. Building a devoted following. Creating lasting relationships. There’s one thing that all of these have in common… You must invest something of Read more »
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