Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
In my previous post in this series, I shared the first of 12 pieces of advice for building a successful enterprise social network (ESN). In this post I’ll discuss my second tip: Commit to it. Every few decades some new form of communication comes along that substantially changes how communication happens. It gets embedded into our culture …
Continue reading 12 Tips for Building a Successful Enterprise Social Network – Part 2
I recently had the opportunity to present a session at the J. Boye Web and Intranet Conference in Philadelphia. The session was about building a successful enterprise social network (ESN) – an internal social network used by employees within a business. This has been my profession and passion for the past 4+ years, so I was …
Continue reading 12 Tips for Building a Successful Enterprise Social Network – Part 1
Due to the unfortunate circumstance of having everyone else on my team at work except my manager and me announce their movement to other jobs in the past few weeks, I've had an unwanted quantity of time to think about how people transition from one role to the next. How should it be done? Specifically, …
Continue reading Should You Leave Your Job Quickly Or Slowly?
What is the purpose of management in a business? Is it not to manage people, processes and resources in a way that accomplishes the objectives of a business in the most effective, efficient and successful manner possible? If that is the case, then why is it so typical to see managers at various levels of …
In April 1999, some brave souls spoke for many when they tacked 95 theses on the Internet at cluetrain.com. The basic message went like this: "A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter—and …
Continue reading Book Review: “The Cluetrain Manifesto: 10th Anniversary Edition”
