You may have heard a business owner or manager at times say something to the effect of "We're a family here" when referring to the relationships among employees. I can't recall the last time I heard it (thankfully), but I know that I have in years past. I confess, though, that it simply doesn't ring …
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Leading Your Employees with Enterprise Social Networks
As the community manager for a large enterprise social network (ESN) for a Fortune 100 company, it thrills me when leaders are interested in how they can use internal social networks better in their role as leaders. I am glad to report that 2013 has been the best year to date in our company for …
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Why We Still Don’t Collaborate Well in Businesses
I've been thinking the past few days about something that's bothering me. As someone whose work the last several years has focused primarily on promoting and managing the use of collaborative tools inside the enterprise - specifically SharePoint (2008-2011) and our enterprise social network (2010-present) - I think I've finally come to a realization I …
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The Worst Bosses I’ve Ever Had
In yesterday's post, I shared the characteristics and practices of The Best Bosses I've Ever Had. Today I will reluctantly spend time reflecting on the worst ones of the bunch and what made them so. Of course, I won't name names or give enough background to identify with certainty who I'm talking about. After 40 …
The Best Bosses I’ve Ever had
I got my first job at age 16. I was a clerk at a locally-owned grocery store in my hometown of Winchester, Kentucky, happy with the $1.60 per hour starting salary. I did my work to the best of my ability. I was thrilled when I got my first raise of five cents per hour. …
