Why more companies should encourage their employees to use social media - Quartz. Meetings around the watercooler or over lunch are as traditional as the workplace suit and tie. But today, companies are looking for more innovative ways to bring employees together. Connecting people with different kinds of knowledge fosters new services and ideas, says Paul Leonardi, a professor of communication at Northwestern University with an appointment at the Kellogg School. Leonardi saw that companies, big and small, were starting to implement “enterprise social media”— internal tools similar in functionality to Facebook and Twitter that make communications between employees more transparent.
Unless you were copied on an email between two employees, says Leonardi, “you never knew that they were sending messages to each other. A Passive Mental Directory Leonardi learned that a major credit card company was about to implement an enterprise social networking tool called A-Life. Then one of the groups—the marketing group—was given access to the software. Rethinking New Employee Orientation | All organizations have some kind of employee orientation program, but few put much thought into it, and the processes are typically dominated by filling out forms and reviewing boring employee manuals.
Smart organizations are taking this process much more seriously to ensure that employees have a much deeper understanding of how the organization works and their role in it. The result is a workforce that can (finally) take real ownership over their jobs. When that new employee shows up for her first day of work at your company, what kind of orientation can she expect? Every company is unique, of course, but there are certainly some common elements I have noticed in orientation processes: Introductions You will likely bring your new hire around the office where she has the opportunity to interrupt important people who are doing important work so she can say hello, state her name, shake their hands, and say something bland like how happy she is to be here.
The Welcome Video Binders and Forms. Interview with Maddie Grant, Social Fish. Social Leadership Survey: Social Media Drives New Forms of Leadership. Leadership in the age of social media is not about the tools, according to results from the Social Leadership Survey presented this week. If you’ve ever spent some time on Twitter, you know how much people on Twitter love to talk about Twitter. It goes like that on a lot of social media platforms. So it would be easy to think that the most important aspect of the social media revolution is the tools and the technology.
A recent survey of social media professionals, however, would suggest otherwise. Asked to identify their most desirable traits in a leader, respondents placed “participates on social media in his/her own voice” surprisingly low compared to a selection of broader leadership traits. Maddie Grant, CAE, and Jamie Notter, authors of Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World, presented results of their 2012 Social Leadership Survey to a gathering of association and nonprofit professionals Tuesday evening in Washington, DC.
What gives? Book Week at DannyBrown.me – Humanize by Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter. It’s been a while since I did any book reviews here. Mainly because many of the business books I read in 2011 were okay, but nothing to write home about. Thankfully that changed with the release of Brand Against the Machine, by John Morgan, which you can read about here, and easily one of my favourite business books of the last 18 months or so.+ Joining John’s book is Humanize, by Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter, one of the best social media books you’ll read this year, if not the best. Humanize Actually Makes Business Sense A lot of books in the social media space read as if they’ve been written by someone that may have a great grasp of social media, but not necessarily a great grasp of how business works.
Humanize covers both requirements. Where Humanize scores over other books in its category is that it doesn’t come at you with unrealistic dreams and goals From small campaigns to large-scale media blasts, every business owner is catered for. Humanize Steers Clear of Fluffy Bunnies. Humanizing Your Business Is Your Greatest Challenge. Here’s How To Do It. One of my favorite perks of being a blogger is getting to read free copies of business books that the publishers then hope I’ll write a review on. I don’t always write reviews of the books and because I’m such a slow reader I never write them on time (close to launch) but inevitably something in the book is thought provoking and you’ll see me mention various books in various posts. And occasionally, I’ll actually get my crap together and do an actual book review.
Now is one of those times. I’ve known @maddiegrant for a while now via the interwebs. When people ask me what the “future of social media” holds I always start by telling them why wee’re here in the first place. Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World is a wicked smart book. Humanize does use some of the same examples and does come to some of the same conclusions but they do it in the right way.
This is no easy task. [UPDATE: Maddie got me the actual graphic.] Social media anthropologist. Association Tech News Extra: Interview about Humanize | TMA Resources. How social media can make your organization stronger. This e-mail question-and-answer session is with Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter, co-authors of “Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World.” What does it mean for an organization to be “human”? It means the organization has a culture and processes that are more compatible with what human beings are like — creative, social, changeable. For centuries, we have been intentionally creating organizations that are machinelike — rigid departmental silos, detailed policies and procedures, strict roles and responsibilities, detailed strategic plans, etc.
These were our efforts to manage and control organizations in a mechanical way. Human organizations still have departments, policies and plans, but they are created and managed in a different way, based on more human principles — for example, being open and decentralized, trustworthy and authentic, generative and collaborative, courageous in the face of risks. What are challenges organizations face in being human? Human Enough? What Social Media Means for Leadership. Guest blogger Jamie Notter on the real value of social media for our organizations: radically transforming leadership! Social media is becoming more and more mainstream. It is now normal—even expected—for a company to make strategic use of tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, etc. in order to achieve positive business results.
But with all the talk of a social media “revolution,” the conversation rarely ventures outside the boundaries of marketing and communications. I get it: we can’t rely only on broadcasting our message to target audiences and we no longer control our brand the way we used to. But what about leadership and management? Before we can have those conversations, however, we need to confront an inconvenient truth: Management is failing. I know this sounds a bit harsh, but I think we need to be honest with ourselves. Think about it: our general approach to management has not changed in over fifty years. Agility and engagement. So what does this look like? How Your Association Can Be More Human and Less Machine. How Your Association Can Be More Human and Less Machine ASSOCIATIONS NOW, October 2011, Feature We all know the story of Sir Isaac Newton, the apple that fell on his head, and the theory of gravity.
OK, maybe it wasn't that simple, but Newton and other scientists in the early 1600s did achieve some revolutionary scientific breakthroughs, allowing us to accurately predict the behavior of basically everything in the universe, from falling apples to shooting arrows to orbiting planets. These breakthroughs changed our world in ways we don't always recognize. The laws of physics ushered in an age of machines that has been expanding ever since. Just look at the language we use in organizational contexts. I'm not sure we planned this. What Social Media Taught Us Our machine organizations have been letting us down. Social media. Yes, social media. But it's not just the growth and the numbers that are important. Social media has succeeded by being more human. Does any of that sound familiar? Open. Welcome to the Era of the Consumer-Innovator: How to Harness Member Innovation to Improve Results | TheDemandPerspective.
DATA: Social Media is Changing Leadership. Jamie Notter and I surveyed 505 individuals about social media and leadership, as part of ongoing research related to the concepts in our book Humanize: How People-centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World. The survey questions gathered data on their perspectives about social media implementation in organizations, particularly related to leadership and how leaders are leveraging social media for organizational results. The results of the survey, completed mostly by individuals who work in organizations that are actively using social tools, provide some interesting insights about the deep ways in which social media has become a disruptive force in our organizations.
GET THE SURVEY RESULTS REPORT HERE. The report is free. Here’s some of what the research revealed: 84% agree that leadership involvement in social media gives their company a competitive edge. 84% agree that communicating core values via social media is integral to leadership (46% strongly agree). Why? New Findings on Social Media Leadership - And The Survey Says... | Beekeeper Group - Washington, DC, Public Affairs, Community BuildingBeekeeper Group – Washington, DC, Public Affairs, Community Building | Build the Hive. Manage the Buzz. Earlier this week, the authors of HUMANIZE, Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter, took the stage here at Beekeeper Group to share highlights from their book, plus some new survey research they gathered to go along with it. In the book, Maddie and Jamie take the principles underlying social media’s rapid growth and success, and apply those to the way we lead and manage organizations.
Telling a room full of people that the old “command and control” methods we’ve used in the workplace for the last century won’t work anymore isn’t easy, but it’s definitely necessary. Here’s why! The research overwhelmingly shows that embracing the principles of social media, while requiring a significant culture shift, is something people are increasingly expecting. Of course, we had to have some experts weigh in on their findings.
Association, American Chemical Society, and American Society for Association Executives all shared their expertise at driving social within their respective organizations. Social Leadership Survey. The survey results are available for free. We will put you on our mailing list, but you can always unsubscribe later (and honestly, we don’t use the list that much). In the report you’ll see answers to questions like: Does a leader’s use of social media give your company a competitive edge? Are you concerned with the lack of involvement in social media by the leaders in your organization? Should a leader’s involvement in social media be limited to crisis situations? In our analysis of the responses to these questions, we identified three insights and next steps that have important implications for social media strategy, leadership, and organizational culture.
We also send a copy to everyone who Completes our organizational assessment. The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies. In a few short years, social technologies have given social interactions the speed and scale of the Internet. Whether discussing consumer products or organizing political movements, people around the world constantly use social-media platforms to seek and share information. Companies use them to reach consumers in new ways too; by tapping into these conversations, organizations can generate richer insights and create precisely targeted messages and offers.
While 72 percent of companies use social technologies in some way, very few are anywhere near to achieving the full potential benefit. In fact, the most powerful applications of social technologies in the global economy are largely untapped. Companies will go on developing ways to reach consumers through social technologies and gathering insights for product development, marketing, and customer service.
Exhibit Enlarge Two-thirds of this potential value lies in improving collaboration and communication within and across enterprises. Social Media is Changing Leadership [DATA] Jamie Notter and I surveyed 505 individuals about social media and leadership, as part of ongoing research related to the concepts in our book Humanize: How People-centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World. The survey questions gathered data on their perspectives about social media implementation in organizations, particularly related to leadership and how leaders are leveraging social media for organizational results.
The results of the survey, completed mostly by individuals who work in organizations that are actively using social tools, provide some interesting insights about the deep ways in which social media has become a disruptive force in our organizations. GET THE SURVEY RESULTS REPORT HERE. The report is free. Here's some of what the research revealed: However, the research revealed some interesting nuances in terms of what "involvement" actually means when we're talking about the leadership (eg the C-suite). Actually the answer is "kinda. " Why? Connect: Authored by:
Humanize this. Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World. Customer Reviews: Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World. Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World: Jamie Notter, Maddie Grant: 9780789741127: Amazon.com. (6) Humanize. Humanize. Highlighted Passages - humanize. Hello, Guest. 51 Highlight Results for "humanize" Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World by Jamie Notter, Maddie Grant Sorry, CEOs. You are not going to get the control back. Highlighted by 3 Kindle users See this book on Amazon.com Organizations become winners by spotting big opportunities and inventing next practices.”
Highlighted by 8 Kindle users We change only when the pain is great enough to motivate us to make the change. But remember that you must always adapt what you observe to fit your own context. Highlighted by 6 Kindle users challenge three basic building blocks of modern management: strategic planning, human resources management, and leadership. Highlighted by 4 Kindle users We see three areas where cultures typically clash with social media implementation: risk, authority, and control. The challenge here is not to do social media better. Highlighted by 5 Kindle users More Results for "humanize" © 2013, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Performance_Management_WP.pdf. Hack the M-Prize. Last year, the MIX joined forces with Harvard Business Review and McKinsey & Company to launch our most comprehensive contest ever: The Harvard Business Review/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation.
Our aim: to enlist the most progressive practitioners and thinkers around the world to advance the cause of making all organizations more resilient, inventive, inspiring, and accountable. We asked for real-world case studies (STORIES) and radical ideas (HACKS) to address the challenges of migrating to Management 2.0, Busting Bureaucracy, and Reimagining Capitalism for the Long-Term. We received some 400 robust contributions from every kind of management innovator in every realm of endeavor—and announced the grand prize winners earlier this summer. As we prepare to launch the second HBR/McKinsey M-Prize in September, we want to get you involved in the process even sooner—help us craft the Challenges we’ll put to management innovators everywhere. Here’s how to play: Tools and resources to help authors sell more books | Out:think. Executive Coaching and Peer Advisory Groups | Vistage. Best in Business - Barnes & Noble. Success.avectra.com/BookoftheMonth-Nov2011.html.
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