Lesson 3: Working Out Loud in A Network from a Factory
Business Benefits What were the problems which needed to be fixed? How to efficiently and effectively connect c.2100 people across 8 primary supply pharmaceutical factories, predominantly in the UK and 2 international factories, plus collaborate with head office support function staff and management. How would you have fixed it in the past, without enterprise social networking (ESN)? One-way pushed […]
Lesson 2: Speed up employee on-boarding by Working Out Loud
What was the problem you were trying to fix? How to create an online collaborative community that immerses new starters into the organisation. The goal being to help new starters get up to speed with who we are, what we stand for as a company, gain useful insight into how we are structured, and how […]
Lesson 1: Working out Loud by a Sales Team
Working Out Loud in a Network #wolan Have you tried Working Out Loud in a Network #wolan? A four-part change management approach: 1. #wolan model. Combines Working Out Loud with enterprise business tools e.g. Enterprise Social Networks. Purpose is to nurture conversations to help fix business problems, support business strategy alignment, encourage knowledge networking […]
Letting Go – Embracing Imperfection
This post originally appears on Allison Maguire’s LinkedIn. Have you ever written an email that was received by someone in a way you did not intend? I’d wager that scenario only had to play out a couple of times before you modified your behavior, reading and re-reading your messaging to ensure it conveyed the message you […]
#wolweek: How I joined Netherlands Working Out Loud (WOL) Circle
This post originally appeared on Lesley Crook’s LinkedIn. In the past two weeks I’ve gotten to hangout with some really cool Dutch people, talking Dutch. However, I live in the UK and do not speak a word of Dutch. This has been enabled by Facebook machine-based translation and meeting Marleen Olde @Socialnow in Amsterdam a […]
#wolweek #twtwtw
This post originally appears on Lesley Crook’s LinkedIn. “THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS” (twtwtw) was a satirical BBC comedy in the 1960s. It broke new ground lampooning the establishment and political figures. Am I right in thinking “twtwtw” was the first TV show acronym-hashtag created over 5o years ago? “twtwtw” versions aired in the US. […]
How To Know You’ve Succeeded With Enterprise Collaboration
67% OF EMPLOYEES BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO CAN HELP THEM BE MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE* For many business leaders, seamless collaboration is a top priority, but knowing how to collaborate successfully within an organization can be challenging. Regardless of the industry, collaborative roadblocks are often the result of avoidable communication and […]
The Biggest Impact on Employees’ Perception of Their Intranet
Andy Jankowski, founder of Enterprise Strategies and intranet expert, spoke at the IABC World Conference in San Francisco this summer as a guest of Igloo Software. As he spoke these words, his audience of internal communication professionals sat in silence. They weren’t awestruck– as this statement was obvious– this crowd was present at the IABC […]
Driving Down the Fairway: The Back Nine of Internal Communication
Driving for a Successful Back Nine of Internal Communication Topgolf found themselves halfway through the match with discouraged associates and growing irritation. Only nine holes in and frustration was apparent. Executives were leaving the match early. Associates were hitting golf balls blindly into a digital abyss. The systems were there, yet communication was far from on […]
Teeing Off: The Front Nine of Internal Communication
The Course of Corporate Internal Communication Picture a large corporation. A corporation doesn’t like the game of golf. Sure- their associates, executives, and clients probably golf, but the corporation itself prefers their activity– the pursuit of progress and success– to move at the same pace I like my sports: momentum at a swift, more […]