The Missing Part Of Your Enterprise Social Network: Executive Support
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy C-Suite executives can put their stamp of approval on the implementation of enterprise social networks. They can praise the importance of usage and collaborative knowledge sharing in their monthly departmental meetings. They can even set a required amount of posts and shares. However, […]
Five Reasons Your Nonprofit Needs An Internal Social Network
While widespread in the corporate business world, internal social networks are becoming increasingly common among nonprofits. Knowledge is the primary resource and asset for all companies. However, when that knowledge is locked away in people’s heads in disconnected offices throughout the city, across the country, or around the world, it has limited impact. It is stagnant, not […]
Intranets Reimagined: Have Intranets Become Like Electricity?
CO-AUTHOR TYLER SAUERTEIG In partnership with the Worldwide Intranet Challenge, we’ve applied econometric principles to the results of over 200 intranet surveys and statistically pinpointed which intranet attributes most impact a user’s perception of their intranet. This fourth post in a seven week series is focused on the data analysis of “intranet performance” factors – showing which […]
How To Be A Top Manager In The Future Workplace
What will business be like in five years? ten years? fifteen years?–all of these are common topics in online articles, talk shows, and businesses luncheons. Thought leaders regularly weigh in on the future of work, especially with the constant introduction of newer, faster, and better technology to increase productivity, save time, and demand new skill sets–while reducing […]
Intranets Reimagined: Did we just statistically prove the case for a Social Intranet?
Co-Author Tyler Sauerteig [vc_separator type=’transparent’ position=’center’ color=” thickness=’5′ up=” down=”] In partnership with the Worldwide Intranet Challenge, we’ve applied econometric principles to the results of over 200 intranet surveys and statistically pinpointed which intranet attributes most impact a user’s perception of their intranet. This third post in this seven week series is focused on the data analysis of “intranet […]
Intranets Reimagined: “Information Finding” The Great Menus vs. Search Debate Answered
Co-Author Tyler Sauerteig In partnership with the Worldwide Intranet Challenge, we’ve applied econometric principles to the results of over 200 intranet surveys and… statistically pinpointed which intranet attributes most impact a user’s perception of their intranet. This second post in this seven week series is focused on the data analysis of “Information Finding” factors […]
Millennials: The Socialization Experience
Most Millennials despise the notion of being considered a “digital native”, no matter how accurately descriptive the term is. Yes, they may navigate the web better than any other generation and yes, they happen to be more engaged socially but they’re not deserving of the negatively charged socialization stereotypes slapped upon them. Even when it […]
Intranets Reimagined: “Look” Factors Impacting Your Intranet
Co-Author Tyler Sauerteig In partnership with the Worldwide Intranet Challenge, we’ve applied econometric principles to the results of over 200 intranet surveys and… statistically pinpointed which intranet attributes most impact a user’s perception of their intranet. This first post in this seven week series is focused on the data analysis of “look” factors — showing what […]
Intranets Reimagined: A Study On What Employees Really Want
Co-Author Tyler Sauerteig [blockquote text=’“More than half of employees do not use the company intranet daily, even when the intranet is their homepage.” – Wall Street Journal’ text_color=’#00a7c4′ width=” line_height=’undefined’ background_color=” border_color=” show_quote_icon=’no’ quote_icon_color=”] Lack of intranet usage is a reality faced by many organizations. You — the intranet, communication and human resource teams — […]
How Do You Get Executives To Use Enterprise Social Networks?
Enterprise Social Networks Can Increase Employee Engagement Curious about how to motivate executives to use Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs)? This new, social way of working is not exclusive to a specific department or level within your organization. ESNs are legitimate business tools that, if applied correctly, can increase employee engagement and improve knowledge sharing and […]