The Common Thread: Work Doesn’t Happen Alone

I’m very fortunate to work for a company that regularly invests in its employees. One of the ways that we do this in my department is by getting together quarterly over lunch for the normal celebratory announcements coupled with a bit of learning…

It takes a village…

Adventures in Implementing Enterprise Social

I had the realization today — albeit some may say a rather late one — that to effectively rollout our enterprise social network, I was going to need to enlist the help of a broader team. I…

Employee Evangelism & Advocacy

Recently, I was fortunate to spend the day working with a group of coworkers and consultants led by Charlene Li from Altimeter/Prophet on formulating ideas and actions around a social employee evangelism program. It was a fantastic day of learning and sharing with a wide…

Differing Perspectives

Several coworkers and I had the opportunity this morning to meet with our counterparts from another company. Sharing the work we are doing, hearing about what they are doing, learning where we are on similar paths, and learning where we differ gave great insight and perspective.