Jul
05
Understanding the differences between communities within organizations is a must for grasping the value of any collaborative intelligence eco-system.
I have been working for several years now with the community quadrant diagram, published for the first time in 2007 in what was then mostly a description of communities. In the present post I would like to ouline the implications for the roles of the community managers and for the tools involved.
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Written by Dominique Turcq
communities, Community Management Formation, Management, Uncategorized
May
14
Let’s be blunt, we tend, in particular in France but this country is not alone among OECD countries to behave in such a way, to consider that our labor force structure comprises three liabilities (“passif”): the young, the old, the unskilled.
Why don’t we look at the reality of our needs and potential and start to invert the proposal and consider them as Assets (“actifs”)?
Young people are the de facto buffer of protection for those being already employed. They are suffering hard at any recession; their unemployment level is particularly high. They are just not really welcome into the labor force; they are seen as threats, even as potential troublemakers! While at the same time we desperately need their energy, their innovation potential, and the very fact that they put the others into question. They are definitively a spoiled asset, but spoiled by the rest of the labor force. It is an uncomfortable view, agreed.
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Written by Dominique Turcq
Uncategorized, WOW world of work, edito
Apr
30
One of the difficulties with organizations today is to represent them in an acceptable way. The old organization chart is largely outdated since it shows only the hierarchical dependencies and not the reality of the corporation. But what is the reality? How could one represent an organization in a way useful to employees, clients, shareholders and other stakeholders?
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Written by Dominique Turcq
Enterprise 2.0, Events, Management, Mobility, Uncategorized, WOW world of work, edito
Apr
03
Everyone talks about networking; you get invitations galore to be on some new website, then spend more time juggling from one to the other than really getting interested in what comes through, whether these are professional or personal driven. Has the world gone topsy-turvy with all this rigmarole? No, will tell you those that keep their eyes stuck to their I-Phone, Blackberry or equivalent; yes, will answer those who relish on glorious sights in beautiful countryside. But what can be pros and cons for a company: from top to bottom.
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Written by Martin de Waziers
branding, Management, networking Management, Uncategorized
Mar
27
L’Association HEC organise sur ce thème un Forum-Carrières exceptionnel organisé en partenariat avec APPLE. l’Institut Boostzone y participe puisque trois de ses membres y interviennent. Une table ronde accessible à tous sur Internet abordera notamment les points suivants
* Quelles sont les nouvelles attentes des salariés par rapport à leur entreprise ?
* Nouveaux comportements professionnels liés aux nouvelles technologies : faut-il toujours rester connecté ?
* Quels sont les nouveaux rapports hiérarchiques ?
* Comment préserver l’équilibre vie professionnelle / vie privée ?
* Réseau professionnel et réseau social : où est la frontière ?
* Comment les nouveaux outils internet ont-ils modifié la pratique du réseau (Facebook, Linkedin, Viadéo…)
* Comment les approches traditionnelles de recherche de job sont-elles impactées ?
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Written by Maryline Gerlach
future, HEC, travail, World of Work Events, Uncategorized
