the most frequently cited examples have been: expertise location, online communities, and ideation (innovation). Connecting co-workers via Enterprise Q&A enables people to reach consensus, collaborate on a response, and co-create a workaround. Alone, it’s unlikely to transform the organization or cause dramatic cultural change. MORE >>

A friend on Google Reader shared this Web Worker Daily article, Corporate Culture, Not Technology, Drives Online Collaboration by Will Kelly. completely agree with the sentiment, but some of the specific examples worried me. The challenge is getting people using them — and for that you need a collaborative corporate culture. MORE >>

These four skills, of the nine identified by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman, are some of the core skills for connected leaders. Leadership, Leadership, like culture, is an emergent property of people working together. For example, trust only emerges if knowledge is shared and diverse points of view are accepted. As 21C_Leader MORE >>

Two billion people connected to each other is absolutely amazing, yet many of us cannot see the forest for the trees. Here are just a few examples: Learn about almost anything, with excellent commentary, from A Man with a PhD. Why is self-directed learning and professional development so important today? Image by Waldir. Ask somebody. MORE >>

In this post I will share a sample high-level action plan from these efforts. blogging strategy needs to adapt to the business goals and culture of the organization so it should be implemented in a very flexible manner. Listed below are a set of sample suggested steps and a sequence. Here is what needs to be done. MORE >>