psychology

Authentic leadership, identity & social media – part iv

February 28, 2011
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Authentic leadership, identity & social media

Introduction I started this series of posts because I’d been listening, reading, and discussing the importance of ‘authentic’ in an organisation. In some ways, this isn’t rocket science, but it could turn out to be a big challenge in terms of how organisations operate going forward. The relentless nature of public scrutiny, and the threat [...]

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Authentic leadership, identity & social media – part iii

February 16, 2011
This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Authentic leadership, identity & social media

Introduction Third post in a series of 4 looking at emerging trends in business, and how the latent desire for authenticity is becoming evident. As I draft this series, Egyptian politics has been in turmoil – ranging from the authorities shutting off the Internet, and now with the departure of Mubarak. This one looks at [...]

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Authentic leadership, identity & social media – part ii

February 15, 2011
This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Authentic leadership, identity & social media

Introduction In part 2 of this series, I’m looking at how the actions of business can impact on people. Not rocket science I realise, but relevant in this context! ;-) Arguably, by being an authentic leader, and having a suitable culture, both staff and customers can be more fulfilled. That certainly seems to be the [...]

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Authentic leadership, identity & social media

February 14, 2011
This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Authentic leadership, identity & social media

Introduction I’ve moved to write this mini-series of posts by listening to some more fascinating podcasts in the car. It’s a really great way to use time on the road in a constructive way. :-) I’m sensing there is a connection between some different articles I’ve been listening to / reading about: ‘Authentic leadership’ The [...]

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Second Skin – film about Virtual Worlds

September 18, 2009

Intro Those who’ve met me know I can bore for England on Second Life – e.g. people laugh when they hear my SL avatar is called Tandoorichicken Masala. You might have seen this summary of virtual world-related posts (on this blog) I put together recently. I really should check out some other virtual worlds, but [...]

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Are Women Taken More Seriously On The Web?

March 16, 2009

PRESENTERS * Blagica Bottigliero – Edelman * Karen Chu – PlayFirst Inc * Laura Roeder – roederstudios.com * Carly Kocurek – University of Texas at Austin DESCRIPTION Women used to have to get our foot in the door THEN prove that we deserved to be there. With blogging and social networking, we’re now able to [...]

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Is Spec Work Evil? The Online Creative Community Speaks

March 15, 2009

PRESENTERS Mike Samson – crowdspring.com David Carson – davidcarsondesign Jeff Howe – Wired Magazine Jeffrey Kalmikoff – skinnyCorp/Threadless Jeremiah Owyang – Forrester DESCRIPTION The ‘no-spec’ movement has long held sway in the design community but the web has created a new model for design that allows a freer exchange of ideas and inspiration, and more [...]

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