sociology

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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United breaks Guitars; share price dips (allegedly)

July 27, 2009

I realise that for many of your seasoned observers, this is old hat. However, having been told about this at lunch yesterday by Caroline’s Daughter and Son-in-Law, I thought I would have a look into this, as it appears to be part of a growing trend of smart people employing social media to get heard. [...]

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How Teenagers consume media and other stories

July 24, 2009

Last week there was a bit of a to-do when a teenager, working as a Summer intern at the investment bank Morgan Stanley, was suddenly propelled to his 15 minutes of fame by the MS PR machine. His report below was published and kicked off a mini media storm (well ok, some City analysts were [...]

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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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From Flickr and Beyond: Lessons in Community Management

March 15, 2009

PRESENTERS Heather Champ – Flickr Mario Anima – Current TV Matthew Stinchcomb – Etsy Inc Jessamyn West – MetaFilter Micah Schaffer – YouTube DESCRIPTION Companies across industries are developing and fostering online communities, recognizing the benefits of connecting with customers on the Web. Unfortunately, not all communities thrive to become a successful vehicle for businesses. [...]

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Series of Web 2.0 articles in bdaily

January 7, 2009

Photo credit to Daniel F. Pigatto If you follow my Twitterstream, you’ll have seen I’m putting together a series of articles on Web 2.0. Today, the first one is published, via bdaily’s e-mail and web channels. I will be re-publishing the articles on this blog, and putting a summary page on the top-right so that [...]

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