Learning tribes
It’s been a good week: i’ve been in New York, working with a small team, sharing ideas and learning. Most of the sessions have been around leadership, with me trying to bring a perspective of the...
View ArticleThe 3rd Dimension of Social Leadership: Technology
The NET model explores three dimensions of Social LeadershipI’ve been exploring the NET Model of Social Leadership, which looks at three Dimensions: Narrative, Engagement and Technology. Narrative...
View ArticleClear stories
The summer always brings festivals: a chance to hear music that one knows and loves as well as to discover new talent. This evening, i’ve been to a gig in Hoxton by Evening Hymns, a Canadian artist,...
View ArticleThe core skills of the social leader: Explaining the NET Model
Having spent some time exploring the three Dimensions of social leadership, today, for the first time, I wanted to present the three Dimensions and nine components in full, as well as look at the...
View ArticleThe value of meeting up: the changing nature of work
Just as Gutenberg’s moveable type changed the ways we think, so too socially collaborative technology will change the ways we workLast night gave the chance for a quiet drink with my brother in the...
View ArticleThe ecosystem of the Social Age: working, learning and engagement
I’ve been reflecting on the wider ecosystem of the Social Age this week, prompted by several conversations. We have seen, in the last decades, a fundamental shift in the nature of work and the concepts...
View ArticleEngagement and Silence
Often in Social Learning we are aiming to generate engagement within our communities, but it’s easy to get caught up in the ride and think we are successful when people start to speak. Engagement isn’t...
View ArticleThe Loci of Engagement
I’ve talked to Cath about this before: does she describe herself as a musician, or something else? She doesn’t really earn her living from it, although it’s what her life is all about. Do i describe...
View ArticleReflecting on Engagement in the Social Age
The Social Age is a time of constant change: evolving technology, the new nature of work, the rise of social communities and the democratisation of creativity being just some of the most visible...
View ArticleAfraid of the Dark? The Perilous Grey Space
There’s the light of the engaged: people who are committed into the organisation, driving it forward, valued and valuable. Then there’s the dark side: people who are uncommitted, detract from success,...
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