In gamification, remember that the badge IS the reward

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Summary : we’re being told that gamification will get more and more traction on our digital workplaces. That’s a relevant lever even if we should be aware that it won’t work for anyone and in any situation. Moreover, there’s a possible bias that can put the whole approach at risk : believing that rewards obtained [...]

With recruitement tests 1.0 you get (outdated) managers 1.0

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Summary : Tomorrow’s managers will need to master a bunch of new know-hows and behiavors that fit into a digital workplace, where information comes in flow through several channels. The rarity of such skills is, in a fact, one the the things that prevent organizations to transform work models today. But, while organizations are struggling [...]

Considering the gap between management 2.0 and enterprise 2.0

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I’ve been neglecting the management 2.0 topic for a long time although it was what this blog was about since 2005. Last years I slowely slipped from management 2.0 to enterprise 2.0, even if I find it sad that there were so many people to discuss about of make companies use 2.0 tools than people [...]

The very nature of 2.0 ratings

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When talking about 2.0 ratings, many people jump on statistics tools provide. But enterprise 2.0 being above all a way of doing things, I wondered if, more than measuring people’s 2.0 activity there would not be a 2.0 way of evaluating them on both qualitative and quantitative side. That reminds me of a Wall Street [...]

2.0 ratings for employees : it’s not that simple

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Andrew Mc Afee wrote two interesing posts on the need for using 2.0 ratings for employees ( here and there).This kind of concern seems to be more and more actual for companies (I wrote about it there) and it confirms the accuracy of the old adage “tell me how you’re assessed, I’ll tell you how [...]

How Enterprise 2.0 can help managing and improving organizational capital to support strategy

This is the third (and last) post of the series about enterprise 2.0 and intangible assets. Why do “organization capital” ? It’s the ability to mobilize and support the change process that is needed to support strategy. It’s made of four elements : – culture : appropriation of the vision and key values needed to [...]