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" The most successful companies are those that think jointly technological change, work design and the changes in internal social relationships.” Antoine Riboud.
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Enterprise 2.0 is not (only) about young people

July 5th, 2008 · View Comments · Human resources, Information / knowledge management, enterprise 2.0, information, social computing

When people discuss enterprise 2.0 things often shift to Generation Y for whom new tools and practices are a part of their DNA. But I don’t think we have to consider enterprise 2.0 is about those young people and that older ones are barrier to change.
My experience tends to prove it : leaders we can [...]

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Do (some) managers sabotage their organization ?

June 12th, 2008 · View Comments · Organization & Management

Two people from the CIA gave a talk during last Enteprise 2.0 conference. They cited a 1944 manual which was about sabotage a business from the inside :
(1) Insist on doing everything through “channels.” Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions.
(2) Make “speeches.” Talk as frequently as possible and [...]

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