One of the most common thing we can hear about enterprise 2.0 is that “it’s about people”. Even if it delivers a meaningful meassage, it brings more questions than it solves, leaving enterprises into doubt, if not in fear. I’m not even sure that everybody agree on what it means at the end. “It’s about [...]
Entries Tagged as 'motivation'
People Centric Organizations ? Not that sure…
September 24th, 2009 · View Comments · Human resources, Organization & Management, Social Networking, enterprise 2.0, social computing
Tags: engagement·enterprise 2.0·Human resources·information capital·management·motivation·people centrism·personal branding·process·sense·social capital·social media·ugc·unions
HR 2.0 as an ongoing process
May 28th, 2009 · View Comments · HR & Management 2.0, Human resources, Social Networking, enterprise 2.0, recruitment, social computing
This post is the continuation of the one I wrote on the central role HR have to be given in the change process businesses need to undertake to grow in the current economy.
Most often, identifying a need implies that a project has to be undertaken. A project is made of a number of known and [...]
Tags: employer brand·engagement·Human resources·human resources 2.0·membership·mentorship·microlearning·microtraining·motivation·onboarding·p2P·P2P learning·social networks·strategy·talentmanagement·talents·teambuilding
From the 5 eras of social web to transforming organizations
May 25th, 2009 · View Comments · Organization & Management, social computing
I had the chance to meet up with Jeremiah Owyang during his last coming in Paris. He presented us his report on the the future of social web. An interesting discussion followed, then we came to have a drink and carried on.
One thing I used to sense and which was confirmed is the specificity of [...]
Tags: brand·clients·culture·customers·jeremiah owyang·motivation·organization·social enterprise·social-web·strategy·values·web-2.0
Enterprise social networks are not fun if not used to work
March 24th, 2009 · View Comments · Human resources, enterprise 2.0, social computing
A few feeks ago I was interviewed about enterprise social networks, especially abou the new dynamics they bring within organizations. The point was the “festive” feeling they can bring in people’s day to day jobs. The article the journalist started from was this note from British Telecom : “Social Networking : Time to ‘Party On’“.
Even [...]
Tags: engagement·enterprise 2.0·enterprise social networks·Human resources·management·motivation·social networks
Story of a professional disconnection
March 14th, 2009 · View Comments · Organization & Management, Worklife
This little story I’m going to tell you is purely imaginary. It’s neither mine nor anybody’s in particular. But it may become ours, one day.
January 2009 :Back to the office after a few days off. I take five minutes to send my greetings to all my friends. Nothing’s like Facebook to do that. I realize [...]
Tags: generation y·internet·intranet·motivation·productivity·security·social networks·web
Wasting time is not a matter of tools
October 2nd, 2008 · View Comments · Human resources, Organization & Management, Social Networking, social computing
On of the main issues about social software introduction within companies is that it would make people waste time. In order to answer this question, we have to understand the underlying concerns.
Because the suggested way of working doesn’t need many discussions : in the current context, people are more efficient in a network rather than [...]
Tags: engagement·internet·motivation·social computing·social networks·time·time management·work time
Will everybody become chief HR officer tomorrow ?
June 5th, 2008 · View Comments · Human resources, Organization & Management, social computing
“Everybody’s a Chief HR Officer” : it’s the english translation of a french book that is supposed to be the holy bible for every student who cares about this kind of issues. Well, that was supposed to be when I was sutying in business school. To be totally honest, I found the message more intersting [...]
Tags: belonging·chro·Communities·human ressoureces·implication·motivation·social-software
Web 2.0 at work : get passionate employees
May 20th, 2008 · View Comments · Human resources, enterprise 2.0, social computing
Via Moovement.
Tags: enterprise 2.0 , generation y , Human resources , implication , motivation , web-2.0
Tags: enterprise 2.0·generation y·Human resources·implication·motivation·web-2.0
Trilogy of needs in enterprise 2.0
March 12th, 2008 · View Comments · Human resources, Organization & Management, enterprise 2.0, social computing
When we want a project to be sucessful we can, basically, define some key success factors. They are not the only ones but, if they’re missing n they are many chances the project fails. I’ll mainly speak about projects aiming at making people more efficient.
First, such a project has to ensue from enterprise’s needs. It [...]
Tags: enterprise 2.0·involvement·management·maslow·motivation·social computing
Self managed communities at Schlumberger
November 14th, 2006 · View Comments · Collaborative practices, Intranets & collaborative tools, Organization & Management
Very interesting article in the Wall Street Journal, about communities of practices at Schlumberger (52.000 employees over 80 countries). The institution of such communities is a success and the company now counts more than 20 ones (and 140 subgroups) involving more thant 10 000 people.
What’s interesting is that Schlumberger is going very far in this [...]
Tags: Communities·comunities-of-practices·management·motivation·schlumberger
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