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Corporate Backlash to Social Media

by Gil Yehuda on February 10, 2010

in Enterprise 2.0


As social media becomes a mainstream topic, expect to see corporate activity that opens and closes certain on-line behaviors on the part of their employees.  There is one recent case that has hit the blogosphere in the analyst community.  Although I’ve been asked to share thoughts about this case publicly, I must decline.  I don’t think [...]

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Can your company be unsuitable for Enterprise 2.0?  Check out this recent article and blog about corporate culture and the adoption of social business tools.  I say, the path to Enterprise 2.0 is paved on a supportive culture.  If you don’t have a supportive culture, it’s nearly impossible to find real success with any social tools [...]

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Business and honesty.

by Gil Yehuda on December 21, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


I certainly hope this is a growing trend.  I’m encouraged to see some more and more examples of companies who are respecting their customers by simply being honest and human with them.  Here are two recent examples that came my way.
Domino’s Pizza Turnaround. After 50 years of building a successful pizza business, Domino’s started to hear [...]

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Do empowered workers help achieve consensus?

by Gil Yehuda on November 23, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


A few posts ago I shared with you that German companies have additional challenge in their pursuit of Enterprise 2.0.  Since many information workers enjoy the right to form workers councils (which are somewhat akin to workers unions), these councils have a say in the way technology is implemented at the workplace.  And there is [...]

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In one of the best-known scenes of The Matrix, a young boy in the garb of a monk reveals a stunning revelation to the main character – “There is no spoon“.  This concept is the fodder for many philosophical explorations into illusion, quantum physics, eastern religions, and scriptwriting.  It becomes clear as the movie progresses [...]

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