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Transparency and social pressure.

by Gil Yehuda on January 22, 2010

in Enterprise 2.0


I came across two examples this week of how transparency creates social pressure that can create positive change.  You can leverage these patterns in the workplace too.
The first is Jonny Bentwood’s list of influential analysts on Twitter which I blogged about earlier this week.  The list was created by inspecting and gathering facts about how we [...]

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Building my business on positive attitude.

by Gil Yehuda on December 28, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


2009 was a very challenging year for me and just about everyone I know.  I’m looking forward to better times ahead.  I’m an optimist.  I believe a positive attitude helps people endure. A strong support network of family and friends can be a lifesaver too. And if you had the foresight to plan ahead for [...]

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Flying back from Germany yesterday gave me the quiet time to read Andrew McAfee’s new book called Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for your Organization’s Toughest Challenges. I read it cover to cover and used lots of highlighter.
First a disclosure: I was given the book by Harvard Business Press’ publicist to review knowing that [...]

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A critique that missed the mark.

by Gil Yehuda on November 5, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


Yesterday a client of mine shared with me the following link and asked for my comment.  The article (from Infoworld) titled “IT snake oil: Six tech cure-alls that went bunk”  describes six technologies that were oversold and under-delivered. The first was Artificial Intelligence (which struck a chord with me, as my undergraduate degree is in [...]

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Denial is a river full of crocks.

by Gil Yehuda on August 31, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


I read Dennis Howlett’s recent blog post “Enterprise 2.0: what a crock“. He’s right and wrong. Let me explain via a story that I read in Noah benShea’s book Jacob the Baker, many years ago (Note: I like to keep this blog focused on business — but I read a lot and feel I have much to learn from [...]

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