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In part 2 of Facebook and the Enterprise, I raised the issue of Bloomberg and yelled for Sean’s help. I cannot be sure that Sean actually saw that yell for help, but he’s responded anyway, making the crucial connection I wanted him to make. Part of me expected that he would do so anyway, he’s … Continue reading “Facebook and Bloomberg”
It’s rare for me to buy more than three copies of a book, and Amy Jo Kim’s seminal Community Building On The Web is one such book. It’s so good that, over the last seven years or so, I have repeatedly bought it and given it away. Which was fine when the book was actually … Continue reading “Facebook and the Enterprise: Part 7: Communities”
I’m one of those people who likes the Max de Pree definition of leadership: The first job of a leader is to articulate strategy and vision. The second and last is to say thank you. In between, a leader should be a servant and a debtor to the led. De Pree’s definition, which forms the … Continue reading “Facebook and the Enterprise: Part 6: Musing about Role-driven Induction”
There was a time when I was happy with enterprise budgeting processes and their underlying technology support. That time was thirty years ago, before I ever worked for an enterprise. [And that’s probably why I have so much time for Sig and Thingamy. Disclosure: I have no stock in Thingamy. Or any other company for … Continue reading “Thinking about enterprise budgeting processes …. and Facebook”
I don’t know if it’s apocryphal or not, but years ago I heard a story about tulips. With advances in transportation and in technology, there were people interested in time-shifting tulip production. So they tried various methods associated with making tulips believe it was spring already, placing them in hothouses, keeping the surroundings springlike, and … Continue reading “Facebook and the Enterprise: Part 5: Knowledge Management”