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Archive for July, 2010

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-30 http://bit.ly/9SGOkP #
• #HR getting disrupted – other functions own/better at #leadership #workplace design, #sna + #ent2 via @joningham http://ow.ly/2iGt5 #
• @stephendale enjoy the day (and the study if you are still there!) in reply to stephendale #
• @lulugrimm ADD might well be a posh word for #intuition ..? #
• We are in need of serious research on the determinants of satisfying (#engaging) #relationships http://ow.ly/2iHbw @stevehearsum @jhagel #
• @FlipChartFT none – what r u talking about? Politicans = the truth in reply to FlipChartFT #
• @lulugrimm anytime check out the spin on this http://ow.ly/2iQ5w in reply to lulugrimm #
• @TrishMcFarlane your new pic threw me for a mo there! Have a fab weekend stateside in reply to TrishMcFarlane #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-29 http://bit.ly/duJ3GY #
• @MBUintelligence i'll help out! in reply to MBUintelligence #
• Twitter – the opiate of the information junkies (with homage to the big Karl M, naturally!) #
• Off to meet @Alexiskingsbury in Victoria… #
• @stephendale – lol – god luck an enjoy the day! in reply to stephendale #
• RT @drmcewan RT @maverickwoman Have to understand the system! RT @snowded Practice without theory can't scale http://bit.ly/ab8aS3 #KM yes! #
• @DavidGurteen hey David – interesting that you link to pieces but don't @ the author… is this by accident or design, pray tell! in reply to DavidGurteen #
• @AchimMuellers btw – did u ever get that blog post written at all btw – just wondering if I've missed it… in reply to AchimMuellers #
• @DriesLombaard interesting thoughts on #management and #relationships – i'm looking forward to reading more #
• .@AchimMuellers FB needs comp but the networks law guy makes it v v hard – other natural net monopolists aboud (google ebay twittter amazon) in reply to AchimMuellers #
• .@AchimMuellers I'd be amazed if #google did get into #social space e.g. doubled what they have done with #Orkut in $ or visits in reply to AchimMuellers #
• @AchimMuellers kind of a rhetorical joke, like saying Bad Internet Monkey is Bad maybe the joke get's lost in the cultural tubes? in reply to AchimMuellers #
• .@AchimMuellers I need to fire up that rss reader and aim it fairly and squarely at your pearls of wisdom http://ow.ly/2ikrn in reply to AchimMuellers #
• @AchimMuellers Some examples? http://ow.ly/2io12 in reply to AchimMuellers #
• @joningham what's the lowdown for next wed? in reply to joningham #
• @jonhusband c'est magnifique :0) in reply to jonhusband #
• @jonhusband the swimming pool – looks great (hootsuite links up all the replies into threads!) in reply to jonhusband #
• @jonhusband Shit's real my man! in reply to jonhusband #
• @simpletonbill many thanks for mention in reply to simpletonbill #
• @joningham thank you in reply to joningham #
• @jonhusband Aldous was very close in reply to jonhusband #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-28 http://bit.ly/cp6eLM #
• Good #relationships can improve life expectancy by 50% or more #socialcapital http://ow.ly/2hCZi #
• .@leebryant – an eternal public sector chestnut! Turkey's + Christmas when it comes to perceived impact of change + #socialcapital in reply to leebryant #
• @leebryant working with @vhv246 on researching quant impact + levers of #social #emergence #relationships within orgs – of interest at all? in reply to leebryant #
• @leebryant will do – its lee@headshift.com right? in reply to leebryant #
• Putting final touches together on research proposal with @vhv246 on #social #socialcapital #emergence + #relationships #
• @timdifford sure Tim, today is good, now until 3.30, or let me know when suits you? in reply to timdifford #
• Running into email sending limit problems on google apps – my bad! – need to change smtp server info! #
• You can probably take it as a rule of thumb from now on that if people don't think you're #weird you're #living badly http://ow.ly/2hLVY #
• I am surprised there hasn't been more made of the mistakes in the @CIPD cut the #quangos + save £500M report #HR http://ow.ly/2hMey #
• .@dtapscott good luck to google with their #socialgames plan – i hear they have a great trackrecord in #social over the years..? in reply to dtapscott #
• @AchimMuellers I see what you did there in reply to AchimMuellers #
• @AchimMuellers #google won't succeed in #social space, #facebook rival and/or via #socialgaming – biz + operating models too different in reply to AchimMuellers #
• @ITSinsider shame I missed that – was it any good? in reply to ITSinsider #
• RT @ITSinsider: it's not about technology and tools; it's about org change, a massive convo that touches many business units @mastermark #
• Managing and predicting #relationships – currently the Higgs Boson of management + orgs – anyone know of a #relational LHC? #socialcapital #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-27 http://bit.ly/cRHcR6 #
• @AchimMuellers its been threatening rain here for most of today – no sign of it yet though! in reply to AchimMuellers #
• ROI to ROR – Return on Relationship @nychen #socialcapital http://ow.ly/2hpmC #
• @nychen It's great! Check out http://ow.ly/2hpp3 for some more ROR like thinking, #Relationship Friction in particular! #socailcapital in reply to nychen #
• #Collaboration problem solve is 1 of the greatest traits of the human. The trick is finding the shared soul @johncaswell http://ow.ly/2hpts #
• @vineetnayar I love your idea of the mirror in the HBR video http://ow.ly/2hpvq in reply to vineetnayar #
• Very interesting to see @McKQuarterly getting into training, intangibles and #socialcapital more and more http://ow.ly/2hpBN #
• .@McKQuarterly how about putting a value on #relationships too? Video example at http://ow.ly/2hpDj #socialcapital in reply to McKQuarterly #
• The role of social networks in analysing problems + finding solutions has been missing from #BigSociety debate @leebryant http://ow.ly/2hqbJ #
• Healthy social networks are in many ways the connective tissue of a #BigSociety @leebryant http://ow.ly/2hqdB #
• @leebryant surely http://ow.ly/2hqg2 assumes a system's perceptive, either explicitly or implicity, or does this go without saying? in reply to leebryant #
• @boetter I'm loving the #socialcapital hashtag but haven't found too many other people using it so far!! Maybe we need a campaign!!! in reply to boetter #
• @AchimMuellers who I wonder? in reply to AchimMuellers #
• @leebryant will be interesting to follow the impact of networks within the public sector – can they change the biz/operating model though? in reply to leebryant #
• @leebryant excellent post btw in reply to leebryant #
• @adriana872 the revolution won't be televised (and it isn't being) in reply to adriana872 #

Welcome the second review of 2010. In this issue we have a ramble around current thinking on engagement, kick the tyres on organisational behaviour and give the old leadership tree a good shake. We’ll also explore the following themes;

• Engagement
• Strategic HR
• Productivity
• Complexity
• The Dunning Kruger Effect
• High Potentials

Articles are included from the likes of Accenture, BP, Charlene Li, Gary Hamel, Google, HCL Technologies, MIT, Sainsbury’s, Seth Godin and Strategy + Business.

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• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-26 http://bit.ly/9gI7q3 #
• @MBUintelligence wow man you're 33rd eh? i'll check this out… in reply to MBUintelligence #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-25 http://bit.ly/cipqvY #
• @sujithscdo Andrew Marr is getting disrupted, new journalism is being formed + the BBC is a long way away – the redesign is irrelevant in reply to sujithscdo #
• @GautamGhosh yep – I think its a new platform, real time brainstorming, sharing, connecting with world class experts and some socialising in reply to GautamGhosh #
• @LisaMerloBooth I'm looking forward to hearing more about your relational work enjoy sunday! #
• Sage advice from @snowded – wIthout the 'how' you are still in the realm of superstition http://ow.ly/2gdjb #
• So true , the science of human behavior offers as much as climatology science re: saving the planet http://ow.ly/2gdtC @psychatworkmel #
• There is no advantage at all to having well-connected colleagues, your own #relationships matter more @VenessaMiemis http://ow.ly/2gdLD #
• #Econmics next #paradigm is founded on #people not product. As, when you think about, it was in Adam Smith's day @umairh http://ow.ly/2gdO2 #
• Social profilers should be used so that the buyer understands the psychological risks it is assuming @dahowlett http://ow.ly/2gdX6 #
• An inteview with @dcoleman100 on factors influencing #collaboration and collaboration tools with @stevehearsum http://ow.ly/2ge0k #
• .@joningham – HR understand how people can be brought together to collaborate effectively – do share more please http://ow.ly/2ge6r #
• Don’t think about human, relationship + structural capital as separate components. Manage them as a system @maryadamsICA http://ow.ly/2geai #
• @CIPD New policy paper to help Gov save £500 million http://tinyurl.com/35eg642 – this gave me a 404 file not found? Can you help? in reply to CIPD #
• What organization wouldn't benefit from becoming more scientific, orchestrated, and/or #self organizing? @amcafee http://ow.ly/2geA5 #
• Picture an org. capable of harmonizing multiple competing energies for the sake of a broader purpose @HolacracyOne http://ow.ly/2geC7 #
• Humans appear to have evolved in groups where everyone was connected to everyone else by three degrees or less http://ow.ly/2geGA #
• .@DavePollard in individualistic western society, we do far too much alone, we need to organize, cooperate, #collaborate http://ow.ly/2gfwe #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-24 http://bit.ly/cA3laS #
• @aclr8 could be either, or something else all together (strategy, lack of resources, changes in economics)… in reply to aclr8 #
• @aclr8 collectively we r #process experts (tangible) but modelling + predicting #relationships (intangible) is the gap (+ opportunity) in reply to aclr8 #
• RT @aclr8: @fourgroups When YOU find a breakdown do you attribute it to #systems + #processes or #people not working well together? #
• @VenessaMiemis define intelligence… successfully and measure it and win yourself a Nobel prize in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• RT @VenessaMiemis: RT @GaianCollective Neuroscientists can predict your behavior better than you can: http://bit.ly/aQo1tw #
• @VenessaMiemis I love the implications for #freewill in that piece in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• @DavidFCox that's special – that's magical and was impossible until very very recently in humanity! in reply to DavidFCox #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-23 http://bit.ly/cQCKzZ #
• @AchimMuellers no rush – take your time… in reply to AchimMuellers #
• @CIPD thanks for the mention – what is the purpose/outcome? in reply to CIPD #
• @bkeegan this now 404's – have the post taken it down? in reply to bkeegan #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-22 http://bit.ly/bqvG2a #
• @AchimMuellers can you elaborate at all? in reply to AchimMuellers #
• @CIPD 1. real time conversation with subject matter experts 2. real time globa? brainstorming and discovery, nothing else comes close… in reply to CIPD #
• @AchimMuellers grand – what is your blog addy btw? in reply to AchimMuellers #
• I'll be more than surprised if #Nokia recaptures the dominance in #smartphones it enjoy(ed?) in #candybar handsets #
• To truly fulfill the promise of social technology, we urgently need new governance models and new ways of creating value http://ow.ly/2fhG4 #
• @AchimMuellers I've found the blog address (silly me!) – looking forward to the post! in reply to AchimMuellers #
• @mattalder really enjoyed Kevin's input, looking forward to more #
• @bkeegan btw – what's the original link to the story? in reply to bkeegan #
• When will social media #predict the quality of the #relationship I have with other people (or does it do this already?) #socialcapital #
• @AreTheyRight 404? in reply to AreTheyRight #