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Archive for July, 2010

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-21 http://bit.ly/bcYicJ #
• People or processes, which is more impotant, which helps you make more money? Do your answers match? #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-20 http://bit.ly/9d78HZ #
• @ITSinsider hopefully the planet and stars too in reply to ITSinsider #
• @rolandharwood care to share??? in reply to rolandharwood #
• The best or most appropriate #systems and #processes come unstuck if people can't work well together #
• .@leebryant on relationships – 1 change 2 accelerate our work, improve the relationship between the business + IT http://ow.ly/2dNqv #
• @PG_Rule not at all! in reply to PG_Rule #
• @FlipChartFT are you sure, isn't the public sector a world class example of decision making and teamworking? Didn't Tony Blair say so? in reply to FlipChartFT #
• @FlipChartFT I could have swore I heard him say something like this back in the day, mid 90's perhaps? in reply to FlipChartFT #
• @FlipChartFT hence all the great practice and experience they have now gained in reply to FlipChartFT #
• @maryadamsICA not at all, its a pleasure to be 'connected' if you will! in reply to maryadamsICA #
• @jonhusband good luck all the same! I'm still trying to be the Michael Phelps of my bathroom! in reply to jonhusband #
• @jonhusband good luck! in reply to jonhusband #
• @dankeldsen I love the kind words of Mr. Salt too in reply to dankeldsen #
• @jonhusband I'd say twitter is half a rt delicious, the chat and conversation is the main contrast… in reply to jonhusband #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-19 http://bit.ly/9QXvcZ #
• RT @maryadamsICA: "How can M&A be successful without specific information on the principal intangible capital elements? It can't." #
• @rolandharwood Congrats!!! in reply to rolandharwood #
• Hillarious #Korean #video on the iPhone 4 saga http://ow.ly/2dzoi #iphone #
• #Relationships – the lowest common denominator in #collaboration @stevehearsum @dcoleman100 #
• .@ITSinsider Business processes are vestiges from an industrial economy – intriguing – any date on their extinction btw? http://ow.ly/2dBcm #
• @openworld @spirospiliadis surely trust trancends ourselves, each other and our relationships? in reply to openworld #
• .@PG_Rule Toyota… isadaptive to the market’s needs whilst maintaining both quality _ efficiency – ORL? http://ow.ly/2dBrY #
• .@jjimholincheck system noticed Paul’s internal social network activity down + external networking has risen – very cool! http://ow.ly/2dBug #
• Very interesting comparison between consulting, story telling and self generated narrative http://ow.ly/2dCSY @snowded #
• Passion is the way people get in touch with their true loves in life and fearlessly pursue them @jhagel http://ow.ly/2dDbT #
• Network forms of leadership are coexisting with organizational forms. How do we become smarter about this? http://ow.ly/2dDOa @creinelt #
• @ITSinsider I'll start marking the calendar then… in reply to ITSinsider #
• Holacracy – compelling new system for organizations + new vision for what's possible in human organization @HolacracyOne http://ow.ly/2dEoQ #
• @jonhusband spotted this yesterday I think – interesting to see the overlaps and 'flow'! in reply to jonhusband #
• Is it just me or is Twitter / Hootsuite running like a dog at the moment? #
• @LeadershipEra Many thanks for the RT in reply to LeadershipEra #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-18 http://bit.ly/cmnDxE #
• @drmcewan good luck with the Marigolds – rather you than me I'm afraid!!! I hope it turned out good! in reply to drmcewan #
• @MarkIngwerPhD Interesting, can you share any more at all? in reply to MarkIngwerPhD #
• @yodaism Wise words Master Yoda – if u strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine in reply to yodaism #
• @yodaism tell me more Master Yoda … in reply to yodaism #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-17 http://bit.ly/bqwXel #
• RT @jhagel: "Looking for stories of people laid off during downturn who ended up finding/creating jobs more connected to their passion" #
• Very thought provoking vid from Stowe – #relationships #networks + #purpose amongst many of the gems! @stoweboyd http://ow.ly/2cOkU #
• Computer #technologies will come and go, fundamental social #behaviour patterns of people will remain the same @jhagel http://ow.ly/2cOHo #
• Social networks speed up the discovery of #trust and #authenticity in #relationships rather than being substitutes for them #
• You are prone to believ vague statements + predictions, especially when positive + address you personally @notsmartblog http://ow.ly/2cPgw #
• Gloves off – round 1 – Getting value from values @snowded versus @RosabethKanter http://ow.ly/2cPhP #
• Much "theory" is shoring up executives by making them feel good. We need to move on, its perverted + perverting @snowded http://ow.ly/2cPnC #
• @BillIves thanks Bill in reply to BillIves #
• @snowded fair play Sir! in reply to snowded #
• Interesting post on #relational #leadership http://ow.ly/2cPyM #
• @JonHenke have a look at 4G for a way to map and model relationships… http://ow.ly/2cPBe in reply to JonHenke #
• @drmcewan classic! in reply to drmcewan #
• @stoweboyd many thanks Stowe – pulled together some loose ends and introuced some news ones for me! in reply to stoweboyd #
• Letter to a CEO – constructing top team + building relationships will be a fundamental, perhaps the most important task http://ow.ly/2cQnY #
• Spot on from @joningham – much of what engages us at work comes from our relationships with the people we work alongside http://ow.ly/2cQyG #
• .@sig nails it – if interoperability fails, it kills individual efficiency fast + and leaves the whole far from optimal http://ow.ly/2cQC8 #
• .@Stowe v. the fearful – a world in which human relationships are valued more highly than in the 20th century http://ow.ly/2cQV9 #
• @stoweboyd many thanks for the RT – I'm loving the 'enemies of the flow' angle re: MSM! in reply to stoweboyd #
• @sig yeah – for sure – i thought the interconnectedness was the real hook for me, relationships and all that! in reply to sig #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-16 http://bit.ly/bSssLm #
• @TLAINC likewise – thank you for the coffee and lots of great ideas to chew on and revisit no doubt in reply to TLAINC #
• What would you differently if you chose the quality of the #relationships you had with your #boss and your #colleagues #
• #ff @VenessaMiemis @drmcewan @TLAINC @umairh @jonhusband #
• @BillIves thanks for the mention too Bill in reply to BillIves #
• @drmcewan my pleasure have a good one! in reply to drmcewan #
• How many times have you seen difficult relationships lead to the end of something beautiful or profitable? #
• @maryadamsICA couldn't agree more – we focus on #visualising #relationship dynamics between people to predict, model and enhancing them… in reply to maryadamsICA #
• People and their teams need better human + #psychological #technology to complement the great computer technology we all love #
• Is #sensemaking #post-modern #porn @snowded @orgnet http://is.gd/duUGc #
• Just shared a great Mexican with Prof. Vlatka and Saint Walton @vhv246 @ChrisWaltonUK #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-15 http://bit.ly/dpEIa7 #
• Off to meet @TLAINC #
• RT @stevehearsum: Fit Forum Event: thought leader @dcoleman100 joins us for a chat on collaboration – why not join us? http://bit.ly/dhUEbo #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-14 http://bit.ly/duzIWj #
• @drmcewan yep – working at the #networked level I can see and is increasing… in reply to drmcewan #
• Egosyntonic referrs to behaviors, values, feelings, which are in harmony with or acceptable to the needs + goals of ego http://ow.ly/2bgv8 #
• The time has come for the #CEO to transform themselves into chief enabling officers @vineetnayar http://ow.ly/2bhUn #
• @VenessaMiemis Biology of Business – great piece, thanks for the share btw, Beautiful People Myth might also appeal? http://ow.ly/2bioh in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• Two great #HR = #Command #Control pieces http://ow.ly/2biv3 http://ow.ly/2biwr @incentintel @kris_dunn (keep quiet back there in coach!) #
• Amazing 24 hour #video on #twitter and people's #mood across the #US http://ow.ly/2bomN #
• @AchimMuellers tradovation – I love it who else is tradovating? in reply to AchimMuellers #
• Star Wars Video – You are part of the rebel alliance and a traitor (on the NY subway!) @BillIves @darthvader http://ow.ly/2buvr #
• @AchimMuellers lol – join the club – i'm thinking about #disrupting #HR as an antidote – do u know Christensen's work here?… in reply to AchimMuellers #
• @VenessaMiemis so do you think that the net + related tech is reducing/will reduce brutal, bloody, competitive scenarios in the future? in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• @drmcewan how can we speed this up do you think? in reply to drmcewan #
• #Engage = #Authentic @JohnSumser http://ow.ly/2bv4g #
• The organization of a #cooperative global #society is an urgent priority @jonhusband http://ow.ly/2bvbi #
• From Team Work to Autopoiesis in the Social Firm – Predicting and Modelling #Relationships will be key @scorpfromhell http://ow.ly/2bvSs #
• Is #emergent another way of saying 'I don't know' and if so, is that such a bad thing? #
• @drmcewan Speeding up a transition to new ways of working at sectoral/network level and acceptance over time as learning is transmitted in reply to drmcewan #
• @AchimMuellers 100% agree – have u seen this video from Seth Godin on education? Intriguing and scary at the same time! http://ow.ly/2bwsc #
• @AchimMuellers agreed – great talk too in reply to AchimMuellers #
• @maryadamsICA hey Mary – have been lurking on your blog for ages – nice to see you here too:-) #
• @VenessaMiemis yes, partly that definition and partly the internet explicitly, TCP/IP et.al. in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• @VenessaMiemis this is happening to me too, I've done experiential and 'space holding' workshops but twitter is something else in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• @VenessaMiemis this intrigues me – I work with a model/technology of relationships that has self organising and management user cases! in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• @VenessaMiemis I also think that maybe we need more technology too, computers but also technology for the human condition… in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• @VenessaMiemis twitter being one of many recent examples, but tech that deals explicitly with people/psychology/behaviours – do u know EST? in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• @SocialPMChick not at all! in reply to SocialPMChick #
• The proper use of social software in the business will eliminate the need for process designers @swensonkeith http://ow.ly/2byEk #
• .@drmcewan Lean: The New Business Technology Imperative published 2009 running faster to stand still? http://ow.ly/2byRd #
• @VenessaMiemis Just saw ur gr8 vid http://ow.ly/2bzaN, what do u think of the vid at http://ow.ly/2bzdV 2 model and visualise relationships? #
• @VenessaMiemis its the forerunner to landmark forum, its dramatic + fairly well understood http://is.gd/ds9Zi in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• @VenessaMiemis for sure – its possible to make those predictions about relationships – there's more than the video allows for though… in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• @VenessaMiemis also, context and skills are key but the underlying pattern within a relationship will remain – there's data on this too in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• @VenessaMiemis also – there is always the self organising piece but with knowledge of what might be, people's choices are more informed… in reply to VenessaMiemis #
• @GautamGhosh how are you defining disruptive innovation? Christensen's or just *large scale*? in reply to GautamGhosh #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-13 http://bit.ly/9VPwkk #
• @GrahamHill maybe its hard to place a value on #SCRM right now? in reply to GrahamHill #
• @GrahamHill for sure… in reply to GrahamHill #
• @stephendale does 20th in the morning work for you? in reply to stephendale #
• If you're living with purpose, pass it on @umairh #
• #Talent is less about the individual and more about #team i.e. human #network performance @jletourneau http://ow.ly/2b04M #
• @jonhusband are you saying you're a marxist now then? in reply to jonhusband #
• @jonhusband absolutely! in reply to jonhusband #
• RT @spirospiliadis RT @VenessaMiemis: are we undergoing a conceptual emergency? http://bit.ly/5FpHu3 interesting perspective/observation #
• @jletourneau no problem, I really enjoyed your perspective on #networks and introducing group/connected ideas in reply to jletourneau #
• @purplemangreen I guess you're looking for tips on interacting on twitter as opposed to other situations and contexts? #

• Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-12 http://bit.ly/dwcfnd #
• @GautamGhosh #disruptHR http://ow.ly/2a2XW in reply to GautamGhosh #
• Why shouldn’t #HR be responsible for solving a set of problems and then closing the door? #disruptHR @JohnSumser http://ow.ly/2a2YA #
• @stephendale coffee sounds good for sure – when suits you? in reply to stephendale #
• The value in connections, not the individual but collaboration of employees creating value is key @joningham @vineetnayar http://ow.ly/2amdo #
• @jonhusband hey Jon – the blog post you inspired is now written – Black and White #Networks v Networks in Colour http://ow.ly/2aqMJ in reply to jonhusband #
• @dahowlett enjoy – they look fantastic… save some for me! in reply to dahowlett #
• Black and White Networks v. Networks in Colour http://bit.ly/ahvtc3 #