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“Just Start Somewhere” and Other Well Intended Social Business Advice
When social media was emerging, some of the most popular advice was to “just do it”, or jump in and start participating and learning as you go. I’m quite sure I even wrote a post or two like that...
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The Weaponization of the Social Web And How To Deal With It
We’re really good at weaponizing social media. The latest example was earlier this week when a cellular phone carrier made a not-so-brilliant reply to an upset customer (who also happens to have a...
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Two Things to Understand About Employee Social Media Participation
Employee social media participation is critical to most companies’ overall social business strategy. Whether you’re starting with a team of a few select people or encouraging larger scale participation...
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Understanding Trailing Indicators and Why Social Business Demands More
When we discuss measuring social business success and illustrating its potential, there’s a very important concept to understand. It’s called the trailing indicator, or the lagging indicator....
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Creating Gravity in 2013
2013 is going to be a big year around here. For us, and for you (we hope). SideraWorks has a couple of projects in the works that are bound to make this coming year a landmark one for our company, but...
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When The Term “Social Business” Is Taboo
Some businesses are still scared to death by the mere mention of anything ‘social’ Unfortunately, social media, social business and anything related to the social web still have some credibility...
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6 Key Priorities For The Social Business Army Of One
If you’re the sole champion of social business in your organization, it can be a daunting place to stand. Where should you focus your time and energy? What should your priorities be? How do you keep...
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Three Drivers of Social Business (And The One That Won’t Work)
Social business isn’t yet the standard. Neither was being on the web in the early 90s, and this business evolution has a striking number of similarities to that path. In any era of new or evolved...
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Things To Remember When You’re Exhausted By Social Business
Social business work can be exhausting. In a good and satisfying way, sure. But realistically, also in a not-so-great way. We talk to professionals all the time that have embraced the principles behind...
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Does Social Business Need a C-Level Leader?
There are very few truly holistic roles in an organization. The CEO is responsible for the strategic direction of the company. The CIO handles information flow throughout the organization. Heads of HR...
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C-Suite Participation Does Not a Social Business Make
Having a C-level executive active on social media is not a criteria for — let alone proof of — being a social business. Yet you’ll see people telling you otherwise all the time. So what gives? The...
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Building a Social Business That Won’t Fail
The architect Daniel Burnham and his partner John Wellborn Root broke barriers in architecture in the late 1800s. They learned how to defy the soft, clay-ridden ground in Chicago that caused buildings...
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The Most Important Piece of Social At Scale
The concept of “scaling” social initiatives in a company is an important one. It’s one that’s being discussed by very smart people and very smart companies alike in the context of enabling social...
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The Outcome of Social Business: An Adaptive Organization
I’ve made no bones about my struggles with the term “social business”. But we use it here at SideraWorks because, well, people have adopted it. One problem, though, is that mainstream adoption of any...
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Lots and lots (and lots) of people struggle with this. How do you build a sound, sustainable case for social business initiatives in your organization? Maybe you need to sell it to the CEO. Maybe you...
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Social Business Takes More Than Clever Marketing
It’s happening everywhere. A business sends out a clever tweet or a witty repost on their Facebook page in the midst of a big event, and everyone is clamoring to laud how “social” they are, how much...
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Announcing SideraWorks Webinars
It’s about time, right? We do lots of presentations each year about social business stuff. We also do lots of webinars, mostly in partnership with other great companies or clients who want to explore...
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Social Business Governance Collides With Reality
The NYPD is just one of many organizations who have finally devoted the time, effort and resources recently to developing policies and governance around social media participation for their employees....
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Resources To Help Make The Case for Social Business
We’re doing a free webinar today on Making the Case for Social Business. In it, we’ll be sharing a few stats about the benefits companies are realizing from social business, and some of the reasons...
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Social Business and Organizational Self-Awareness
Changing something means being self-aware enough to know who you are right now. For many organizations, social is an apparent solution to a problem. They feel pressure to be faster, to be more...
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