Covey advices us to start with the end in mind. Especially when it comes to internal communications, this advice is so right. Too often employee communications is business as ussual - a not very reflected upon category. The value is more often than not related to business goals. Discussions are about mechanics: what channels, what messages - and are very rarely about what behavior employee communications should help to evoke. I wonder why.
Links I like
- B2Blog
Into marketing? Might want to visit David - blogging since forever on the topic. - Positive Sharing
People with a mission are always so much more fun to hang around with. Alexander Kjerulf (the dude behind positive sharing and project 'arbejdsglade) is such a mission driven free spirit. His mission? Make you a happy camper! - Social engagement in action
Social engagement: from lippservice to action. Here's your chance! - TagCloud
Folksonomies visually - finally - it was about time!! - How stuff works
If you just like me always wonder how things work - than this site is for you. It defintely goes beyond the 'why is the light out in the fridge'. - Italian beauty
Innovation is in details, details make a difference! Who can resist? I just got to own her. - Edge
Where some of the worlds' best and deviant thinkers gather their brainfarts!
People to watch
Links to ideas
- Gurteen Knowledge Community
It ain't pretty, nor very functional but David shows how it's done: building a community around a long haired topic. More than 4000 pages of books, articles and what have you. Welldone Dave. - For the Danish entrepreneur
A network where you can benefit from the learnings from likely minded. - New idea trade
(self proclaimed) global forum to buy and sell ideas. - Inventors digest
Magazine for inventors. - Visualizing the collective brain
- Videnskabscaféen Online
THE place in Copenhagen to get intellectual inspiration!! - Innovation tools
A weblog dedicated to the instrumental side of innovation including tools (software, templates and models) and short articles dealing with innovation. - The contemporary and non extensive history of innovations
Links to Tools
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November 10, 2006
Recent Posts
Books
Charles Hampden Turner and Fons Trompenaars: Riding The Waves of Culture
Trompenaars, though he could look like a Lenon fan, takes the main idea of 'imagine all the people' - one very specific step further: we're different - how to deal with these differences in a global context? (*****)Stephen Lundin: Fish
What can you learn from a fish market? A lot - if your fish market is Pikes' in Seattle that is. Heartwarming book. A twenty minutes read so no excuses! (****)Arie de Geus: The living company
What makes that some organization survive a centuray and others vaporize within ten years? De Geus' bet is as good as anyones' but his book is an interesting read. (****)Peter Schwartz: The art of the long view
If you want to prepare for what you don't know you don't know - than this book is your ultimate guide! (****)Blanchard and Bowles : Raving Fans
What have you done for your customers lately? Do you truly know how your customers think of you? Here's a simple and effective program to turn your customers into fans. Nice small book - effective if you can execute upon it. (***)