Justina Elmore on 2009-07-11
I think it will wind up being that BOTH credential and what you contribute become equally important. One without the other would make you less marketable.
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On the Internet, truly smart ideas rapidly gain a following no matter how disruptive they may be. The Web is a near-perfect medium for aggregating the wisdom of the crowd—whether in formally organized opinion markets or in casual discussion groups. And once aggregated, the voice of the masses can be used as a battering ram to challenge the entrenched interests of institutions in the offline world.
Growing up online will profoundly shape the workplace expectations of the Facebook Generation.
The internet as a great equalizer--how it translates to the work environment.
With that in mind, I compiled a list of 12 work-relevant characteristics of online life. These are the post-bureaucratic realities that tomorrow’s employees will use as yardsticks in determining whether your company is “with it” or “past it.” In assemblin

Justina Elmore on 2009-07-11
I think it will wind up being that BOTH credential and what you contribute become equally important. One without the other would make you less marketable.
12 work-relevant characteristics of online life. These are the post-bureaucratic realities that tomorrow’s employees will use as yardsticks in determining whether your company is “with it” or “past it.”
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The experience of growing up online will profoundly shape the workplace expectations of “Generation F” – the Facebook Generation. At a minimum, they’ll expect the social environment of work to reflect the social context of the Web, rather than as is currently the case, a mid-20th-century Weberian bureaucracy.
If your company hopes to attract the most creative and energetic members of Gen F, it will need to understand these Internet-derived expectations, and then reinvent its management practices accordingly. Sure, it’s a buyer’s market for talent right now, but that won’t always be the case—and in the future, any company that lacks a vital core of Gen F employees will soon find itself stuck in the mud.
The experience of growing up online will profoundly shape the workplace expectations of “Generation F” – the Facebook Generation. At a minimum, they’ll expect the social environment of work to reflect the social context of the Web, rather than as is currently the case, a mid-20th-century Weberian bureaucracy.
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If your company hopes to attract the most creative and energetic members of Gen F, it will need to understand these Internet-derived expectations, and then reinvent its management practices accordingly
The divide between management and new recruits may be more profound than realised, according to the author. The web generation is flatter, more meritocratic and more democratic than businesses may be used to. How will the two cultures meet?
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Article talks about how the culture of Web2.0 changes expectations or is at odds with the status quo of the system.
2. Contribution counts for more than credentials.
When you post a video to YouTube, no one asks you if you went to film school. When you write a blog, no one cares whether you have a journalism degree. Position, title, and academic degrees—none of the usual status differentiators carry much weight online. On the Web, what counts is not your resume, but what you can contribute.
Will Richardson on 2009-04-06
If this is true, we're in for a whole 'nother universe.
Erudite on 2009-05-10
I hope this isn't true, since I'm just resting on my Ivy League credentials...
Justina Elmore on 2009-07-11
I think it will wind up being that BOTH credentials and what you contribute become equally important. Web 2.0 is all about collaboration after all... But one without the other, will make you less marketable.
Everyone is an independent contractor, and everyone scratches their own itch.
If your company hopes to attract the most creative and energetic members of Gen F, it will need to understand these Internet-derived expectations, and then reinvent its management practices accordingly. Sure, it’s a buyer’s market for talent right now, but that won’t always be the case—and in the future, any company that lacks a vital core of Gen F employees will soon find itself stuck in the mud.
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The experience of growing up online will profoundly shape the workplace expectations of “Generation F” – the Facebook Generation. At a minimum, they’ll expect the social environment of work to reflect the social context of the Web, rather than as is curre
Growing up online will profoundly shape the workplace expectations of the Facebook Generation.
any company that lacks a vital core of Gen F employees will soon find itself stuck in the mud.
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Gary is some kind of management guru. He calls Gen Y "Gen F" - F for facebook. Honestly!! Does that make the baby boomers Gen T, because they were the first to use television? What about Gen R, the pre-war Radio Generation? Something else will come along
Gary Hamel's take on the breakdown between top-down management and bottom-up work production. Generative ideas. Would like more evidence. And some of the comments are on point. No matter what we do our human nature can't be fooled. The hard work of working is still hard.
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interesting article on generation F
Growing up online will profoundly shape the workplace expectations of the Facebook Generation.
Growing up online will profoundly shape the workplace expectations of the Facebook Generation.
The experience of growing up online will profoundly shape the workplace expectations of “Generation F” – the Facebook Generation. At a minimum, they’ll expect the social environment of work to reflect the social context of the Web, rather than as is currently the case, a mid-20th-century Weberian bureaucracy.
Wall Street Journal Blog post that profiles the 12 most important features of the social networking generation that will need to be recognized in organizations.
Shows that organizations are beginning to understand what must happen for them to be Organization 2.0.
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