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Apr

2011

Social media for privacy officers

"This morning I am presenting to the Council of Chief Privacy Officers in Montreal. My subject is social media in the enterprise and particularly why they are good for business. The presentation includes examples and links to social media policies."

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Jan

2011

Breaking the Command-and-Control Reflex - John T. Landry - Our Editors - Harvard Business Review

"Brennan starts by saying that business is going through a transformation and top-down leadership no longer works well for companies. But he believes that too many of his managers still operate in a "command-and-control reflex." "

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good at holding subordinates accountable but bad at setting clear expectations. When subordinates aren't sure what the boss really wants to accomplish
Most managers, he says, can't help but see collaboration as a kind of threat to their territory, and they raise a variety of "defense mechanisms" to thwart it.
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- To discourage the command-and-control reflex, Brennan puts a lot of energy into hiring. He looks for people who are open-minded and aware of their own foibles. Those are the ones more likely to encourage autonomy and collaboration even at the cost of control.
- An accumulating body of evidence, from social science experiments to middle manager testimonies, suggests that high levels of inequality discourage cooperation and initiative on the ground
- Corporate profits are also quite healthy, disproving critics who said that competition was getting so intense that bureaucratic organizations would soon disappear. Most companies have no compelling need to change, even in the face of a new generation of technology-native employees demanding autonomy.

Sep

2008

Five Innovations Corporate India Needs

While Western economies are slipping into a recession, India's own economy is showing no sign of fatigue and is poised to expand at 7.5-8% in 2008. As a result, all the Indian CEOs I interact with are actively seeking to innovate and transform their products, services, processes, and even business models in order to drive global competitive advantage. And they are willing to harness cutting-edge technologies to fine-tune their market offerings, operating models, and customer engagement scenarios.

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