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14 Sep 09

Forget Gen Y: Gen X is Making Real Change

Sometimes even the best researchers forget that the answer you get depends entirely on who you ask. A new Forrester survey of 2,000 information workers has revealed that despite the hype, it's not Gen Y that's getting business to adopt collaborative technology. Gen X, those who are 30-43, are the ones leading the charge for social computing.

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Forrester's analysis is that despite their different view of technology, Gen Y, Millennials, or whatever you want to call those 29 and under, don't yet have the clout within organizations to make real change.
Even if Gen Y was significantly better at using social software, it wouldn't matter at this point. Obviously younger employees will increase their stature within organizations as the years pass. But the idea of Millennials at the vanguard of innovation in the enterprise is a myth

25 Jun 08

Power and influence without authority in matrix management #2

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If I was trying to build a power base to get things done as a matrix manager I would focus on expertise and relationships as a great place to start - if you have traditional authority that is a bonus in the matrix structure.

01 Jun 08

The AppGap » » Allowing for Social Influence in the Workplace: News, views, and reviews of Work 2.0 tools, apps and practices

A much ignored subject in conversations about the workplace is the role that social influence plays. Recent research shows that when making decisions (any kind of decisions) we are much more influenced by known peers than we are by anonymous people or anonymous information inputs. It is the people that we know and trust that we consider the most credible sources of information. Because we’re much more connected to each other online, we’re influencing each other more than we ever used to.

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