SHRM Blog

The fourth post in a series.

Your organizational chart matters. A little.
 
In a lot of ways it does not. Ideas, information, trust, influence, opportunity and other resources move through networks of relationships without necessarily adhering to what the org chart says. Social network analysis tools now allow us to make the invisible visible so that we can be more deliberate in our approach to networks. There are a couple of big opportunities here:

1. Good ideas often have social origins. Innovation is fueled by the exchange of ideas and perspectives and identities, and
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Some CEO’s get it — most CEO’s don’t. Treating employees with respect and dignity while working to gain their trust; this is the secret sauce to begin an organization’s path to a great workplace.

It is not complicated. The CEO must live by these basic principles.

The One’s Who Get It

Executives who adopt and model trust and respect as a way of living and working are the ones who want to improve upon their already great environment, afraid they will slip somewhere and want to make sure their leaders are communicating – both ways –...

Nothing is hotter in the tech blogosphere these days than mobile.

After all, there are currently more mobile devices on planet earth than humans. People are even buying fakes, as status symbols.

And increasingly, these mobile devices are replacing existing platforms. In fact, 60 percent of smartphone owners would even like to handle their Election Day ballot on their phone. [1]

Companies are pouncing on this trend and the opportunity it brings. And for good reason.

Sharlyn Lauby, in her We Know Next article on a similar topic, notes that “according to mobiThinking,...

Can you do for others that which you have not done for yourself?

This is a critical question when we think about the health of our organizations and cultures.

As a leader or manager:

•  if you aren’t living up to your own potential and working in a job that is deeply satisfying to you, can you credibly help others to do it?
•  if you aren’t invested in your own development, can you convince others that they should be?
•  if you aren’t living your values, can you expect others to align to any values?
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