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Today's Workforce in the Global Marketplace

Coaching Tip

NO FEAR, an innovative business leadership book by Pekka A. They constantly generate new innovations; they use new networks to solve problems in an innovative manner, provided their interest is piqued. With the Internet, more information becomes available to these employees much faster. Well, have no fear!

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You Need a Community, Not a Network

Harvard Business Review

The internet is great for spreading information and rallying crowds, but you can’t mobilize people to collaborate and create something of lasting value simply by connecting them via the web. To get serious results from a network, you need commitment and a continuity of relationships among the participants.

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The Serendipity Machine

Mills Scofield

Sebastian, an organization hacker, is the author of The Serendipity Machine - the inspiring story of the highly innovative, international coworking network Seats2meet.com. The company understands it as the fabric out of which value is created in the network economy. Yes, you can orchestrate serendipity!! Sebastian Olma.

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The Art of HR: Building REAL Social Networks

LDRLB

Handy was mostly correct in his predictions, but even he probably did not foresee the explosion and extent of the technology and networks that would make this possible. HR leaders must also be able to train leaders on how to effectively navigate the informal social network within the organization.