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Today's Workforce in the Global Marketplace

Coaching Tip

NO FEAR, an innovative business leadership book by Pekka A. Can I identify with the leadership of the company to the degree that I am ready to ride into battle with them? With the Internet, more information becomes available to these employees much faster. The network economy is going to be mainstream.

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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 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. The age of unreason.