Coaching Tip

APRIL 6, 2012

With the Internet, more information becomes available to these employees much faster. The network economy is going to be mainstream. As a leader, you must engage your Gen Y Digital Cowboys to expand your network of contacts to both retain and expand your company.

Globalization 106

Globalization Network Economy Open-book Innovation 106

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

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.

Gilbert 9

Gilbert Participative Cooper Network Economy 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Our fast moving, globally networked economy simply was not possible a few years ago. By providing more contextual information, they create an experience that’s richer and more complete than a simple phone call. But they don’t provide all the contextual information we need.

Technology 8

Technology Knowledge Management CIO System 8

LDRLB

OCTOBER 17, 2012

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.

Advertising 133

Advertising Human Resources Network Economy Incentives 133

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

The company understands it as the fabric out of which value is created in the network economy. In mesh networks, people act as sovereign “nodes,” deciding for themselves whether or not to share information with other networks. Serendipity is fed by the constant exchange of social capital.

Social Capital 169

Social Capital Open-book Network Economy Innovation 169