Category: Workplace
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Kred wants to take influence measurement to a new level
“We all have influence somewhere” is the tag line of Kred, a social influence measurement service created by PeopleBrowsr, a San Francisco-based social media analytics company, to identify influential people in interest-based communities. It’s a credible descriptor to apply to…
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The challenges and opportunities for teams working on social media
Last week, I took part in a great discussion about managing social media for teams. The event was a webinar organized by Our Social Times, the social media agency and event organizer run by Luke Brynley-Jones. Participants in the panel-type…
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Fast talking can get you hired by Pizza Hut
Here’s an approach to recruitment that turns on its head the traditional ways to choose applicants you want to actually meet and interview and, indeed, the interview method itself. Forbes reports that the Yum! Brands-owned Pizza Hut restaurant chain will…
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GE’s six dimensions of leadership
A drum that many communicators bang a lot – I do it, too – is the one that tries to get your attention on the view that an essential role of leadership in organizations is that of communication. I’m not…
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A trustworthy method for the new thought leadership model
The humour in this Dilbert cartoon – the boss talking about blogging his thoughts about his business when in reality it will be his employee doing the thinking and the writing – is a simple but good reminder that expressing…