21 2018 November
To head off mass shootings, we need better technology — not less
In the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting last month, and more recently the Thousand Oaks, California shooting, the nation is deeply shaken and looking for someone...
Read More27 2018 August
Employee Adoption of Collaboration Tools in 2018
Last week I had the honor of speaking at the Evanta Global CIO Executive Summit and toward the end of the speech casually mentioned that I’d be...
Read More24 2018 April
Reflecting on 10 Years of Groundswell and What To Do Next
10 years ago, my co-author Josh Bernoff and I released our first book, Groundswell: Living in a World Transformed by Social Technologies. Today on this anniversary, I reflect on what our expectations were when we published that work, what has changed, and what has not.
Read More05 2015 May
What to Do When Execs Avoid Social Media: Answer Their Top 6 Excuses
Leaders know they need to engage in digital and social, but they come up with many excuses, none of which will likely be a surprise...
Read More20 2015 March
3 Things All Engaged Leaders Have In Common
You don’t have to follow every social trend to be engaged with your employees and business, but you do have to master these 3 timeless...
Read More14 2015 January
Why Facebook at Work Matters
by Charlene Li and Jon Cifuentes Facebook’s new workplace collaboration tool might not offer anything new, but its billion-plus user base makes it a threat...
Read More15 2014 November
How Good is Your Social Business Governance?
In our research and client work at Altimeter, one of the most misunderstood issues we see is social business governance. I’ve seen it defined as...
Read More31 2014 October
Why Social Selling Works — and Doesn’t
At Altimeter, we’ve been conducting research and working with clients on “social selling”, loosely defined as using social channels like LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube as...
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