The Simple Shift

MARCH 25, 2020

All small businesses care about 3 things. Finding customers Keeping customers Keeping costs low Finding customers is generally considered a marketing activity but today, your greatest marketers are your employees. If you have passionate people behind your product and services, who better to promote than them??

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Social Market Cost Services 154

The Simple Shift

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Three ways leadership can advance social in their organization are through encouragement, support, or modeling. Let’s say if you have to have leadership pick only one, which would it be? I’d argue it’s modeling. Here’s why. By the very connotation of the word, Leader, Leaders lead the way. They go first.

Leadership 150

Leadership Social Support Social Networks 150

The Simple Shift

JULY 16, 2018

OrangeTrail a Netherlands-based company thinking and doing right (just see who they’ve been hiring, working with and learning from and you’ll see what I mean), exists to help organizations successfully unleash enterprise social tech.

Enterprise 145

Enterprise Adopt Adoption Social 145

The Simple Shift

MAY 20, 2019

Many leaders argue that their people don’t have time to create content, share knowledge, answer questions, reflect on their own work, blog, etc – you know, social behaviors. There is plenty of time but it’s being wasted. But where? A quick Google search on the topic of time wasting at work revealed endless […].

Social 140

Social Google Search Behavior 140

The Simple Shift

MARCH 20, 2020

Today, with so many people physically (I won’t call it Social) distancing there is a mad scramble by organizations to support their employee learning needs. However, much appears to be in the form of formal efforts like online learning and virtual training.

Social 138

Social Social Learning Guide Performance Support 138

The Simple Shift

APRIL 6, 2020

For over a decade we’ve watched as Social connection and collaboration in organizations has sputtered along. The goal of greater innovation and resiliency was first thought to come through social technology.

Social 130

Social Design Innovation Collaboration 130

The Simple Shift

JANUARY 11, 2019

Before you implement enterprise social technology or a strategy to use what you have, don’t make the mistake of starting with gimmicky activities that only get you to phase one, adoption. Remember, the goal is adaptation; adaption to a new level of connectedness, openness and working collaboratively.

Behavior 127

Behavior Social Change Enterprise 127

The Simple Shift

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Reflecting on my recent ATD TechKnowledge presentation I found one issue dominated; “how do I get people to share more work related content in our ESN?” This was somewhat of a nice surprise as it was not the typical “leadership buy-in” need. Yet, when you really think about it, this is STILL about leadership as […].

TechKnowledge 113

TechKnowledge Collaboration Business Leadership 113

The Simple Shift

MAY 19, 2018

And “Beverly” here could be a lovely person but “Beverly” systematically engineering social content in her organization is BevBot. There may be some truth to this formula, or rather there may be truth to pieces of this formula and sadly it was all frankensteined together.

Social 113

Social Games Engineering Social Networks 113

The Simple Shift

APRIL 6, 2020

Today, to save lives, we’re being asked to practice physical distancing to the extreme. Shelter in place and self-quarantine are not normal activities and are challenging our personal needs, beliefs and behaviors by placing us in very uncomfortable and unfamiliar situations.

Companies 100

Companies Behavior Activities Social Networks 100

The Simple Shift

JANUARY 27, 2018

At a recent large family gathering we were playing board games. I placed a box of salted, dark chocolate covered almonds on the table – irresistible! After it sat for a bit untouched amidst the excitement of the game, I motioned to my son to take the lid off. Still, no takers. A few moments […].

Games 100

Games Social Networks Enterprise 2.0 Social Network 100

The Simple Shift

JANUARY 30, 2019

What if everyone in your organization was regularly engaging on your ESN? And not just the ESN but also in a Chat platform too? You’d be pretty excited. And when I say “engaging” I mean more than a GIF here and a “like” there but real responses and content in text form, sentences written with […].

Social 140

Social Social Networks Platform Organization 140