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The leadership of the PR Warrior
by Geoff Barbaro on 12. Aug, 2011 in Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Geoff's Blog, Leadership
Social Media and the tumbling walls
by Geoff Barbaro on 16. May, 2011 in Blogs, Communication, Corporate Growing Pains, Geoff's Blog, Risk Management
For the last few weeks, I have been working with some people helping them develop a better understanding of social media. Like many in management, consultancy and communication fields, I have been working on my own understanding for some time as this is a developing and changing field. Let’s start by saying Twitter is one [...]
#bakedrelief modelling Exemplary Leadership
by Michelle Delebet on 20. Jan, 2011 in Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Issues and crisis, Leadership, Michelle's Blogs, Values
A Brisbane woman, concerned for the welfare of her family, inspires a community movement #bakedrelief and demonstrates Exemplary Leadership in the model of Kouzes and Posner.
Respect, trust and the workplace
by Geoff Barbaro on 08. Nov, 2010 in Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Geoff's Blog, Organisational Alignment, Values
Our starting points should be respect for our fellow human beings, respect and trust in people rather than refusing to give them the basic rights that all people deserve. Respect and trust are things to be lost, not gained.
Twitter, Microsoft and corporate growing pains
by Geoff Barbaro on 10. Oct, 2010 in Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Featured, Geoff's Blog, Leadership, Organisational Alignment
Twitter seems to accept that corporate growing pains are a natural part of corporate life, need to be recognised and addressed, and that they are a valuable part of corporate life. They have identified passion bleeders and success barriers and taken steps to remove them. Microsoft seems to be denying the existence of growing pains, instead looking at external forces (eg competitors, GFC). As a result, many are asking what Microsoft stands for and are looking much more closely at the values and products of others.
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