Comments on: Gain Control By Giving It Up http://gillin.com/blog/2010/04/gain-control-by-giving-it-up/ Social Media and the Open Enterprise Fri, 18 May 2012 06:11:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Four Groups' Blog http://gillin.com/blog/2010/04/gain-control-by-giving-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-8357 Four Groups' Blog Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:46:31 +0000 http://gillin.com/blog/?p=2085#comment-8357 <strong>Leadership, Intangibles and Talent Review Q2 2010...</strong> Welcome the second review of 2010. In this issue we have a ramble around current thinking on engagement, kick the tyres on organisational behaviour and give the old leadership tree a good shake. We’ll also explore the following themes; Engagement Strat... Leadership, Intangibles and Talent Review Q2 2010…

Welcome the second review of 2010. In this issue we have a ramble around current thinking on engagement, kick the tyres on organisational behaviour and give the old leadership tree a good shake. We’ll also explore the following themes; Engagement Strat…

]]> By: Charlene Li http://gillin.com/blog/2010/04/gain-control-by-giving-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5088 Charlene Li Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:47:02 +0000 http://gillin.com/blog/?p=2085#comment-5088 Paul - thanks for the review! @Boomergirl -- you've got a good point, that this kind of leadership isn't new and in fact, I make a point in the first chapter to how this democratic leaders, servant leaders, flat heirarchies, etc. have been promoted and discussed for half a century. And yet, traditional command and control dominates and persists because leaders didn't have the information sharing and decision making tools to support distributed organizations. The difference today is that they do -- and these social and collaboration technologies not only enable open leadership but are also forcing it upon unwilling participants! Paul – thanks for the review! @Boomergirl — you’ve got a good point, that this kind of leadership isn’t new and in fact, I make a point in the first chapter to how this democratic leaders, servant leaders, flat heirarchies, etc. have been promoted and discussed for half a century. And yet, traditional command and control dominates and persists because leaders didn’t have the information sharing and decision making tools to support distributed organizations.

The difference today is that they do — and these social and collaboration technologies not only enable open leadership but are also forcing it upon unwilling participants!

]]> By: Broader Implications of Social Media :: Social Fluency http://gillin.com/blog/2010/04/gain-control-by-giving-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5087 Broader Implications of Social Media :: Social Fluency Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:51:50 +0000 http://gillin.com/blog/?p=2085#comment-5087 [...] Gillin’s post today does just that, in the context of describing a new book called Open Leadership by Charlene Li [...] [...] Gillin’s post today does just that, in the context of describing a new book called Open Leadership by Charlene Li [...]

]]> By: Boomergirl http://gillin.com/blog/2010/04/gain-control-by-giving-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5083 Boomergirl Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:49:48 +0000 http://gillin.com/blog/?p=2085#comment-5083 I am not sure this is a 'new' form of leadership. I would suggest it's a form that never got good pick up by traditional media- maybe because it was a "good news" story. I'm in my fifties and have worked 'for' autocratic leaders and with 'democratic' leaders. The democratic leaders have all been great listeners, consummate team players, they've known how to empower their 'front line" and they've demonstrated that shared responsibility is a form of good governance. I am not sure this is a ‘new’ form of leadership. I would suggest it’s a form that never got good pick up by traditional media- maybe because it was a “good news” story. I’m in my fifties and have worked ‘for’ autocratic leaders and with ‘democratic’ leaders. The democratic leaders have all been great listeners, consummate team players, they’ve known how to empower their ‘front line” and they’ve demonstrated that shared responsibility is a form of good governance.

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