Mike Caldwell, Nike's global director of brand knowledge creation and sharing, credits the intranet with improving communication between Nike headquarters in Beaverton and the international offices, which account for more than 40 per cent of the company's $US6 billion in global footwear sales. That's not bad for a project that cost Nike just about $US3 million to develop, notes Caldwell, a runner himself who has cross-trained in a variety of roles ranging from sales to IT since joining the company in 1983.

Shortening the Time-to-Sneaker

Source: www.cio.com.au Posted by bee 730 days, 6 hours, 25 minutes ago

During an awkward conversation with my company’s webmaster, he said that an intranet is the same as the internet. He said they both serve the exact same purpose, same audience and should look the same. I disagree, and here’s why:

• Goals: Buy a product vs. Find a resource
• Design: Promotional vs. Functional
• Content: Push vs. Social
• Audience: External vs. Internal

Source: valeriehoven.wordpress.com Posted by bee 735 days, 7 hours, 1 minute ago

Lately, it seems that just about everyone and everything has a Facebook page, Twitter account or blog. Employees who are responsible for updating or managing those social media channels have likely been instructed on what can and can’t be posted.

Although the FTC “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising" are explicit about transparency, there are still a lot of questions that many employees have about what is and is not acceptable. Taking Constitutional Law out of the mix, let’s focus on the company or organizational policy.

Here are a set of rules that organizations should consider implementing to ensure that both the organization and the employee understand how to engage online.

Source: www.ragan.com Posted by bee 737 days, 7 hours, 45 minutes ago

We know the number one reason people find your intranet superfluous to requirements; irrelevant information. The ‘news’ stories are often Company focussed (what ‘we’ need to tell ‘you’, the little people) rather than ‘people focussed’ (what ‘you’ need to know to get stuff done).

We know that if an intranet, or the content, ain’t useful then it ain’t used! But what about the secret, number two, insidious reason?

Source: kilobox.net Posted by bee 738 days, 7 hours, 23 minutes ago

Many web projects end up in a conflict between the 'business units' and IT.

Who’s right most often? HR, IT or Communications?

The departments that are correct are the ones that best work together. I have seen many bad examples.

• But at the end it are the people who have to do it, not the departments.

• The department that is most right, employs people that best try to understand others and actively try to work together.

• These departments have a culture where sharing (knowledge, ownership and responsibility) is actively promoted.

Actually both parties are right, but what I really noticed in the discussions was a lack of trust in the capabilities and intentions of the others on both sides. This is a management issue and it is not so hard to solve. But people have to step over old grieves first.

Source: www.baszurburg.com Posted by BasZurburg 739 days, 17 hours, 18 minutes ago

Any technology implementation should at least consider whether or not an official change management program is needed. Often, an Enterprise 2.0 project is a change management project that happens to involve technology, not the reverse. For the organization to be as successful as possible in this environment, as many as possible of the users must use the environment as well as possible, as soon as possible.

The relationships between number of users, the effectiveness with which they operate in the new environment, and the speed with which they come on-board are directly correlated with the success of the project and the overall program. Thus good change management during the implementation is of the utmost importance.

Source: aiimcommunities.org Posted by bee 740 days, 20 hours, 19 minutes ago

I ran a workshop at the J.Boye Philadelphia conference this morning: "Using governance to future-proof the intranet."

My underlying key message is this: Intranets evolve. They are a process, not a project. Therefore you need to plant "governance seeds" throughout the organization. They will grow and develop as the organization evolves. They will help build a new attitude towards the intranet. They will bring more impact than a governance document!

Source: www.netjmc.net Posted by support 742 days, 18 hours, 24 minutes ago

Even if you’re a seasoned intranet professional, there’s always something you haven’t heard before. Sometimes, the very nature of the intranet (being internally focused and heavily customized to your corporate culture) lends itself to being cut off from the outside world.

Source: lawfirmintranet.com Posted by admin 745 days, 7 hours, 6 minutes ago

What do Enterprise 2.0 and weight loss fads have in common?

First off, I'll admit the concept might be a stretch, but work with me here. Two of the hottest topics currently in debate regarding E2.0 are ROI and adoption. We agree, we disagree, we agree to disagree, and round and round we go.

And that's fine. It's healthy actually. But I think we often talk in high-level terms when it comes to E2.0, and in order to make E2.0 a business success, we need to get down to the nitty-gritty.

For star...

Source: inmagicinc.blogspot.com Posted by bee 749 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes ago

A lot of companies we work with are using their intranets to leverage their corporate brand and communicate their culture. After a couple years of being numbers focused, leadership is recognizing that engagement plays a key role in future success.

So, if you’re giving your intranet a tune-up to align it – and employees – with the company’s vision, then consider the following:

• What content will be on the site?
• You don’t want to bog employees down with another task.
• Your first shot has got to be your best shot.
• Recognition should be a part of it.
• It’s all about engagement/teamwork.

Source: www.goodcompanyblog.com Posted by bee 750 days, 18 hours, 24 minutes ago