Comments on: Socialutions And The Social Media Pretenders

By: Chris Bailey

Chris Bailey — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:46:04 +0000

Thanks, Scott…I just downloaded and look forward to reading. Appreciate you posting the link here. Cheers!

By: Scott Allen

Scott Allen — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:40:36 +0000

Hey Chris – just thought I’d let you know that our new e-book, “Socialutions: Management Methods for the Social Era”, is now available for free download:

http://linktosocialutions.com/?page_id=622

By: Chris Bailey

Chris Bailey — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:58:27 +0000

Kare, both of those remarks are ones I get often, as well…particularly the “losing control” one. It gets interesting when I respond: “But you never really had control to begin with. It was all a bit of self-delusion.” We’re currently in the midst of a seismic shift in attitudes in regards to org culture, connecting deeply with customers/members/constituents, and employee engagement. Once upon a time, each of these may have been considered in isolation. Now, it’s starting to be clear that these three organizational elements are interrelating in new, and depending on your perspective, scary ways.

I’m an impatient sort of guy but I’m learning that most organizations that want to succeed and remain vibrant for the long-term will eventually need to come around to this same conclusion. We just need to stay in the game and help them get there.

By: Chris Bailey

Chris Bailey — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:44:40 +0000

Jordan, I think many execs in organizations have absolutely no idea what their true culture is. They have their values/mission/vision neatly printed on cards or posters and think that’s their culture. Unfortunately, there’s much more to it than that but they look for the easy route. So when they try to implement a social media strategy that doesn’t jive with their true culture, the disconnect is often perceived by everyone else but the executive powers.

By: Kare Anderson

Kare Anderson — Sat, 31 May 2008 18:41:37 +0000

This post really resonated with me, having just come from speaking at a conference where the divide fell mostly along generational lines.
The older the attendee the more likely the remarks about “losing control” or, as Jordan so aptly cited, ““so, what’s our Facebook strategy?”

The younger the attendee the more likely they were to echo your message here. You, Chris, should be on one of the committees for the future of meetings that’s been created over the past, well, decade within the groups/associations of leaders in the meeting industry…

… but you’d have to promise to not run out of the room screaming. At least the scene would probably not appear on YouTube. Today I wrote about TelePresence and meetings and my first response were not via comments but emails from 4 meeting planners.. . ah well.

No appropriate use of tech before its time… as determined by….?

Kudos, by the way on another good post

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:08:01 +0000

Chris, if only I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard an organization ask “so, what’s our Facebook strategy?”…

Culture is such an important part of business and if your culture doesn’t match your actions, there is always a disconnect with clients/customers/constituents. Sometimes it’s actually better not to do the cool, hip, cutting edge things to stay true to who you are and resonate with audience.

By: Ready, Fire, Aim? | socialutions

Ready, Fire, Aim? | socialutions — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:28:40 +0000

[...] Chris Bailey writes: “Most organizations will simply try to lay the latest business fad on top of their current operations and culture. Regardless of whether they implement this innovation with the best of intentions or not, they’ll soon discover that this course of action will lead to failure with a high probability rate.” [...]