
Open Leadership : How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead.
Title:
Open Leadership : How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead.
Author:
Li, Charlene.
ISBN:
9780470636695
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (334 pages)
Contents:
Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK -- GREATER OPENNESS IS INEVITABLE -- WHAT'S IN THE PAGES AHEAD -- BEGINNING THE JOURNEY -- PART I:THE UPSIDE OF GIVING UP CONTROL -- CHAPTER 1: WHY GIVING UP CONTROL IS INEVITABLE -- THE NEW CULTURE OF SHARING -- GOING PUBLIC -- SAYING GOODBYE TO CONTROL -- LETTING GO TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS -- MOVING THE NEW RELATIONSHIPS FORWARD -- YOU'VE SEEN IT ON AN INTERNATIONAL SCALE -- THE LEADER'S DILEMMA -- THE NEW RULES OF OPEN LEADERSHIP -- CHAPTER 2: THE TEN ELEMENTS OF OPENNESS -- THE CONTRADICTORY NATURE OF OPENNESS -- THE TEN OPEN ELEMENTS -- OPEN INFORMATION SHARING -- OPEN DECISION MAKING -- PART II: CRAFTING YOUR OPEN STRATEGY -- CHAPTER 3: OBJECTIVES DETERMINE HOW OPEN YOU WILL BE -- WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? -- LEARN: INVOLVING THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION -- DIALOG: GETTING PEOPLE TALKING -- SUPPORT BECOMES PROACTIVE AND INTEGRATED -- INNOVATE: MOVING CROWDSOURCING INTO THE ORGANIZATION -- THE OBJECTIVES AND YOUR STRATEGIC GOALS -- THE APPLE FACTOR -- CHAPTER 4: UNDERSTANDING AND MEASURING THE BENEFITS OF BEING OPEN -- THE BENEFITS OF OPEN LEARNING -- THE BENEFITS OF OPEN DIALOG -- THE BENEFITS OF OPEN SUPPORT -- THE BENEFITS OF OPEN INNOVATION -- CHAPTER 5: STRUCTURING OPENNESS WITH SANDBOX COVENANTS -- WHY STRUCTURE IS NEEDED -- CREATING SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYEES -- GUIDELINES: PROVIDING GUARDRAILS FOR ENGAGEMENT -- BEST PRACTICES AND HOW-TOS SET EXPECTATIONS -- OVERSIGHT AND CONSEQUENCES: WHEN MANAGEMENT GETS INVOLVED -- AN EXAMPLE OF EMPLOYEE GUIDELINES IN ACTION -- INVITING CUSTOMERS INTO A COVENANT -- CODES OF CONDUCT AND DISCLOSURE POLICIES -- DEALING WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT -- SOME LAST WORDS OF ADVICE -- CHAPTER 6: ORCHESTRATING YOUR OPEN STRATEGY -- CREATE THE SOCIALGRAPHIC PROFILE.
IDENTIFY KEY WORKFLOWS AND STAKEHOLDERS -- ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS FOR OPENNESS -- CHOOSING AND TRANSITIONING ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS -- ASSIGNING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -- THE NEED FOR TRAINING AND INCENTIVES -- PART III: OPEN LEADERSHIP: REDEFINING RELATIONSHIPS -- CHAPTER 7: OPEN LEADERSHIP: MIND-SETS AND TRAITS -- THE DIMENSIONS OF OPEN LEADERSHIP -- THE OPTIMISTIC LEADER -- THE COLLABORATIVE LEADER -- THE OPEN LEADERSHIP ARCHETYPES -- CHAPTER 8: NURTURING OPEN LEADERSHIP -- THE TRUTH BEHIND AUTHENTICITY -- TRANSPARENCY IS NOT ABOUT SHOW-AND-TELL EVERYTHING -- SUPPORTING OPEN LEADERSHIP WITH TECHNOLOGY -- OPEN LEADERS AS CATALYSTS -- CHAPTER 9: THE FAILURE IMPERATIVE -- BUILDING THE TRUST THAT COMES FROM FAILURE -- STRUCTURE YOUR RISK-TAKING AND FAILURE SYSTEMS -- CHAPTER 10: HOW OPENNESS TRANSFORMS ORGANIZATIONS -- STATE BANK OF INDIA: MAKING THE ELEPHANT DANCE -- CISCO: ORGANIC GROWTH OF COLLABORATION TAKES TIME -- BEST BUY: RELEASING THE PASSION OF ZEALOTS -- PROCTER & GAMBLE: STRUCTURING OPENNESS -- DELL: WHERE DIRECT DRIVES THE CULTURE -- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: TRANSFORMING DIPLOMACY -- ENDNOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- THE AUTHOR -- SUBJECT INDEX -- NAME INDEX.
Abstract:
An essential guide for leaders who want to use social media to be "open" while maintaining control "Be Open, Be Transparent, Be Authentic" are the current leadership mantras-but companies often push back. Business is premised on the concept of control and yet the new world order demands openness-leaders do not know how to be open and be in control. This must-have resource will help the modern leader understand how to lead in the new open world-where blogging, twittering, facebooking, and digging are becoming the norm. the author lays out the steps that leaders must take to transform their organizations and themselves into being "open" -and exactly what that will mean. Shows how to use social media to become an open organization Offers basic advice for leaders who are adapting to the new era of openness in the marketplace The author Charlene Li is one of the foremost experts on social media and technologies In easy-to-understand language, this book will help leaders orient themselves to social networking and other technological advances.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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