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08 2016 December

I took an unconventional path after graduating from Harvard Business School and it made my career

In this series, professionals discuss their experiences accomplishing something for the first time. Read their stories here, then write your own using #IWasTheFirst in the body of the post My...

05 2015 May

What to Do When Execs Avoid Social Media: Answer Their Top 6 Excuses

Leaders know they need to engage in digital and social, but they come up with many excuses, none of which will likely be a surprise...

20 2015 March

3 Things All Engaged Leaders Have In Common

You don’t have to follow every social trend to be engaged with your employees and business, but you do have to master these 3 timeless...

16 2015 February

Best Advice: Understand Your Talents, and Make Them Your Strengths

In this series, professionals share the words of wisdom that made all the difference in their lives. Follow the stories here and write your own (please include the hashtag #BestAdvice...

14 2015 January

Why Facebook at Work Matters

by Charlene Li and Jon Cifuentes Facebook’s new workplace collaboration tool might not offer anything new, but its billion-plus user base makes it a threat...

16 2014 December

Strengthening Employee Relationships In the Digital Era

According to Gallup, employees are disengaged at work — worldwide, only 13% of employees are engaged. This is an astonishing number, and even more so...

15 2014 November

How Good is Your Social Business Governance?

In our research and client work at Altimeter, one of the most misunderstood issues we see is social business governance. I’ve seen it defined as...

31 2014 October

Why Social Selling Works — and Doesn’t

At Altimeter, we’ve been conducting research and working with clients on “social selling”, loosely defined as using social channels like LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube as...

16 2014 October

Fun Foray: Electric Vehicle Test Drive

Occasionally, I’ll depart from my usual writing about business and technology and post about something more personal, which I call a Fun Foray. I recently...