Post on 22-May-2015
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Do you ignite the power of your internal communities?
don’t worry – most other companies don’t realize their potential either
Over time communities in companies rise and fall
and nobody seems to do anything about it, or derive real value from them
It is a shame! internal communities can really boost your business
Management tends to think they have defined communities of
practice…yet numerous studies have proven them wrong
In reality their communities are disconnected and unfocused
They look like they are on a wild goose chase
No wonder most don’t deliver
70% of the community members are unknown
Initiatives aim at the perceived 100%, touch 30% and only move 10%
If you just want the status quo or don’t want to know the status…
… then carry on with business as usual
If you want to leverage your communities……and harvest their full benefits –read on
To know your employee communities takes some effort!
But starting in the right way will take you a long way
Turn off your organizational autopilot and think organically!
Find out what you really want and need to know
Ask your colleagues who is really in their community!
This will snowball and reveal a community’s real shape and size
Map the interrelationships of each community
And you will find the central hubs that connect members and who is peripheral
Blend in demographic and performance knowledge
Your company knows a lot about its employees - use it!
Analyze!Understand the strength and training potential of your community muscle
When you know your communities, you can do so
much moreAnd you are off to a strong start!
A.Get your communities connected and
breakdown silosShare valuable knowledge and act as one company
B.Lead the communities to pull in
the same directionNow you can use the force of the entire population at once
C.Activate your real influencers to
transform the rest of the organizationLeverage the trusted influencers instead of the loudest voices
Does it sound hard to do?Well, it’s not hard, it just takes the right tools and knowledge to accomplish it
Don’t worryINNOVISOR can help you connect the dots.
We have the tools to map and analyze you community, and we are never on autopilot
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