leadership and the new science: Why Social Media Is Here To Stay - Complex Adaptive Systems
- 10/10/09 04:32 AM
I was honored to be the kick-off speaker at New Media Atlanta last month. The topic I was given to speak about was, "Why Social Media Is Here To Stay." The reason is simple. Social Media is the love child of Social Networking and New Science. I actually wrote about this same topic here on ActiveRain in February of 2007, it just had a different title: "Why ActiveRain Is Working Even When It Fels Like It's Not." That post was about a book, Leadership And The New Science, complex adaptive systems, and the death of Newtonian business principles. My opinion … (33 comments)
leadership and the new science: Why ActiveRain Is Working Even When It Feels Like It's Not
- 02/07/07 04:46 AM
Years ago I read a book that changed the way I looked at leadership and my business. I can remember the first time I read it like it was yesterday. I was on an airplane from New York to Los Angeles. Bill Leider had suggested I read it in preparation for some of our sessions on vision and values. I remember getting through the first chapter and feeling like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. My business decisions had never been traditional. The rules and processes that seemed to govern other businesses didn't make any sense to me. And … (66 comments)
I was honored to be the kick-off speaker at New Media Atlanta last month. 
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