September 2007 - Posts

• Social Media: 3 big things I learned today

  AMSTERDAM -- It feels like I live here now. I am back in Amsterdam to chair a conference on social media and internal communications . We're in the Amsterdam Hilton where John & Yoko had a bed-in only 37 years ago. I think they've changed the linen Read More... Posted 25 September 2007 20:13 by David Ferrabee | 3 Comments Filed under: social media, Technology, etc.

• Data doesn't drive good decisions

  CHELSEA -- Here's my contention: polling isn't the only way to come to a good decision... In fact, I'm not even sure it is a very good way. Take today's polls of the British electorate . They may prompt Prime Minister Gordon Brown to call an election Read More... Posted 24 September 2007 08:09 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale, measurement

• Management evil: it's always the quiet ones

  "I am completely sure that my son is innocent. He was so sensitive as a child. He loved animals." Krystian Bala's mom The Observer 16.09.07 OVER THE NORTH SEA -- The quote listed above was from the weekend newspaper. I am sure it was in others. It describes Read More... Posted 18 September 2007 08:36 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: People management, Change Management, involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale

• Do we need employer league tables?

  WEST LONDON -- It's a busy weekend. Too much going on and work interfering with family responsibilities. But I have found a bit of an oasis that has lifted my spirits. I am being serenaded on flute and piano. I think the building is a chapel, but it might Read More... Posted 15 September 2007 15:39 by David Ferrabee | 1 Comments

• Talking to other people's employees

  OVER FRANCE -- I will admit it. I am kind of obsessed with private equity firms. Scott and Charlotte are looking at how me might approach them, but I get excited about the communication challenges they face. The first one I followed closely was the Canadian Read More... Posted 14 September 2007 08:49 by David Ferrabee | 2 Comments Filed under: Strategy, CEO, Change Management, M & A, involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale

• Referrals & testimonials: the new way of doing business

  "Nepotism belongs in the arts, not in plumbing." The Princess Diaries 2 BARCELONA -- I love quotes from unlikely sources. However, I think it illustrates an interesting point. Tradition has it that business is done based on merit, and that is still an Read More... Posted 13 September 2007 07:32 by David Ferrabee | 1 Comments Filed under: Consulting, People management, New business, marketing, social media, Technology, selling, etc.

• Generational change in business

  TWICKENHAM -- I am at a long heralded Police concert in Twickenham . Undoubtedly, I am lucky to be here. Unfortunately, the 65-year-old woman in front of me seems to have digestive problems. And as a result, I have been suffering from nausea and temporary Read More... Posted 10 September 2007 10:42 by David Ferrabee | 1 Comments

• Second Life: still causes shock and gafaws

  PORTMAN SQUARE -- I always both relish and fear the part of the Social Media Workshop where we look at Second Life. In part because I am still not entirely comfortable on Second Life , but mostly because people have amazing reactions. Most people are Read More... Posted 05 September 2007 10:37 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: social media, Technology, etc.

• How do you explain strategic consulting?

  PICCADILLY -- I fell off my bike last week. Which hurt my pride and my knee. And scared the poor guy paying for his pizza, as I bounced of the hood of the car in front of his house. The streets of residential London are getting harder to navigate. They Read More... Posted 04 September 2007 14:27 by David Ferrabee | 1 Comments Filed under: Strategy, Change Management