The Reality of Trying to Change a Business
London (UK), December 2013 - Driven by online social-networking tools such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, the way we communicate with stakeholders, staff, and learners has changed forever. Euan Semple, author of "Organizations Don't Tweet - People Do", will examine what these changes mean for people in business during his conference session at Learning Technologies 2014. "Social" has been a buzzword for several years now, but we are still coming to grips with its practical implications. What does it mean to live, work, and learn socially? What are the ramifications for the changing behaviours of employees and managers? What are the myths and realities of the benefits of internet-enabled social interaction? And, crucially, why do some people adapt to it much more easily than others?
At the Learning Technologies Conference in January, author Euan Semple will challenge preconceptions and invite the Conference to consider how to make the most of the socially interactive world in which we now find ourselves. This involves examining the new wave of exciting opportunities for learning in 21st-century organisations, what lies in store for managers, and the role that social technologies will play in the future of work.
- We can learn as never before with the web – how do you enable this in the workplace?
- How do we move from status-conscious experts to conversations between equals?
- How do we help people rediscover their natural curiosity and bring it to work?
- How do we lose the baggage of “management speak” and rediscover our authentic voice?
- What characteristics will make for successful online leaders?
"Getting to Social: the Reality of Trying to Change a Business" takes place at the Learning Technologies 2014 Conference, a two-day event for L&D professionals, 29-30 January at Olympia 2 in London.
