Yammer users are often looking for ways to find the specific information they are looking for amidst a sea of resources and posts. They are looking for ways to make Yammer feel small...except when they're not. Sometimes, people look to Yammer to expand beyond their team and what they already know and who they are … Continue reading Top 10 ways to go BIG with Yammer
Month: February 2017
One Perfect Song: No Surrender
"No Surrender" Written by Bruce Springsteen Performed by Bruce Springsteen Released June 4, 1984 There is something special about your teenage summer nights. Tapping on your buddy's window late on a Saturday night long after everyone in the house is asleep, because you absolutely have to talk. Driving around your hometown, looking in vain for something to … Continue reading One Perfect Song: No Surrender
Working Out Loud, Week 6
Working Out Loud is about the work we do, except when it's not. Working Out Loud focuses on professional goals we set for ourselves and professional networks we create, except when it doesn't. As my first Working Out Loud group enters it's 7th week, our group is beginning to see the amazing benefits of pursuing a … Continue reading Working Out Loud, Week 6
Top 10 ways to go Small with Yammer
With over 8,000 users, and average engagement rates of 33%, I am very happy with the way people are using our Yammer network. But to many, our network feels too big. They express concerns about the ability to find the information they need, to get to the place they want to be, and to be … Continue reading Top 10 ways to go Small with Yammer
Straight from the Gutter
My friend Michael had just come home after spending a college semester abroad in London. We met for lunch to catch up after his return home, and he handed me a cassette tape. "I heard these guys performing on the street in London, and they were great. Listen to the tape...You'll love it." Michael told me … Continue reading Straight from the Gutter
Working Out Loud, Week 5
Generosity takes different forms. This week in Working Out Loud (WOL), we were encouraged to share a list 50 things about ourself with the other people in our circle. We were advised that this would be a challenging, yet rewarding experience. I agree. My list begins by stating that "I am Jewish." This should come as … Continue reading Working Out Loud, Week 5
A Broken Melon, and the Lessons of Good Networking
At first, I thought someone had dropped a melon, but then I heard the gasps. An older woman had fainted. She lay motionless, and blood began to drip from her head wound to the dull, gray concrete floor below. She was soon roused back to consciousness, and walked out to another room. The blood was quickly … Continue reading A Broken Melon, and the Lessons of Good Networking
Working Out Loud, Week 4
Week 4 presents an interesting intersection of competing interests for Working Out Loud. On one hand, we are encouraged to do a "vanity search" online for ourselves. From Facebook, to LinkedIn, to Twitter and beyond. What does our online presence look like to us? Are we happy with the way we are represented online? Does … Continue reading Working Out Loud, Week 4
Meet Yammer, the middle child
Meet the Enterprise Social Network family. I call them the "ESN's" for short. They live in a rather remote area, but they stay connected to their extended family of social networking collaboration platforms through regular blog updates, comparative news articles and the unplanned, sometimes uncomfortable reunions at trade shows and conferences. The ESN's have three children. The … Continue reading Meet Yammer, the middle child
