Category Archives: Books

Internal Social Media: Use or Misuse?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Tom Spiglanin

Euan Semple, author of Organizations Don’t Tweet, People Do and long-time proponent of learning out loud within organizations, yesterday wrote this article that points out the misguided position of those who fear misuse of internal social tools. While I agree … Continue reading →

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Story and Brevity: Important for Writing

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Tom Spiglanin

I try to use principles of good writing when I write my daily blog posts. Two of those are brevity and story. These are occasionally at odds, but they also work quite well together. Brevity: People don’t like to read … Continue reading →

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Learning: Both Journey and Destination

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Tom Spiglanin

In his book, Organizations Don’t Tweet, People Do, Euan Semple describes a phenomenon that happens to those who write or blog frequently. They begin to notice things around them they might otherwise overlook. I’d actually noticed this phenomenon, but Euan gave … Continue reading →

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“Knowledge has to be shared to have value.”

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Tom Spiglanin

The title is a quote from Euan Semple’s book, Organizations Don’t Tweet, People Do. The first few chapters of this thought-provoking book are being discussed this week on Twitter under the hashtag #lrnbk. On its face, the author’s assertion is … Continue reading →

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