TY  - BOOK
AU  - Li,Charlene
TI  - Open leadership: how social technology can transform the way you lead 
SN  - 9780470597262 (cloth)
AV  - HD57.7 .L5 2010
U1  - 658.4/092 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - San Francisco
PB  - Jossey-Bass
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Technology
KW  - Influence
KW  - Online social networks
KW  - F�uhrungsstil
KW  - swd
KW  - Management
KW  - Soziale Software
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; The upside of giving up control -- Why giving up control is inevitable -- The ten elements of openness -- Crafting your open strategy --Objectives determine how open you will be -- Understanding and measuring the benefits of being open -- Structuring openness with sandbox covenants -- Orchestrating your open strategy -- Open leadership: redefining relationships -- Open leadership: mind=sets and traits -- Nurturing open leadership -- The failure imperative -- How openness transforms organizations
N2  - Offers guidance in understanding how to lead in the new open world--where blogging, Twittering, Facebooking and Digging are becoming the norm--and explains what leaders must do to transform themselves and their organizations; An essential guide for leaders who want to use social media to be 'open' while maintaining control. 'Be Open, Be Transparent, Be Authentic' are the current leadership mantras - but companies often push back. Business is premised on the concept of control and yet the new world order demands openness - leaders do not know how to be open and be in control. This must-have resource will help the modern leader understand how to lead in the new open world-where blogging, twittering, facebooking, and digging are becoming the norm. The author lays out the steps that leaders must take to transform their organizations and themselves into being 'open' - and exactly what that will mean. The key features of the book include: shows how to use social media to become an open organization; offers basic advice for leaders who are adapting to the new era of openness in the marketplace; and the author Charlene Li is one of the foremost experts on social media and technologies. In easy-to-understand language, this book will help leaders orient themselves to social networking and other technological advances
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