Before The Collaborative Organization came out I actually wrote a small ebook to capture the ideas and concepts that then became the full 314 page book.  I wanted to share this ebook with all of you as a bit of thank you for your support and encouragement over the past few years.  I think the message of creating a collaborative organization and investing in the future of work is a powerful one and you will see some big changes around those areas coming to this site soon, but more on that later.  I think we are living in very exciting times where the traditional definitions of what it means to work, to be an employee, and to be a manager are all changing radically.

We are still learning a lot about what this change is going to look and where we are going to end up but a few things are now certain:

  • the way we work is being forever altered with social and collaborative tools and strategies in the enterprise
  • employees now have a voice within their organizations
  • leaders don’t have to be managers and managers aren’t always leaders
  • mangers who manage by fear have no place within organizations
  • the theme for the future is “connect to work”
  • for the first time in the history of business organizations are able to invest in strategies and technologies that not only positively impact the lives of employees at work but also outside of work

Several other things are discussed in the ebook below and for those of you looking for a much deeper time into how to create a collaborative organization, please check out The Collaborative Organization on Amazon.

I uploaded the ebook to slideshare so you can view it below, you can also view the ebook directly on slideshare here.

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