Leadership in the new collaborative world

[Sean Lew]

Many business leaders acknowledged that Enterprise 2.0 is something important to the organisation and some of these leaders have spent time investigating how they can implement it and leverage the benefits of Enterprise 2.0. A smaller group of them have adopted Enterprise 2.0 within their organisations. This is all great news.

I believe that many leaders do not understand that Enterprise 2.0 changes the way people work within an organisation – from the top all the way to the bottom. Gen Y’s are looking for open communication, honesty, information and innovation. The younger generation is expecting alot from their leaders and this is will have a growing impact on organisations as more Gen Y’s enter into the workforce. Leaders must start changing the way they manage their organisations, the old command and control way of doing things is slowly fading away. Collaboration, communication and innovation are all important aspects.

I am not saying that all command and control should be removed. What I am saying is that leaders need to find the right balance in everything they do. Constantly seeking feedback on issues that affect individuals, collaborate and listen to employees, embrace and fine-tune innovations.



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