French Finance Minister Declares French rEvolution in Economic Policy is a real-time case study with lessons for G7 Knowledge Economy transition—”Courage” to the rats—A new French realism?
Illinois leaders were addressed by Her Excellency Christine Lagarde, Economy, Industry and Employment Minister, Republic of France at the special luncheon held in her honor by the Executives’ Club of Chicago at the Westin on 23 May 2008. Attending were Chicago Mayor Richard M. and Maggie Daley, a French delegation that included the Ambassador of France to the U.S. Pierre Vimont, the Head of Cabinet Christian Dufour, David Appia, Minister Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs, and numerous executives of Chicago Fortune 500 firms.
If one were not listening attentively and willing to question stereotypes, it would have been too easy miss this intriguing story. However, as in all things “2.0,” profound change manifests slowly at first, and I detected a glimmer of disruption in France’s status quo. Having lived in West Berlin surrounded by the concrete reality of a wall that subsequently, unbelievably, came down, I ask myself, “What if France were […]
People who invest considerable time into building large LinkedIn networks regularly ask how they can send group communications to their networks. This is a regular topic in LinkedIn Answers and on external blogs and message boards. Here we will discuss the motivation behind the impulse to send group emails, namely the desire to use the “digital multiplier,” and solutions that do *not* involve spamming.
Forrester’s recent report, Global Enterprise Web 2.0 Market Forecast: 2007 To 2013(1), offers excellent insights into the enterprise adoption of Web 2.0 technologies but falls into the trap of entertaining assumptions that are becoming less true by the day. In this brief market comment, I will discuss and correct so that you can appreciate their findings more and put them into a different perspective.
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Executive’s Guide to Linkedin quarterly report. Although the Executive’s Guide to LinkedIn is a professional service like many others offered by CSRA, it is also a community of highly motivated people. Our clients depend on us to research, create and deliver innovative services to help them understand social networks from an enterprise viewpoint and, more importantly, how to use them to get real-world results. Periodically, I will keep you apprised of EGLI’s results, challenges and goals and, as EGLI launched in January 2008, here goes with the first one.