Category Archives: Personal Brand

The Social Business: aligning social learning and leadership to the values driven organisation

Posted on September 17, 2013 by julianstodd

There’s a shift towards a more social culture of business: not just engaged in social spaces, but values driven and responsible. Being proud of your credentials is no longer the preserve of niche cosmetics manufacturers and cooperatives: it’s now on … Continue reading →

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The 2nd Dimension of Social Leadership: Engagement in the NET Model

Posted on August 21, 2013 by julianstodd

In a new series of articles, i’m outlining the NET Model of Social Leadership, which covers three dimensions: Narrative, Engagement and Technology. NET is a comprehensive model that looks at the skills and behaviours that Social Leaders need in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Authority, Collaboration, Communication, Community, Control, Foundations, Hierarchy, Informal Spaces, Knowledge, Leadership, Learning, Meaning, Narrative, Personal Brand, Personal Learning Network, Sharing, Social Capital, Storytelling | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Legacy, lethargy, and the need to be #agile

Posted on July 11, 2013 by julianstodd

Only agile organisations will thrive in the Social Age, but the barriers to agility are multifold. Some attitudinal, some technical, some about capability and competence. Innovation and creativity are strangled by legacy and lethargy. But we don’t have to live … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Agile, Authority, Challenge, Change, Collaboration, Communication, Community, Control, Creative, Culture, Hierarchy, Innovation, Leadership, Mistakes, Narrative, Personal Brand | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 50 Comments

Growing your social learning strategy: 11 key questions on authority and expertise

Posted on June 26, 2013 by julianstodd

Knowledge management is a tricky thing. Expertise and authority may exist, but you can’t find it. In social learning, we want to engage with these experts, we need to build emergent communities with the power to make a difference, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Agile, Authority, Broadcast, Collaboration, Community, Community of Practice, Control, Curation, Engagement, Learning, Partnership, Personal Brand, Personal Learning Network, Social Capital, Social Learning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 34 Comments

8 behaviours of Social Leadership

Posted on May 23, 2013 by julianstodd

I started exploring the traits of the Social Leader yesterday and wanted to follow up with some further thoughts today. The Social Leader can navigate formal and informal spaces with ease, equally at home engaging online as in person. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Agile, Authority, Collaboration, Community, Culture, Effectiveness, Formal Spaces, Global, Knowledge, Leadership, Learning, Management, Networking, Personal Brand, Personal Learning Network, Social Learning, Social Media | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Social legacy: Paris Brown and the right to learn

Posted on April 10, 2013 by julianstodd

This isn’t a post about politics and policing: it’s a post about learning and the legacy of social media. The right to learn and the right to grow up. There’s been a scandal brewing in the UK over the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Age, Authority, Brand, Culture, Disclosure, Diversity, Equality, Experience, Facebook, Freedom, Information, Integrity, Leadership, Learning, Learning Culture, Legacy, Mistakes, News, Personal Brand, Social Learning, Social Media, Tone of Voice, Truth, Twitter, Understanding | Tagged , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Curating yourself in social learning spaces: adding value

Posted on February 15, 2013 by julianstodd

I was having a long conversation yesterday afternoon with someone who is just returning to work after five years away, raising children. She was pondering on how to ‘get‘ Twitter, how to do something meaningful with social media and how … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Apps, Authority, Brand, Curation, Experience, Fact, Ideas, Information, Journalism, Knowledge, Learning, Learning Technology, Meaning, Mobile Learning, Narrative, Personal Brand, Reflection, Social Media, Stories, Storytelling | Tagged , , , | 41 Comments

Finding your fashion: learning to coordinate learning

Posted on December 17, 2012 by julianstodd

Superdry is an achingly trendy brand at the moment: i know this because all the cool kids are wearing it. And half of my friends. In a fit of Christmas shopping enthusiasm, i ventured into the store over the weekend … Continue reading →

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Patrick Moore: a life of learning and inspiration

Posted on December 10, 2012 by julianstodd

It was a long journey to school, by car, then train and, finally, a walk. In winter months, for added adventure and to uphold the somewhat antiquated view of building character, we still wore shorts, leading to the little known … Continue reading →

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