Tag Archives: Social Authority

The Invisible Organisation: Why Social Leadership?

Posted on May 31, 2017 by julianstodd

The answer to the questions ‘why Social Leadership?‘ may rather miss the point: it’s not so much a question of ‘why Social?‘, as much as a question of ‘why not just Formal?‘. Within the visible organisation, within the formal hierarchy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Change, Learning, Social Learning | Tagged Authenticity, Change, Community, Formal Power, Leadership, Power, Social Age, Social Authority, Social Leadership, Social Learning, Socially Dynamic Organisation | 10 Comments

Disrupting Power

Posted on July 22, 2016 by julianstodd

I am writing today about power, about different forms of power, and the structures that it is held within. This relates to a number of strands of work that I’m exploring at the moment, from resilience, to Social Leadership, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Authority | Tagged Authority, Black Swans, Communication, Control, Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, Leadership, Networks, Power, Social Authority, Social Leadership | 5 Comments

The Tension Between Formal And Social Leadership

Posted on July 11, 2016 by julianstodd

Organisations need strong formal leadership: the things we have always done, the power we have always used. Leadership within a hierarchy, under the sanction of the organisation itself. An expression of authority based upon position and absolute control. They still … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership | Tagged Authority, Change, Leadership, Reputation, Social, Social Authority, Social Leadership, Socially Dynamic Organisation, Strength, Wisdom | 13 Comments

The Socially Dynamic Organisation: Connected, Adapted, Fluid

Posted on May 27, 2016 by julianstodd

Within the Dynamic Change Framework we explore three manifestations of change within an organisation: the Resistant organisation, which denies any permission to change, the Constrained organisation, which wants to change but is fundamentally unable to relinquish the control to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Change | Tagged Authority, Change, Connected, Dynamic, Dynamic Change, Leadership, Social, Social Age, Social Authority, Social Leadership, Technology | 10 Comments

Aspects of Social Leadership #1

Posted on March 11, 2016 by julianstodd

I’m focussing effort on completing the 2nd Edition of the Social Leadership Handbook this week and next: with that in mind, expect a series of slightly disconnected reflective pieces as i #WorkOutLoud and review old ideas and generate new ones! … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership | Tagged Authority, Change, Dynamic Change, Leadership, Social Age, Social Authority, Social Leadership, Social Leadership Handbook | 2 Comments

Spotlight on the Social Age: Authenticity

Posted on February 1, 2016 by julianstodd

In the Map of the Social Age, ‘Authenticity’ is special location. It’s special because it’s hard to find. Authenticity is almost intangible, and yet easy to spot when it’s missing. It gives you nothing in return, and yet without it … Continue reading →

Posted in Authority | Tagged Authenticity, Authority, Community, Leadership, Power, Reputation, Social Age, Social Authority, Social Leadership | 11 Comments

Humility in Leadership

Posted on August 21, 2015 by julianstodd

It strikes me that those things which used to be peripheral can become central: those things which used to be soft can become hard. There used to be words like ‘competition‘, ‘performance‘ and ‘leadership‘, which were testosterone laden and associated … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership | Tagged Diversity, Equality, Fairness, Kindness, Leadership, Respect, Social Authority, Social Leadership | 34 Comments

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