I’m currently reading an excellent book that is very much aligned with your topic of networks and networking - it’s called “Ground Of Your Choosing” by Beverly Ryle. In this book she discusses the flaws with traditional networks and how to create long lasting, authentic relationships that are mutually beneficial and build over time. You make some great points in your article, and I believe you would enjoy the book.
Our assumption has been that temporary networks, or clusters of people, constantly come and go within the confines of one or more permanent networks. Some temporary networks come into being, perform their job or mission, and disappear quickly. But they often spawn other networks, temporary and permanent, that are sometime stronger and longer lasting than the original as members coalesce around common goals, skills, traits, etc. I totally agree with you that it’s difficult to know whether a network should be temporary or permanent, and in fact, the members themselves often times make that determination in an ad-hoc way once the mission of the network becomes more obvious via member engagement. I believe we can constantly learn and improve how online tools can naturally fit into, and augment, our offline contexts.
Thanks for experimenting with us! People like you play a big role in making it possible for us to get this right and we’re lucky to be able to learn along side you. Let’s do it again as we get more of the discussion and mixed-media elements into place that you mentioned.
Thanks for the post! At any one time, I’ve found Executives are interested in different domain related subjects based on their role and/or their current challenges, which speaks to this notion of cross pollination. At Executive Networks we have found that although you are a peer in the Chief HR Officer Network, if you are working on a global talent 2.0 program, you may in fact want to cross domains and networks to dialogue with the members of the tight knit closed private network around enterprise talent 2.0.
Thanks John for the recommended reading, I’ve added it to the queue.
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BY John R. Sedivy
ON September 4, 2010 05:12 PM
I’m currently reading an excellent book that is very much aligned with your topic of networks and networking - it’s called “Ground Of Your Choosing” by Beverly Ryle. In this book she discusses the flaws with traditional networks and how to create long lasting, authentic relationships that are mutually beneficial and build over time. You make some great points in your article, and I believe you would enjoy the book.
BY Amy Sample Ward
ON September 8, 2010 02:06 PM
Thank you for the recommendation, John! I have not read it or heard of it, actually, but will definitely check it out.
Thanks again!
BY Darren Lancaster
ON September 8, 2010 02:29 PM
Amy,
Our assumption has been that temporary networks, or clusters of people, constantly come and go within the confines of one or more permanent networks. Some temporary networks come into being, perform their job or mission, and disappear quickly. But they often spawn other networks, temporary and permanent, that are sometime stronger and longer lasting than the original as members coalesce around common goals, skills, traits, etc. I totally agree with you that it’s difficult to know whether a network should be temporary or permanent, and in fact, the members themselves often times make that determination in an ad-hoc way once the mission of the network becomes more obvious via member engagement. I believe we can constantly learn and improve how online tools can naturally fit into, and augment, our offline contexts.
Thanks for experimenting with us! People like you play a big role in making it possible for us to get this right and we’re lucky to be able to learn along side you. Let’s do it again as we get more of the discussion and mixed-media elements into place that you mentioned.
Darren
BY Lauren Klein
ON September 8, 2010 06:11 PM
Thanks for the post! At any one time, I’ve found Executives are interested in different domain related subjects based on their role and/or their current challenges, which speaks to this notion of cross pollination. At Executive Networks we have found that although you are a peer in the Chief HR Officer Network, if you are working on a global talent 2.0 program, you may in fact want to cross domains and networks to dialogue with the members of the tight knit closed private network around enterprise talent 2.0.
Thanks John for the recommended reading, I’ve added it to the queue.