Influence

I saw a tweet last week where a social media influencer reported that another social media influencer had stopped following a rapper on Twitter. The problem for me was I didn’t know who either of the social media influencers were or who the rapper was. You can call yourself an influencer but a) if people… Read More Influence

Soft power

I’ve mentioned a couple of times what learning teams might need now. One thing I see on a lot of role descriptions is: The ability to influence at all levels throughout an organisation For years we’ve read about the need for learning to have a ‘seat at the table’ but that’s hierarchical power, not social… Read More Soft power

Influencer

Look! A post has reached the highest echelons of engagement! What a meaningless metric. I know who’s responded and how – comment, thumb up, etc – but have no idea if it’s created any influence. I could, as some do, change my profile and add LinkedIn influencer but what does that mean? Can I now… Read More Influencer