tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994561579739999989.post8352718206553364648..comments2024-02-28T10:15:50.335+02:00Comments on Lotus Evangelist: Silos Happen? Part 1Keith Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107190540208956954noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994561579739999989.post-92146181827462604662012-05-11T22:31:14.838+03:002012-05-11T22:31:14.838+03:00Luis, thanks for the comments. The surface is stil...Luis, thanks for the comments. The surface is still rough indeed.Keith Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107190540208956954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994561579739999989.post-68420930989585417552012-05-11T20:56:02.791+03:002012-05-11T20:56:02.791+03:00Hi Keith, thanks much for putting together this ra...Hi Keith, thanks much for putting together this rather insightful blog post and for the thought-provoking arguments on what it is like truly living social. I think you have indicated quite nicely what are some of the main challenges and how the focus on technology per se is just unsustainable, since we will just be shifting from one tool to another with the same mindset and therefore those silos will continue to exist as they are. <br /><br />We need to break the chain, making a mental shift of how we collaborate, share our knowledge, get work done. It's all a mindset. It's all shifting gears from a "Need to Know" basis to a "Need to Share" basis. From a "Need to manage my team to do what I want them to do" to "I need to help my team achieve their excellence by going the extra mile for them, not just for me". Yes, it's a tougher challenge, but it's the one for which the battle is worth while fighting for.<br /><br />In a way, it's a truly social business transformation of your own business to leave those necessary silos that you would want to keep using to protect your info, but breaking all of the other ones you don't need. Along the lines of what I hinted on <a href="http://kcy.me/8i6l" rel="nofollow">this blog post</a> not long ago. <br /><br />The challenge is not technology, nor the business, but our mindset, how we think about business, what we do at the end of the day to keep the business running and that's the main challenge of why there is still a lot of work to be carried out, because we haven't even touched the surface! :) <br /><br />Keep it up, Keith! Look forward to Part Deux!Luis Suarezhttp://www.elsua.netnoreply@blogger.com