June 20th, 2005 archives

June 20, 2005 by Patti

Understanding personalities in organizational networks – lovable fools and competent jerks

People often ask about the person in the center of a network or a subgroup in a network: just because they have a lot arrows in and/or out doesn’t mean that they’re a great person, does it? Of course not! My answer (like those of an economics professor in a management course) is always, “It [...]

June 20, 2005 by Patti

Courses in ONA and SNA : Perils and Cautions

My work has increasingly shifted toward knowledge transfer. “Always learning ahead,” I say, as I focus on keeping up to date and providing client teams with the ability to do ONA/SNA as part of long-term initiatives to improve collaboration. This past week while I was at a client teaching a masterclass, Bruce Hoppe blogged about [...]