Comments on: Auditors and Enterprise 2.0 technologies http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2007/02/12/auditors-and-enterprise-20-technologies/ "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." - Dorothy Parker Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:49:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jon Husband http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2007/02/12/auditors-and-enterprise-20-technologies/#comment-19479 Jon Husband Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:14:17 +0000 http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2007/02/12/auditors-and-enterprise-20-technologies/#comment-19479 I think that you are correct. I also think that anywhere effective OD principles have been used before and especially any organiozation of size where there have been years of org. dev't initiatives, many of the leaders and managers would realize the wisdom of your statement. I think much of the fear comes from having seen or heard reported the general impacts / effects of the first sharp edges of a new set of instruments and a new pent-up social process. Those have been coming thicker and faster since the beginnings of the desktop computer in the workplace 20 years ago, culminating in the pain of implementing large ERP systems that most often did not account for the social aspects nor yield (again usually) the necessary flexibilities and ability to collaborate that are still important issues to address. Most adults at work are responsible people and will gladly adopt tools and processes that are easy to learn, easy tio use and allow them to concentrate on resolving problems or providing better service through pointing colleagues to information. What is at least as important as the tools and their characteristics is a culture that will help people move past hoarding information or reacting to problems, and IMO that is where the implementation of purposeful blogging and wiki capabilities will be very helpdul. Their implementation IMO can be of great help in creating a focused and responsive culture that will use current information and collaboration to get things done, to make service better. They offer the possibility of enabling open and flowing information carried and delivered by people who by and large will know how to (and will want to) act responsibly if they are treated as responsible partners in the enterprise. I think that you are correct. I also think that anywhere effective OD principles have been used before and especially any organiozation of size where there have been years of org. dev’t initiatives, many of the leaders and managers would realize the wisdom of your statement.

I think much of the fear comes from having seen or heard reported the general impacts / effects of the first sharp edges of a new set of instruments and a new pent-up social process.

Those have been coming thicker and faster since the beginnings of the desktop computer in the workplace 20 years ago, culminating in the pain of implementing large ERP systems that most often did not account for the social aspects nor yield (again usually) the necessary flexibilities and ability to collaborate that are still important issues to address.

Most adults at work are responsible people and will gladly adopt tools and processes that are easy to learn, easy tio use and allow them to concentrate on resolving problems or providing better service through pointing colleagues to information.

What is at least as important as the tools and their characteristics is a culture that will help people move past hoarding information or reacting to problems, and IMO that is where the implementation of purposeful blogging and wiki capabilities will be very helpdul. Their implementation IMO can be of great help in creating a focused and responsive culture that will use current information and collaboration to get things done, to make service better.

They offer the possibility of enabling open and flowing information carried and delivered by people who by and large will know how to (and will want to) act responsibly if they are treated as responsible partners in the enterprise.

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