Janet Fouts

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Why are more companies seeking group leadership coaching? Because it works!

Janet Fouts

In part to save money, but also to create an internal environment where the team learns together and collaboration happens more fluently. Why Group Coaching Works. Group coaching can be quite rewarding for the company and team. Group dynamics can “un-stick” old habits and ways of thinking with the support of the team.

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Facebook Adds Dropbox Integration for Groups

Janet Fouts

Back in May Facebook announced they were going to allow document uploads to Facebook groups to enable file sharing inside the groups.Athough it is a good idea in theory, in practice it’s clunky at best andhardtotrack changes if any collaboration goes on at all.

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8 Ways to a Better Facebook Group

Janet Fouts

If you’ve decided to create one of the new Facebook groups and add your friends here are some tips to make it worthwhile for everyone. Creating the group is easy. I’m assuming you’ve seen the video by now, but if not here’s a link and some info on creating Facebook groups. Collaborate.

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Why retreats are important

Janet Fouts

After the initial welcome, our group went into silence for the remainder of the retreat. In September I’m collaborating with Sophie Beaudry of Corpo Innovation in Quebec, CA at the Eastman Spa for a 2-day retreat. Yes, some parts were challenging. I chose a silent retreat, which was ambitious. Could I even be quiet? Would I go nuts?

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What’s a social CRM going to do for my business?

Janet Fouts

According to Altimeter Group’s Jeremiah Owyang , social CRM will give businesses a way to really focus on listening to what their customers want and still have time to do business. For me, Nimble is the perfect combination of contact management, listening tools and team collaboration.

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The Conscious Company Global Leaders Forum

Janet Fouts

Instead, after almost every session the participants broke out into small groups to discuss the topic of the panel and how we could apply it to our own businesses. Mike Brady CEO of Greyston Bakery , a benefit corp and social enterprise bakery in Pennsylvania, practices the collaborative approach to hiring.

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Don’t be a Pest with “This Social Media Stuff”

Janet Fouts

I spoke recently to a group of PR and marketing professionals about how to use social media in their work. Find their peer group and show them what they are missing, how they could use social media as a collaboration tool and for professional development. They were ignoring her.