A couple weeks ago I gave a keynote speech at the Enterprise 2.0 conference entitled, “Embracing your E2.0 Failures” (watch the video here). There I talked about three different types of failures, Pandemic, Catastrophic and Intrinsic failure. At the beginning of the keynote I showed this video I created which exemplifies the most dangerous of the three failures: Pandemic Failure: Pandemic Failure has three main characteristics: It runs rampant within a culture. It is obvious to most within that culture and it is often discussed and complained about. Rarely does anyone take action to make the needed changes. This is the most dangerous because bad behavior becomes an acceptable way of working or accomplishing a task. For example, when was the last time you were in a meeting you didn’t really need to be in, but felt obligated to be there? You didn’t lend any real advantage to the meeting [...]
Kevin is a Social & Organizational Strategist, an international speaker, and an adviser to companies to help them