Category Archives: Best Practices

Project Management – a Circus or a Symphony?

This post was co-created by Bryony Cole and Matt Partovi. The art of Project Management relies on coordinating people, tasks, strategies, deadlines… In our minds this process is a delicate dance, seamlessly bringing together different parties at critical points to make … Continue reading

How Great Leaders Reduce Managerial Blind Spots

  During one of the leadership trainings at Yammer led by Professor Francis Flynn, we discussed the relationship between expertise, organizational rank and confidence. It’s not what you think! Experts aren’t at the top of the org chart While initially counterintuitive, … Continue reading

7 Ways to Derive Value from Yammer

  This is a guest post by Ashley Furness from analyst firm Software Advice. The social enterprise industry has been really heating up. First seen primarily as a collaboration tool, these platforms have matured into efficiency drivers that yield value … Continue reading

ESN Success: Give People What They Want, But Don’t Forget Strategy

The subject of engagement is a hot topic at the moment, and several great articles have been written and research conducted on the role it plays in growing your Enterprise Social Network (ESN). Yammer’s own Mike Grafham and Maria Ogneva have done an … Continue reading