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]]> By: Thomas Jackson http://steveradick.com/2008/09/25/coast-guard-talks-the-talk-can-they-walk-the-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-4518 Thomas Jackson Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:54:00 +0000 http://steveradick.com/?p=77#comment-4518 We're excited to bring our readers the new <a href="http://www.icommandant.com/" rel="nofollow">iCommandant.com</a> social media tool. iCommandant.com is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Official iCommandant site which is operated by the United States Coast Guard. iCommandant.com brings readers and users of social media the opportunity to discuss freely, without moderation the issues and topics found on the <a href="http://www.uscg.mil/comdt/blog/" rel="nofollow">Official iCommandant</a> website on the U.S. <a href="http://www.uscg.mil/comdt/blog/" rel="nofollow">Coast Guard Domain</a>. <a href="http://www.icommandant.com/" rel="nofollow">iCommandant.com</a> does have a comment policy that closely resembles that of the Official iCommandant website, with one exception "No Moderation." Comment Policy: We welcome your comments on postings at iCommandant.com. The articles (other than the open comment section) appearing on iCommandant.com come directly from the Official U.S. Coast Guard iCommandant site in a very unofficial manner. All comments submitted are NOT moderated and will NOT be reviewed before posting. iCommandant.com retains the discretion to determine which comments it will post and which it will not.We do much like the official iCommandant expect all contributors to be respectful. We may remove comments that contain personal attacks of any kind; refer to Coast Guard or other employees by name; contain offensive terms that target specific ethnic or racial groups, or vulgar language. We may also remove comments that are spam, are clearly off topic or that promote services or products.Since we don't moderate, you can post 24/7 and 365 days a year. iCommandant.com is not responsible for comments posted to this We’re excited to bring our readers the new iCommandant.com social media tool.

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iCommandant.com does have a comment policy that closely resembles that of the Official iCommandant website, with one exception “No Moderation.”

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]]> By: KT http://steveradick.com/2008/09/25/coast-guard-talks-the-talk-can-they-walk-the-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-22 KT Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:51:23 +0000 http://steveradick.com/?p=77#comment-22 On the macro-level, do hierarchical organizations have better long-term success at "ordering" people to use social media tools than more "flat" orgs? I would think that a command-based org could overcome people's initial reluctance to try the new tools and collaborative culture by requiring subordinates to participate. Then, once people have tried it, they like it, embrace it, and then a critical mass forms that participates because they want to, not because they have to. However, as you noted from the STRATCOM example, this is not necessarily the case. Gen. Cartwright says that things start to build steam for about 6 months, then the middle managers ("process owners") try to clamp things down again. Do less hierarchical orgs follow a same fate? What works best for months 6-12? To what extent does it depend on the hierarchical vs. flat organizational culture, and to what extent is it a universal challenge of overcoming the middle management? On the macro-level, do hierarchical organizations have better long-term success at “ordering” people to use social media tools than more “flat” orgs? I would think that a command-based org could overcome people’s initial reluctance to try the new tools and collaborative culture by requiring subordinates to participate. Then, once people have tried it, they like it, embrace it, and then a critical mass forms that participates because they want to, not because they have to. However, as you noted from the STRATCOM example, this is not necessarily the case. Gen. Cartwright says that things start to build steam for about 6 months, then the middle managers (“process owners”) try to clamp things down again. Do less hierarchical orgs follow a same fate?

What works best for months 6-12? To what extent does it depend on the hierarchical vs. flat organizational culture, and to what extent is it a universal challenge of overcoming the middle management?

]]> By: KT http://steveradick.com/2008/09/25/coast-guard-talks-the-talk-can-they-walk-the-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-4517 KT Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:51:00 +0000 http://steveradick.com/?p=77#comment-4517 On the macro-level, do hierarchical organizations have better long-term success at "ordering" people to use social media tools than more "flat" orgs? I would think that a command-based org could overcome people's initial reluctance to try the new tools and collaborative culture by requiring subordinates to participate. Then, once people have tried it, they like it, embrace it, and then a critical mass forms that participates because they want to, not because they have to. However, as you noted from the STRATCOM example, this is not necessarily the case. Gen. Cartwright says that things start to build steam for about 6 months, then the middle managers ("process owners") try to clamp things down again. Do less hierarchical orgs follow a same fate? What works best for months 6-12? To what extent does it depend on the hierarchical vs. flat organizational culture, and to what extent is it a universal challenge of overcoming the middle management? On the macro-level, do hierarchical organizations have better long-term success at “ordering” people to use social media tools than more “flat” orgs? I would think that a command-based org could overcome people’s initial reluctance to try the new tools and collaborative culture by requiring subordinates to participate. Then, once people have tried it, they like it, embrace it, and then a critical mass forms that participates because they want to, not because they have to. However, as you noted from the STRATCOM example, this is not necessarily the case. Gen. Cartwright says that things start to build steam for about 6 months, then the middle managers (“process owners”) try to clamp things down again. Do less hierarchical orgs follow a same fate?

What works best for months 6-12? To what extent does it depend on the hierarchical vs. flat organizational culture, and to what extent is it a universal challenge of overcoming the middle management?

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