Overview
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Link https://studentlogin.coloradotech.edu/?v=53&_gl=1*xgi68n*_gcl_au*NDc2NjQ0NzQ3LjE3ODU0ODk2MDY.*_ga*MTE0OTk0NTc5LjE3ODU0ODk2MDU.*_ga_J6C1E7DL2W*czE3ODk1MjY4ODckbzI1JGcwJHQxNzg5NTI3MjUwJGo2MCRsMCRoMA..#/portal/bookshelf username santayna.folkes Password Youcamealongway used textbook sources and external sources
To achieve the full benefit of social technologies, organizations must transform their structures, processes, and cultures. They will need to become more open and non-hierarchical and to create a culture of trust. Creating a culture of trust is even difficult for organizations that have not implemented social technologies as well. Ultimately, the efficacy of social technologies hinges on the full participation of employees who are openly willing to share their thoughts and trust that their contributions will be respected. Creating these conditions will be far more challenging than implementing the social media technologies themselves.
Address the following questions:
- What are the important elements highlighted in the above premise statement?
- Is a culture of trust more or less important in a highly collaborative environment powered by social technologies?
- Why would creating a culture where thoughts and ideas are willingly shared and respected be more challenging to implement than the social technologies themselves?
- Is there a leadership style that is more conducive to creating an open culture based on mutually shared respect and trust?