Leadershift: Reinventing Leadership for the Age of Mass Collaboration

Leadershift: Reinventing Leadership for the Age of Mass Collaboration

by EmmanuelGobillot (Author)

Synopsis

Leadershift is about adapting and changing traditional models of leadership in response to the influence of mass collaboration. Mass collaboration is a form of collective action which occurs when large numbers of people work independently on a single project, exemplified by websites such as YouTube, Facebook and Second Life. As the traditional models of working are radically altered those in leadership roles need to understand their place in this new hierarchy and how to respond. Mass collaboration requires a form of leadership that is prepared to let go of the experience, expertise and control it holds precious and be able to see mass participation as an opportunity to create value rather than a threat to its existence.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 03 May 2011

ISBN 10: 0749463031
ISBN 13: 9780749463038
Book Overview: Written by a prominent speaker, who regularly appears on TV and radio. Describes how to lead generation Y. Based on new research of how virtual worlds, blogs, crowdsourcing, open source and other web 2.0 tools impact on traditional business models. In todays wikinomics world, yesterdays leadership traits can be a liability. Leadershift shows leaders how to prepare their collaborative minds. Don Tapscott, author of global bestseller Wikinomics

Media Reviews

If you want to be a leader, you need people who will choose to follow you, to talk about you, to connect over your ideas. This thoughtful book dives deep into all of these essential ideas. - Seth Godin


In today's wikinomics world, yesterday's leadership traits can be a liability. Leadershift shows leaders how to prepare their collaborative minds. - Don Tapscott, author of Wikinomics


In today's wikinomics world, yesterday's leadership traits can be a liability. Leadershift shows leaders how to prepare their collaborative minds. - Don Tapscott, author of Wikinomics


If you want to be a leader, you need people who will choose to follow you, to talk about you, to connect over your ideas. This thoughtful book dives deep into all of these essential ideas. - Seth Godin



In today's wikinomics world, yesterday's leadership traits can be a liability. Leadershift shows leaders how to prepare their collaborative minds. - Don Tapscott, author of Wikinomics

[T]his smart and readable volume was a very pleasant surprise.... I'll be sure to keep track of [Gobillot] henceforth. -- Miami Herald

[T]his smart and readable volume was a very pleasant surprise.... I'll be sure to keep track of [Gobillot] henceforth. -- Miami Herald

In today's wikinomics world, yesterday's leadership traits can be a liability. Leadershift shows leaders how to prepare their collaborative minds. - Don Tapscott, author of Wikinomics
The book's arrival is timely, because its subject matter is a truth of the commercial environment.... I found the analysis both convincing and helpful. -Management Today

Gobillot, a leadership consultant, defines mass collaboration as the collective actions of large numbers of people accomplishing goals independent of organizations, using social media technology, wikis, and virtual worlds such as Second Life. He explains what this phenomenon means for leaders in the new communal landscape and exhorts leaders in private, public, and nonprofit organizations to adapt to this new paradigm by letting go of control. He reviews trends shaping mass collaboration: multiple generations are increasingly working alongside each other, expertise is now found outside the organization as well as inside, and organizations must fight for the attention of employees and customers. The rest of the book explains how leaders can fulfill their roles in the age of mass collaboration and how they must shift their priorities. Brief chapter summaries and an annotated list of recommended books are included. -- Book News Inc.

Author Bio
Emmanuel Gobillot is a senior practitioner in the area of leadership and organization effectiveness, and an engaging speaker who frequently appears on television as a commentator on communication, innovation and leadership issues.