June 2016

Why Is It So Hard to Find What I'm Looking For?

Jun 30, 2016 | By Rebecka Isaksson | Director, KM Programs - Microsoft

Following up from my last blog post: Too busy to get help? Take time to learn!

I hear from my Customers (our 20k+ Enterprise Services employees worldwide) almost every day, how hard it is “to find the stuff I need”, or “to find the good stuff”, out of a list of search results that sometimes spans tens of thousands of returns. And I totally get that. I feel the same way very often, whether I am looking for stuff internally, or trying to book flights for my next vacation.

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Microsoft buys LinkedIn for $26bn - What does this tell us about the value of Human Capital and Social networks?

Jun 14, 2016 | By Rooven Pakkiri | Social Knowledge Management Consultant

So the truth is out - paradoxically in an age of digital transformation, human capital is becoming the great differentiator. Microsoft’s eye watering price paid for LinkedIn makes the argument for the increasing value of Human Capital and Social Networks. Indeed the case is even more compelling when you understand that LinkedIn is still a loss making company.

Why did Microsoft buy LinkedIn?

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Digital Transformation & Productivity - Part III

Jun 09, 2016 | By Rebecka Isaksson | Director, KM Programs - Microsoft

Too busy to get help? In my second post in this Blog series, I talked about a situation that I think most of us find too familiar: being stuck in the “I don’t know but I don’t have time to learn!” dilemma. This week I want to start sharing some of my tips & tricks to breaking that vicious circle.