Majid Abai's Mental Minefield

Effects of Online Communities on Change Management

Administrator — Thu, 20 May 2010 02:11:18 +0000

This time, I turned the tables on my friend Jeremy Lurey, PhD who is CEO of Plus Delta Consulting. As you might know, Jeremy and I had a conversation a month ago on utilization of social networks as an enterprise collaboration tool. This time – and still wearing my Pringo CEO hat – i wanted to see how these new collaboration tools (aka corporate social networks or online communities) help enhance performance within the organizations, and bring change effectively and quickly into the organization.

As you can see yourself, as always, Jeremy is straight to the point and full of great information. Our conversation went beyond what you see on the video here, and i hope to really capture it some other time and add it to this blog.

Here is the video. Enjoy.

As always, I am interested to know what you think.

Social Networking tools in Enteprise Collaboration

Administrator — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:11:34 +0000

Attached, please find my discussion with Jeremy Lurey of Plus Delta Consulting regarding use of social networking tools in enterprise collaboration. I am wearing my CEO of Pringo (Enterprise Portal & Social Network Platform Provider), and CEO of RedSeeb [Internet Market and Social Network Strategy Provider] hats. Jeremy and his Plus Delta team are experts in Organizational Development and Change Management. In this interview style video, Jeremy and I discuss various ways that an organization could take advantage of social media to embrace their clients, employees, vendors, and partners.

I’d love to hear your comments. See the video here

25 Things I hate about FaceBook

Administrator — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:39:12 +0000

I saw this video on youtube which i think is really funny and interesting. 25 things i hate about faceook. It gives a pretty good view on the problems associated with Facebook. Enjoy.

Shark Tank & Entrepreneurs

Administrator — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:39:43 +0000

I watched the premier episode of Shark Tank on ABC last night. i had followed the British version of it on BBC, and expected it to show up in the US channels anytime. It was very interesting from a business standpoint. You see a variety of entrepreneurs with different backgrounds, ideas, and products looking for investment from 5 rich business people or the ’sharks’. Sharks have different business backgrounds: technology, real estate, clothing, etc.

To me this is a great show for any entrepreneur out there: It makes you think about your product/service, it’s price, market, and sales; and the idea that how much would it be worth at this stage and in long term. It also shows that charisma and personality go a long way in selling the idea to the right partner.

Another interesting lesson: The sharks are there to make money, and more of it. So, if they like you, and your company, they’ll want a bigger piece. Don’t be intimidated and negotiate! Ask questions. Give counter offers. Take your time: if they like you and your product, they’ll drop everything else to talk to you.

Majid Abai

About

Administrator — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:16:46 +0000

The Abai Group provides business consulting and coaching services in management and technical areas. Our team of business leaders lends their expertise in all areas of entrepreneurship and management: from creation/evolvement of the vision through generation of results.

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