What is 2.0 really?

Hah. I am still going to talk about boring staff - OFFICE.
sorry :(

 

 

But by April I might be talking about Project House again (depending on how big fat bonus I will get).

 

 

The higher authority's blog today said:

"You should be notified of your increment and bonus payout by end of this week."

 

 

So the project Phase2a will continue soon for those who are looking for entries on house renovation. Project Phase2b might be delayed but it will be focusing more on touching up etc. So it would be the completion of the basic reno we already have.

Ok back to Office story. 

 

The higher authority's blog also said:

"This year, we will continue to labour on with our plans and initiatives to bring this Company to another level of performance excellence. I look forward to another fulfilling year - let’s set our hearts in realizing TNG 2.0."

 

 

On the ground level, I would say there are a lot of things to change in realizing the TNG2.0.

 

 

Attitude wise, understanding process and enforcement.

 

 

There are some staff or managers I would say with "tolak ansur" attitude that certain disciplinary action is delayed, and it cause repetitive mistakes. Which is not good in the 2.0 environment that we are trying to create. Some people might confuse themselves with "malay sopan santun" that it might be cruel to do that to others. Worst still, it is "backstabbing" to highlight mistakes of others.

 

 

They have to get the understanding right. they need to be able to separate personal and business.

Check this website out:
http://duanehallock.com/2010/02/17/what-is-2-0-a-new-era-defined/


I like the things they discuss here.


The excerpt:

Let’s look at the nuances between the two.

1. Audience vs. Community. What’s the difference between an audience and a community? The direction the chairs are facing. A community is much more connected and interactive than is an audience.
2. Broadcast vs. Conversation. A broadcast pushes information outward from a centralized communications hub. Conversations, on the other hand, rely on user-generated content. The best conversations are those that are decentralized. They tap into the collective wisdom of all the participants.
3. Traditional vs. Social Media. Traditionally, information was broadcast from a central hub to an attentive audience. In a 1.0 world, the major media were newspapers, radio and television. Today, in the new 2.0 world, communities have decentralized conversations among themselves. They share user-generated content on Facebook, in blogs, through Twitter, on YouTube and via an endless variety of social media.

My favorite illustration contrasting the 1.0 and 2.0 worlds is this:

Fireworks come from a centralized source. A fireworks show is designed to dazzle an adoring audience. The role of the audience is to watch and be impressed.

 

A campfire, on the other hand, represents a warm, inviting place where people gather to tell stories, sing songs, swap jokes, share family photos and talk about various topics of mutual interest. The content of campfire conversations is user-generated.

 

 

Fortunately, there is a place for both fireworks and campfires. They don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Traditional and social media will coexist and actually complement each other.

 

 

Those who prosper and succeed in the 2.0 world will be those who understand that it’s all about having conversations within communities. With that in mind, I’d love to have you join me here around the campfire as we have a cup of hot coffee and reminisce about “the good old days” when we once lived in the less-colorful 1.0 world.

Welcome to our new 2.0 reality.

We still have the fireworks displays about 20% of the times in our org.

I think I for a start, have to continue to support the higher authority's vision. It is damn hard. Sometimes I do feel like a Merlin. A servant who could not get acknowledgement of the overall success but my contribution may be significant to support the kingdom.

Campfire - to realize this, the upper management has to bring themselves a bit low and put aside their ego as bosses. They need to always communicate with their downlevel probably best 2 or 3 downlevel than them. Once they understand their staff issues, as the head, they might be able to resolve the main issues in their department. Best still improve the current process.

 

 

I am still depress once in a while about what has been happening in the org. That I am actually alone to carry out some of the enforcement.  God knows the challenge is everyone has their own intrepretation over a message and it made it even difficult if they work for their own agenda.

 

 

Arghh...... the stress the stress...