In: Why Mergers Fail and How to Spot Trouble Early (2016, March) MIT Sloan Management Review Almost half of all M&As fail, even though they try to make it work for 10 years 😱 sloanreview.mit.edu/article/why-...

Knowledge-sharing doesn't fail because people won't help. It fails because they don't know when they're supposed to. When you get asked less, you also don't know what you know. And if you don't know what you know, you don't know when to share Build inclusive workplaces! #knowledgemanagement #KM

This week, our WhatsApp group filled up with messages that made me smile. Practitioners from all over the world. They all shared what the Organizational Network Club means to them. Warm welcomes. Sharp insights. Real connections. Join for only €9/month: www.innovisor.com/organization...

Very helpful table from @andymasley.bsky.social comparing water use of different digital activities helping contextualise the popular concern about the water impact of using ChatGPT andymasley.substack.com/p/individual...

Just had one of those why-does-corporate-security-work-this-way? moments. Scheduled a meeting 2 weeks ago, shared Teams link, only for the attendee (who was in the room) to get auto-muted by their IT. He asks: Can we do Zoom instead? Nope. Now we’re rescheduling for when he's WFH. Efficiency!"

A social media update from 1571 by @Reinhard Lutz about a witch trial and burning in Sélestat

Yes! Again! Real influence doesn’t come from hierarchy. This study doesn’t talk about the #ThreePercentRule … but it is all over it 🤔 They confirm it with MRI scans. We confirm it with meteor analytics. #informalinfluence beats #formalinfluence www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...

You are not yet too late to join our Organizational Club conversation about changing change at 3PM CET. Join to find out why this strangely looking image of a soccer field is part of the convo. Sign up and get your meeting link in your inbox right away: jeppehansgaard.gumroad.com/l/Organizati....

“Talk about a polycrisis linkage: Netanyahu persuades Trump to attack Iran, which responds by attacking Qatar, which responds by shutting down LNG, which spikes fertilizer prices in India which upsets the Indian fiscal consolidation effort!” From Adam Tooze open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...

Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...

The Organizational Network Club is kicking off a new monthly topic in February. And it’s a big one: AI in Human Networks. The club brings together practitioners, org designers, and transformation leaders to explore one core question: How do we actually get value from AI in collaboration networks?

People ask me: “Which of the six change blockers matters most?” Tempting question, but the answer is none on its own. They’re systemic conditions that reinforce each other. Transformation isn’t a checklist. It’s a system. That's the difference between managing #change and enabling #transformation.

The Innovisor club for learning & growing together kicket off yesterday with a few 2026 pointers. Will you join us next time? jeppehansgaard.gumroad.com/l/Organizati...

What if L&D started by mapping how people actually connect around core competencies, and who people already trust as experts? Often, the problem isn’t missing content. The knowledge exists. Access doesn’t. That's why you need to design for connection first, not the creation of content. #networks

Field vs. Office! HQ vs. non-HQ! A simple divide in almost every workforce. One that creates fragmentation, disconnectivity, and drags performance down if you are not serious about building meaningful connectivity. And in this example, you can see both divisions

This month’s Organizational Network Club topic focuses on improving connectivity between office and field workers. It’s clearly a subject close to many members, as lively discussions are already underway among our OD and change community. Join & learn more during the live chat on December 18.

Build a global network of peers, and learn how to bring humanity back into your change initiatives. How? Join me and the other club members on 18 December at 9AM (EDT)/3 PM (CET) for a chat on how networks bridge gaps between field & office workers to eliminate slow decision & duplicated efforts.

Don't bore clients with the methodology of #OrganizationalNetworkAnalysis. Excite them with what it delivers. Like helping this leadership team navigate a $3.4 billion merger by building the right connections. Methodology is the how. Impact is the why they care. #networks #connectivity

Meet Adam & Ellen. They're in the 3% of employees who shape how 89% of their company thinks. Their influence beats formal leadership - and spreads fast through networks. Knowing WHO isn't enough. Know WHAT, WHY, and HOW to engage them! That's what the #ThreePercentRule and #sixChangeBlockers are

Traditional change management fails because it treats organizations like machines. This video explains a different approach: the #ThreePercentRule - a mathematical algorithm showing how change actually spreads through a small group of people within human systems. www.innovisor.com/three-percen...

www.linkedin.com/posts/richar... #shipping #transportation #offshore #connectivity #collaboration

Some competition I don’t mind, but some other I really do. I’m fine stepping into the ring with McKinsey, Deloitte, BCG. But academics at public universities turning into consultants, building tech funded by all of us… only to sell it off to tech giants? Seriously? Where are the ethics?

I’ll host a new Organizational Network Club Talk tomorrow, Nov 20, at 3 PM CET / 9 AM EDT. We’ll explore how a global team used network insights to work as ONE—driven by 35 of 40 team members asking for stronger cross-team ties. Want to join? DM me for our Black Friday deal. #InformalNetworks #PD

Network insights + sentiment = next-level understanding. It’s like turning your old engagement surveys into asteroids 💪. Your networks spotlight hidden 3% of employees shaping 90% of perceptions. Sentiment shows if these magnetic few actually back what the company is trying to achieve.

@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social's description of how British leadership is operating sounds dramatic on the political stage. It is, however, not an isolated phenomenon discussed in a recent @therestpolitics.bsky.social podcast. It plays out in many organizations, too. [comments explains why]

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Now, in 2025, Grokipedia vs Wikipedia. In 2005, it was Wikipedia vs Brittanica - when it became the most popular reference website (4 year after it launched) nos.nl/l/2588254

The Great Fear of 1789, a wave of panic & unrest in rural France, was an important moment at the onset of the French Revolution, marking the collapse of feudalism &the rise of the new regime. Researches reconstructed the network of its transmission from town to town. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is a customer service team in a 550+ person company across three countries. Each country forms its own cluster, centered around approachable & trusted team leaders. What is the positive interpretation? And what are the potential drawbacks they need to act on NOW?

I found a simplistic illustration of how one person was a bottleneck to collaboration in a multi-million project: www.linkedin.com/posts/orglen... So, I went back to our data & looked at a country currently linking 100,000 households to green energy via a multi-million dollar offshore wind project.

Noah Smith is pondering on a fascinating question: "What if 'finding your people' via the internet didn’t just mean finding people to talk to, or work with, or date, but people to build your whole society with? open.substack.com/pub/noahpini...

The latest edition of "New Philosopher" is all about emotions! There are some interesting perspectives in this magazine on those looking at wellbeing and commitment inside organizations. I liked this one: "women and men might be as likely to experience emotions in everyday life".

Why … 92% of Indian office workers regularly use AI tools, compared with 64% in America? Is it the type of the work that is done by large part of Indian workforce as “its offshoring industry … accounts for 57% of the global market.?” www.knightfrank.com/research/art...

And that’s why regulation on AI is needed. Happy with EU AI Act ensuring AI systems used in the EU are safe, transparent, traceable, non-discriminatory and environmentally friendly. Source: www.reuters.com/investigates...

Great update by @adamgrant.bsky.social with even a greater comment

youtu.be/jD8tjhVO1Tc?... Sharing for visibility, because what divides us is what makes us uniquely powerful together

How far would you let this go? You have change managers & Adoption Leads to maximize the adoption of AI agents. On the other hand, I can see in the @innovisor.bsky.social data that our informal networks shrink. We've fewer people to go to, and an increasing number of people are no longer seen.

One community. Three levels of maturity! HIGH: Those who spend 100% of their time on AI adoption are marked as 🔴 MEDIUM: Those who spend some of their time inside their units 🔵 and are loosely connected with 🔴 LOW: Those who are the unofficial go-to people and flying under the radar ⚫

Realizing that the Organizational Network Club Newsletter on LinkedIn hit 1,000 subscribers (technically 999 - I've subscribed myself to it too) If you also want to learn more about how networks play a crucial part in change, collaboration & innovation, subscribe: www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...

Proud to support a community initiative with insights in the dynamics of their networks. It's a testament that informal networks are as important for communities and ecosystems as for organizations and companies! With big wins after just 2 years! Read more: www.innovisor.com/2025/08/21/f...

An 8,000-person company had 16 communities, but didn't know: - Which communities were truly mature - Where is the biggest opportunity for increased connectivity was hiding Which community would YOU invest your energy and resources first in - and why? #communitymanagement #informalnetworks #CoP

Becoming more happier? What about longer than one year when informal networks shrink and become more fragmented? What are the the scores for performance of innovation? My POV after reading “People Follow Structure: How Less Hierarchy Changes the Workforce” sloanreview.mit.edu/article/peop...

“Grab a credit card from your wallet, and you’ll find it contains more structure than first glance suggests. The anatomy of a credit card number includes four main parts”

How To Navigate Networks? That is the key question we'll discuss during our next Organizational Network Club Conversation on Thursday, July 7th at 3 PM (CET) / 9 AM (EDT). I'll both share lessons from orgs & bike paths networks Not a member yet? Join: jeppehansgaard.gumroad.com/l/Organizati...

Stop treating #connection as a one-off event. Start treating it as a long-term design principle. Sticky relationships aren’t the problem. They’re the starting point. That’s why you need to make sure they stick in the right places! #informalnetworks #socialcapital www.linkedin.com/pulse/sticky...

Dug into informal network KPIs at a 300+ org and found this: 👀 Only 4% of help-seeking by managers goes to employees—the ones closest to what's happening. No surprise we still face the "iceberg of ignorance." ' Let's fix how we connect. Build the bridges. Make the informal networks visible.

People’s perceptions of the ties among other people in their community are crucial for social life. Such beliefs are a key mechanism by which people form alliances or infer the trustworthiness of others. Knowledge of social connections is also an important means by which people assign status. 2/

“Can you double-check?”, the excited response of an informal influencer, when told that their peers had pointed to them as a trusted, competent and sympathatic individual. Makes me happy they get seen, as they are often ignored. Here is why: www.innovisor.com/2018/10/18/t... #ThreePercentRule

I’m giving a Masterclass on networks as part of an internal knowledge-sharing series for community managers themed around “meeting & drinking coffee.” And networks are everywhere - even in the world of coffee. So, understanding them helps you make better, longer-lasting decisions!