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A View from the Top – David Thodey Interview Part 3 – Reflections, On-going Challenges and Lessons Learned.
We are sharing the experiences of David Thodey, the former CEO of Australia’s largest telecommunications company and strong Enterprise Social Networking advocate. In part 1 we looked at the key business issues Thodey faced in his six year tenure as CEO, and how he came to discover the ESN solution Yammer. In part 2 we traced his challenges, experiences and activities in formally adopting the platform as a key communication vehicle for the organisation. In this final part we bring it all together to provide reflections, challenges and lessons learned to those embarking on a similar path to Thodey’s.
A View from the Top – David Thodey Interview Part 2 – Reflections on experiences “in use”
In Part 1 of this interview series with David Thodey, the former CEO of Telstra and strong Enterprise Social Networking advocate, we covered his reflections on current frustrations with communications experienced by CEOs and the discovery of Enterprise Social Networking (ESN) and Yammer. In this part we continue the journey of how he personally made use of the platform.
A View from the Top – David Thodey Interview – Part 1: Why Enterprise Social Networking?
In her article “Why No-one Uses the Corporate Social Network”, where Charlene Li bemoans the lack of leadership participation, David Thodey, the then CEO of Australia’s largest Telecommunications company, was highlighted as a rare exception. We were fortunate recently to be able to catch up with David to gain his reflections on Enterprise Social and the part it played in helping achieve Thodey’s vision for the company.