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Are you looking for a little insight into the 90,000 word version of my new book Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization? Perhaps a ‘try before you buy’ approach? Fair enough. Let me do my best and help you out in 559 words. First off, Flat Army is aimed at three audiences: Those in charge of the organization on the whole Leaders with direct teams and/or teams of indirect teams Individual contributors looking to make the leap into leadership Second, it is a manifesto to change both the culture of your organization or team as well as the habits of leaders and teams. It aims to drive up overall employee engagement by connecting the dots between increased levels of collaboration, empowerment and participation

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On the afternoon of Sunday, March 24, 2013 I sent a generic email to my entire LinkedIn network. Close to 1800 people received this email. Its overarching intent was to ‘ask’ for their support. (click here to read it) As some of you might know, I recently published my first book. Excited doesn’t begin to describe how I feel about both the book and becoming a rookie published author. My Dad told me a story once when I was a wee lad about his aspirations to become either an author or a journalist. Back in the day, and the day being the 1950′s in England, my father wasn’t given the choice to choose his career. His own father — the town mayor no less —

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As promised, it’s April 1, 2013 and I’m taking the opportunity in this post to announce the ten winners who receive copies of Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization. If you recall, I asked people to surface their beliefs concerning “the biggest culture issue facing our organizations today and why?” There were 39 responses. Wow. Judging was not easy. I’d like to thank everyone for participating. Your passion and consternation mixed with analysis and detail was both insightful and at times alarming. I wish I could give each of you a copy. The winners … with a brief explanation as to why are as follows: @Cindy Jensen Your use of the word vulnerable was key. I too believe leaders need to manage (it’s

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A short, personal message of thanks one week after the release of Flat Army. 101 total views, no views today

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