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- SummaryAs an Internal Communications Expert I know how to leverage social media, collaboration, mobile, and knowledge management platforms to drive employee and organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation. I am at home and well-versed in using Enterprise 2.0 tools and ensure that the technologies being used are adequate and optimized; I am professional but know how to create content that is fun, clever, and relevant.
Bilingual German-Spanish with a very good knowledge of English and a good knowledge of French. Visit my German business profile at XING (www.xing.com/profile/Felix_Escribano).Specialties: Enterprise 2.0, PR, Internal Communications, SharePoint 2010, International Project Management, CSR, Online Communications (Online Journalism and Social Media), Development Aid, NGO CommunicationsExperience- 2010 - PresentEnterprise 2.0 Manager - Collaboration & Knowledge Management / Adidas GroupAs a Manager Collaboration and Knowledge Management I assist the Center of Excellence Learning to define how the adidas Group will leverage Enterprise 2.0 platforms for employee engagement, collaboration, innovation, and knowledge and information sharing purposes. I ensure all future strategy, systems implementation and blended learning technologies are build towards the goal of documenting and sharing knowledge within the adidas Group. My key responsibilities are in the areas of: - Consulting & Coaching - Communication & Adoption - Project Management - Community Management
- 2008 - 2010Senior Account Manager / theblueballroom ltdtheblueballroom is a specialist internal communications agency that is strategic in approach, creative in execution and global in experience. We provide people who understand your business and deliver creative talent and fresh communications to suit you. www.theblueballroom.com • High level consultancy and creative advice on the development of communication strategies including Enterprise 2.0 • Manage relationships with clients and staff communications departments • Act as prime liaison between suppliers and clients • Developing new business
- 2007 - 2007PR Consultant / MediaCompany BerlinMedia Company specializes in providing PR solutions to governmental and NGO clients. • Coordination of an Image Campaign, celebrating the NGO’s 50th anniversary • Event PR. Organization, Supervision and Coordination • Media. Contact with Journalists, in cooperation with NGO PR Department. Coordination of Media activities • Online-PR. Supervision and Coordination of all online-related activities
- 2006 - 2006Head of Base (Programme Coordinator) / Acción contra el HambreACH is present in Niger since the 1990s. In June 2005 ACH decided to set new Emergency objectives and started setting up a nutritional programme, a food security programme, and to identify new water and sanitation programmes. • Overall programme implementation and coordination in ACH main base of Keita • Supervision and coordination of HR, Administration, Finance, Logistics • Relations with local authorities • Ensuring team's security • Team management
- 2004 - 2005Assistant Manager / WochenblattWochenblatt is the leading German-speaking newspaper in Tenerife and one of the most important foreign media in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1981, the bi-weekly newspaper has 60,000 readers on the Canary Islands and in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. • Ad sales and commercial management • Press and editorial tasks • Responsible for all online activities
- 2003 - 2004PR Consultant - Public Affairs / Media ConsultaMedia Consulta is a leading international full service PR Consultancy. The portfolio includes advertising, public relations, event marketing, TV and film production, corporate publishing and multimedia. www.media-consulta.com • Information campaign for EU-wide anti-discrimination campaign under the responsibility of the DG Employment and Social Affairs – European Commission • Press and Media Work: Supervising and monitoring Spain, Portugal, Netherlands activities including all event activities • Online-PR: Development of Website and Content Management of www.stop-discrimination.info • Organization of National Working Group meetings in Spain, Portugal, Netherlands with most important national stakeholders in order to implement and adapt communication strategies
- 2003 - 2003PR Consultant / Die Koelner
- 2001 - 2002Institutional Communication Officer / Accion contra el HambreInternational NGO, with agencies in Paris, Madrid, London, New York, fighting hunger with projects in more than 40 countries. www.accioncontraelhambre.org • Institutional positioning and development of a communication strategy • Development and implementation of new Corporate Design • Supervising production and edition of News Bulletin and International Annual activity report • Development of new Website, Intranet; Institutional Information CD
- 2000 - 2001Business Journalist / World Investment NewsBusiness Journalist • Journalist on financial country report title in association with Forbes Magazine and Far Eastern Economic Review. Projects in Mexico, Venezuela and Argentina • Research on local, stock exchange-listed companies followed by interviews with CEOs and top executives • Interviews with ministers and top government officials on national policy and economic goals • Compilation of interview material and subsequent drafting of country report (www.winne.com)
- 1997 - 1997Researcher / Institute for German History, Tel AvivAustrian-Israeli research project. Under the supervision of Prof. Dan Diner, this project dealt with the collection and systematization of documentary material concerning Austrian-Israeli relations after WWII.
- 1990 - 1992Commercial apprenticeship (‘Industriekaufmann’) / Schwarz Pharma
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1992 - 1999Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität MünsterMA in Political Sciences
Activities: 08/92 – 7/96 & 01/98 – 07/99 Universities Cologne, Essen, Hamburg and Münster
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Interests:Social Media, Communications, Travel, Languages, intercultural topics, Diving, CSR, NGO, Journalism
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- Wir haben einen neuen ewigen Zweiten im deutschen Fußball. Da wird sich Leverkusen aber freuen.
- So, who will survive? > Everything You Need to Know About the Social Media Bubble http://t.co/qrt4KkOX
- European companies embracing enterprise social, reaping rewards http://t.co/KuM6E3Gh Not so much in Germany though #report #in
- Online Communities of Practice: What Works http://t.co/6Rqdk8tb ...and what doesn't
- Don't jump! http://t.co/o09u3h3f
- I just ousted Andreas W. as the mayor of Miera on @foursquare! http://t.co/zykTJpnP
- Well, let's see, if it's more than just technology...> How Social Intranets Are Rescuing the Intranet Vision http://t.co/dLajoCKh
- Some nice examples > Crowdsourcing starts to clear away corporate cobwebs http://t.co/Vo1rjGKF #innovation #in
- What if You Build a Community…and Nobody Joins? http://t.co/jXho0ify A community is defined by actions and behavior, not words
- Take responsibility for yourself and become a curator > The fallacy of information overload http://t.co/9zoXkkC5
- Na super. Heute mit der Bahn fahren war keine so gute Idee. Überall Bierflaschen mit Vätern unterwegs. Hobby Alkoholiker auf'm Trip.
- How do CEO's define it? Defining the Social Purpose of Business http://t.co/uox5Vy9c #socbiz #csr #socialchange #in
- An introduction > Die Piratenpartei- a political party for the connected & collaborative age http://t.co/xAM6Whjn
- Mich überrascht, dass Wuala so schlecht abschneidet > Cloud-Speicher: Fraunhofer-Forscher warnen vor Dropbox & Co. http://t.co/FnpERYQE
- Short and simple > Collaboration: A Driver of Innovation http://t.co/bldq6KaI #in
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Posts
- Mar 20, 12
Enterprise 2.0 wird von seinen Gegnern mitunter als anarchisches System denunziert, weil solch ein System zu unproduktivem Chaos führe, weil keine Ordnung herrsche. Sie setzen Ordnung mit der Posten-Hierarchie gleich und vergessen dabei, dass es weiterhin Entscheidungsträger geben wird – die Entscheidungsgrundlage aber verbessert wird
- Feb 27, 12
Dies ist ein weiterer Ausschnitt aus einem Essay mit dem Titel “Interne Kommunikation auf der Suche nach dem Unternehmenswissen“ Wissensmanagement wie wir es bisher mehrheitlich in Unternehmen anwenden, basiert auf einem Konzept, in dem das Horten von Wissen weiterhin Macht bedeutet und das Teilen von Wissen eher zum eigenen Nachteil führt. Das ist kein ungewöhnlicher
- Feb 14, 12
Und wenn es die Aufgabe der Unternehmensführung ist, diese Kultur zu formen, könnte es nicht die Interne Kommunikation 2.0 sein, die sich dieser Aufgabe in besonderer Weise annimmt? Sie hilft die Kultur mitzugestalten, die das Unternehmen formt und mit der sich Mitarbeiter identifizieren. Dazu muss sie eine aktivere Rolle übernehmen und sich weniger Gedanken über Kontrolle, Verbote und den Schutz von Herrschaftswissen machen. „In den Führungsetagen ist allerdings noch vielfach der Irrglaube präsent, dass Kommunikation kontrolliert und nach Belieben ein und ausgeschaltet werden kann.“
- Jan 30, 12
Dies ist ein weiterer Ausschnitt aus einem Essay mit dem Titel “Interne Kommunikation auf der Suche nach dem Unternehmenswissen“. Traditionell stützen sich die meisten mittleren und großen Unternehmen auf eine Infrastruktur, die auf Autorität, Kontrolle und unflexiblen organisatorischen Hierarchien basieren. Und bis vor kurzem war diese soziale Architektur das einzig verfügbare Informationssystem komplexe Strukturen zu
- Jan 16, 12
Dies ist ein weiterer Ausschnitt aus einem Essay mit dem Titel “Interne Kommunikation auf der Suche nach dem Unternehmenswissen“. In einer Internen Kommunikation 2.0 geht es nicht darum eine Konkurrenz zur IT-Hotline zu werden. Es geht nicht darum zu erklären wie der HTML-Code eines Blogs geändert werden kann – zumindest nicht primär –, sondern darum
- Jan 12, 12
Dies ist ein weiterer Ausschnitt aus einem Essay mit dem Titel “Interne Kommunikation auf der Suche nach dem Unternehmenswissen“ Der Wissenschaftler des Wissensmanagements Ikujiro Nonaka meinte: “In an economy where the only certainty is uncertainty, the one sure source of lasting competitive advantage is knowledge” Wem diese Einsicht schwer vermittelbar erscheint, dem hilft eine Liste mit folgenden Vorteilen eines Enterprise 2.0, die gerade im Hinblick auf die Interne Kommunikation 2.0 von besonderer
- Dec 21, 11
Dies ist ein kurzer Ausschnitt aus einem Essay mit dem Titel “Interne Kommunikation auf der Suche nach dem Unternehmenswissen“. Die Rolle der bisher zur Unternehmenskommunikation zugehörigen Internen Kommunikation (IK) ist dabei sich zu verändern. Das ist weder neu noch eine unabänderliche Wahrheit. Es ist vielmehr eine Chance aus dem Schatten der externen Kommunikation hervorzutreten oder
- Nov 15, 11
The following story is an example of how you might want to explain your collaboration platform based on SharePoint 2010 to your employees. It does not cover many additional features, which we train using different stories, but traditional training material as well. In our case, simply said, we created four different templates describing digital places
- Aug 11, 11
“An operating system is software, consisting of programs and data, that runs on computers, manages computer hardware resources, and provides common services for execution of various application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system. Without an operating system, a user cannot run an application program on
- May 07, 11
A couple of months ago I wanted to explain in a few words to some of my colleagues what is behind that frightening term Knowledge Management. We tend to be afraid of things or people we don’t know, don’t we? My audience was not only a quite sceptical one, but a very busy one and
- Feb 20, 11
Erlangen-Süd, Winter 2011. Die Tür schützt uns vor der eisigen Kälte wie die zentimeterdicken Terrariumscheiben den ängstlichen Zoo-Besucher vor einer tödlichen schwarzen Mamba. Zigarrenrauchwolken dringen bis in die verlorensten Ecken vertrockneter Seelen vor und wiegen die Erinnerungen ihrer Besitzer in erstickenden Umarmungen. Namenlose stieren vor sich in ihre übriggebliebenen Lebenssäfte, während sie unaufhörlich in
- Jan 05, 11
During my Christmas holiday I had some time to read an interesting research report on Enterprise 2.0 in Europe, written by David Osimo, Paul Foley and Federico Biagi (Tech4i2); Mike Thompson and Lee Bryant (Headshift); David Bradshaw (IDC). My first idea was to write a German post highlighting the most important results for companies, communication
- Jan 03, 11
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 3,900 times in 2010. That’s about 9 full
- Dec 28, 10
Today's chapter is the fourth and final one. After my favourite infographics (and comics), videos and presentations of the year 2010 I share today my favourite posts on Enterprise 2.0 I bookmarked. What makes them my favourite ones? Basically the fact, that I collected them on my Delicious account (still up and running!) and I find it impossible to remember the countless articles I read on this subject this year
- Dec 27, 10
Have you heard about somebody in a global company complaining about how to coordinate international internal communications? Yes: and what did they do to foster great dialogue with employees worldwide and coordinate intercultural working groups? Let me guess: send out e-mails, print an information leaflet (English only), and promise a video conference every six months?
- Dec 24, 10
After I started already with my Best of infographics and YouTube & Vimeo videos 2010, I will continue today with my favourite presentations. Number five was actually uploaded two years ago, but is still a great example of how to turn a boring PowerPoint presentation into a great story telling tool. All of them focus on social media, which might not surprise those of you, who know what I do for living. What makes these presentations my favourite ones? Basically the fact, that I collected them on my slideshare account and I find it impossible to remember all those other videos I have seen this year
- Dec 23, 10
Acht Monate habe ich im Jahr 2006 im Niger verbracht. Ich war dort als „Chef de Base“ verantwortlich für ein Team von über 120 Mitarbeitern der Entwicklungshilfsorganisation Accion contra el Hambre (ACH). Die ersten Tage und Wochen verbrachte ich damit, mir mithilfe der ortsansässigen Mitarbeiter ein detailliertes Bild der aktuellen Situation vor Ort zu machen.
- Dec 22, 10
After I started already with my Best of infographics, I will continue today with my five favourite YouTube and Vimeo videos 2010. I did not include any of the "Did you know" videos and not the viral success Social Media Revolution 2, but included instead an "old" video about our production and consumption patterns. Hope you don't mind. What makes them my favourite ones? Basically the fact, that I collected them on my vodpod account and I find it impossible to remember all those other videos I have seen this year
- Dec 21, 10
„Veränderung ist das, was die Leute am meisten fürchten.“ Zack! Das sitzt. Hätte ich nicht besser sagen können. Hab’ ich auch nicht. Fjodor war es. Dostojewski. Beeindruckend, vor allem wenn man bedenkt, dass es zu der Zeit noch keine Change Management Consultants (vulgo: „Experten“) gab. „Wenn der Wind der Veränderung weht, bauen die einen Mauern
- Dec 20, 10
Today I will start with my five favourite Infographics (and comics) 2010. What makes them my favourite ones? Basically the fact, that I collected them on my Posterous blog and I find it impossible to remember all the other infographics I have seen this year. Actually, I would love - yeah, right - what were your favourite ones in 2010. Go ahead and leave me a comment. Please. Anyone
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- Apr 26, 12
Everyone is talking about “Social Business” – but what does it mean and is it just the latest fad? Greater customer satisfaction, more innovation, faster access to knowledge; agile processes delivered via a people-centred organisation. These are just some of the benefits being tantalising promised by the advocates. Why wouldn’t every organisation flock to this vision of an agile, connected, transparent, people-centred and more efficient business? Hesitation is natural but every day counts in a world where social technology trends develop over weeks. Those at the forefront will gain most. There is only so long a business can wait before it is left behind. Competitors and customers will move on. Attracting new talent will become more difficult; employees become moribund. So maybe doing nothing is the new business risk? - Dec 17, 10
connect.BASF is an internal Enterprise 2.0 platform. It helps BASF employees worldwide to network, share knowledge and collaborate. This presentation was first shown at the DMMK Congress Nov. 2011 and is updated regularly. - Mar 05, 12
With the current pace of change, organizations will have to be prepared for the unexpected. They will have to provide flexible access to people and information resources to serve unanticipated information needs whenever and wherever they occur. However, traditional intranets fail today’s knowledge workers in this respect. - Aug 28, 11
Vorlesung "Social Media Tools" vom 21.08.2011 im Rahmen des Lehrgangs "Social Media Manager" an der BAW (Bayerische Akademie für Werbung und Marketing) - Aug 04, 11
Having Social Business Adoption Challenges? Check out this presentation on Adoption strategies using the best solutions and the best strategy as recommended by some of the biggest companies in the world. NOTE: THIS IS THE NON-ANIMATED VERSION. Come see me live at SharePoint Fest in Wash DC on Aug 12, 2011 to see the fully animated version. - Jun 29, 11
Bert Sandie, Director, Learning & Development, Electronic Arts, Inc’s Keynote Address at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston 2011. Using real-world experiences to demonstrate the critical importance of why culture and employee behaviors need our full attention to full leverage collaboration and knowledge sharing inside our organizations. - Jul 04, 11
I found the Google Circles model of Asymmetric Sharing to be a little confusing, so I created this visual guide. Please share! - May 07, 10
Social Media and a more open and transparent world challenge us to rethink the way we do business, the way we organize and the way we lead. Globalization, Tranparency, Social Media, Collaborative software - all part of a social revolution that forces companies to engage in Social Business Innovation and Open Business Leadership. What can we learn from LEGO, Google, Starbucks, Proctor & Gamble and Nike? - Jun 07, 11
Social Media ist kein Hype - läuft aber im Moment den Hype-Cycle entlang. In der Präsentation wird gezeigt, wie Unternehmen Social Media, welche Tools für welche Zwecke eingesetzt werden, welche betriebswirtschaftlichen Effekte zu erwarten sind und was alles schiefgehen kann. - Apr 29, 11
This is the presentation deck from Prescient’s April 2011 webinar, presented by Prescient’s CEO and president Toby Ward and guest speaker Shel Holtz. Watch the webinar video: http://bit.ly/jkRJwl - Apr 18, 11
The slides from a talk I gave at Switch Conference, April 2011, Oporto: http://www.switchconf.com/ - Mar 31, 10
A look at Social Media in 2012. ***Please note this deck was created in 2010**** - Feb 03, 11
We’re all heavily invested in managing our content, but we still have significant business problems we can’t address. Consider a new perspective...a people centric one. - Feb 15, 11
The Second Annual Burson-Marsteller Global Social Media Check-up examines the Fortune Global 100’s use of popular social networking platforms such as: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, corporate blogs and other local and language-specific social networks. - Nov 10, 10
Presentation for an Acando seminar about social intranets explaining how the traditional corporate intranet will need to be transformed into a platform that provides the opportunity for wide participation by most or all employees in order to deal with the business challenges most organizations are facing. - Apr 11, 08
Originally presented at the Boston KM Forum meeting at Bentley, Wednesday, April 9, 2008. At the time, our first-quarter 2008 “Market IQ” on Enterprise 2.0 had just been completed, and a survey of 441 people revealed a subset who are having more success with Enterprise 2.0 than the general survey population. Does Enterprise 2.0 signify the birth of KM 2.0? We’ll examine some of the findings, and discuss the implications for new and old KM implementations.
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- Top 5 Regrets People Make on their Deathbed
By Bronnie Ware (who worked for years nursing the dying)
For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.
People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone’s capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them.
When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people have had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.
It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it.
2. I wish I didn’t work so hard.This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.
By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.
We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly,in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved.Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.
It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip.But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It is all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks,love and relationships.5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called ‘comfort’ of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have sillyness in their life again.
When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again,long before you are dying.——————————————————————————
originally posted at http://www.inspirationandchai.com/Regrets-of-the-Dying.html
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