Links for July 12 2009

Social change takes more than social media by Ivan Booth on the Rootwork Blog (via Beth Kanter’s Blog)

KISS: The Difference Between Strategy and Tactics – and Why It Matters by B.L. Ochman’s blog on B.L. Ochman’s WhatsNextBlog

Whom to Pay is More Important than How Much or How by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz on HarvardBusiness.org

The Freemium Company LifeCycle Challenge by Mark Cuban on blog maverick

Why You Need to Fail Peter Bregman on HarvardBusiness.org

Agile or Not Agile by Ed Gaeta on UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley

Writing Complete User Stories on Tyner Blain

Open Source is Infiltrating the Enterprise by James Turner on O’Reilly Radar – Insight

Forget Social Media ROI, What About Marketing Accountability? by Jacob Morgan: on Marketing Profs Daily Fix

Think like a general manager by Tim Walker on Hoover’s Business Insight Zone

Community is a Characteristic of a Great Working Environment by Wally Bock on Three Star Leadership Blog

The Pendulum Swings (Slowly): An IT Tuesday CCrit by Steve Levy on No Secret

Can “Best In Class” Culture Make HR a Revenue Center? by Kris Dunn on The HR Capitalist

“Don’t Try” – Charles Bukowski’s Advice to Creators by AMy Harrison on Lateral Action

Ten Questions Every Leader Ought to Be Asking by Lisa Haneberg on Management Craft

The Impact of Social Media on Branding by John Moore on Random Thoughts of a Boston-based CTO: John Moore’s Weblog

Enterprise 2.0: Culture Is as Culture Does by Hutch Carpenter on I’m Not Actually a Geek

Empowering Leaders: Hand Over Your Keys on Mountain State University LeaderTalk