Join us each week as experts help us explore issues shaping the world of work! The TalentCulture #TChat weekly show is back live on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. #TChat Radio will start at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT), and immediately after, our entire community will continue the conversation on #TChat Twitter from 7-8 pm ET. Last week we talked about the candidate experience, and this week we’re going to discuss your emotional experiences - and how they affect everything you do in the world of work. Just over three years ago the first ever #TChat was about emotional intelligence, an important subject for most #TChat-ters. According to this week's guest, emotions drive our behaviors and performance, which makes or breaks our leadership. Usually we operate at high performance about 83 percent of the time — but it’s the other 17 percent where emotions run high, and that's where our reputations are built. Emotional self-management is critical to personal influence, impact and inspiration, even for the naysayers this time of the year. Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we learn more about managing our emotions at work and at play: Steve Gutzler, President of Leadership Quest, a Seattle-based leadership development company. This will be another informative “world of work” show and the last one before the New Year. Join us!

Join us each week as experts help us explore issues shaping the world of work! The TalentCulture #TChat weekly show is back live on Wednesday, December 11, 2013. #TChat Radio will start at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT), and immediately after, our entire community will continue the conversation on #TChat Twitter from 7-8 pm ET. Last week we discussed the one-person HR department, and this week, what if we told you there wasn’t as much as a difference between the five generations in the workplace as we’ve been led to believe?  In fact, what if we told you Millenials of either gender are asking for the same respect as our fathers and mothers are asking for in the world of work? Would you believe it? Well, you should. The latest research results of the 2013 Candidate Experience Awards are being finalized after receiving nearly 50K candidate responses and the report will be out early in January 2014 — it speaks of this insight and much more. Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we all the latest “candidate experience” insights from our guests: Elaine Orler,  President and Founder of Talent Function Group and Chairman of the Talent Board; and Gerry Crispin, international speaker, author and acknowledged thought leader and Co-Founder of the CareerXroads Colloquium. Both are Co-Founders of the Candidate Experience Awards. This will another informative “world of work” show. Join us!

Join us each week as experts help us explore issues shaping the world of work! The TalentCulture #TChat weekly show is back live on Wednesday, December 4, 2013. #TChat Radio will start at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT), and immediately after, our entire community will continue the conversation on #TChat Twitter from 7-8 pm ET. We hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! Last time we met we celebrated our 3-year anniversary, and this week we're talking about the one-person HR department. “Get it for a dime — and get it on time!” That’s the mantra for this week’s guests — two Human Resources professionals who have both run one-person HR shops in various organizations. Not easy to do, mind you. Feeling like you’re all alone with zero budget and no time for career development while pressured to help scale and grow the business? If so, then you'll have to learn how to be more prepared for the job’s demands and still keep the positive culture vibes pulsing through your veins. You also have to learn how to organize the HR job across all talent-related activities. Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we learn the tips and tricks of a one-person HR department with our guests: Donna Rogers, SPHR, instructor of management at UIS and owner of Rogers HR Consulting, and Dave Ryan, SPHR, Director of Human Resources at Mel-O-Cream Donuts. This will be another informative “world of work” show. Join us!

Join us each week as experts help us explore issues shaping the world of work! The TalentCulture #TChat weekly show is turning 3 years old and back live on Wednesday, November 13, 2013. #TChat Radio will start at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT), and immediately after, our entire community will continue the conversation on #TChat Twitter from 7-8 pm ET. They spring from the wild, virtual earth in many forms. Most are vibrant, multi-colored and multi-faceted, nurturing their roots with the diverse individuals who come to share, learn and network around a variety of important topics. Just like the TalentCulture #TChat Community that is turning three years old with over 150 Twitter chats and over 50 new radio shows since we’ve relaunched them! From the first #TChat on November 16, 2010, about emotional intelligence, to the latest show about mobile hiring on November 13, 2013, #TChat continues to break new ground as one of the largest and longest running online learning and networking communities in the "world of work.” A very special thank you to the thousands of loyal participants during the past three years. Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we celebrate online communities with: Ambrosia Humphrey, VP of Talent and the entire Hootsuite Community. This is an exciting milestone for #TChat and we have all of you our wonderful community to thank!

Join us each week as experts help us explore issues shaping the world of work! #TChat Radio show is back live on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT). Immediately after, our entire community will continue the conversation on #TChat Twitter from 7-8 pm ET. Recently we talked about mobile recruiting and its unprecedented growth. According to a recent Recruiting Trends survey more than 40% of recruiters have received an application using a mobile or tablet device. Here’s a new statistic for you — the fact that there are one billion job searches completed each month on a mobile device. But beyond recruiting, can mobile be applied to hiring, too?  Think about the old model of snail mail offer letters and conference room paperwork. Horribly inefficient. Even email has become cumbersome to many in the workplace, especially millennials and younger generations. Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we discuss the mobile hiring future with: Todd Owens, President and Chief Operating Officer of TalentWise, and Kyle Lagunas, Talent Acquisition Analyst at Brandon Hall Group. This will be another important #TChat show about how mobile continues to change the world of work!

#TChat Radio is back live on Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT). Right after we'll continue the conversation on #TChat Twitter from 7-8 pm ET.   Last week we talked about mobile recruiting and this week we’re going to talk about social influence and brands, but not just for marketing.   Brands understand social influence relevant to their products and services via social networks.   But what about recruiting? You’ve heard the adage — marketing is recruiting is marketing. We're all perpetual customers and candidates.   We always want the very best and we want to buy from and work for those we know and trust. Finding and engaging the voices of influence can help land both.   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we discuss the the art of sourcing influence: Mark Fidelman, author, speaker and CEO for Raynforest Inc, an Influencer Marketplace, and Mark Willaman, Founder and President of Fisher Vista, LLC, the owners of HRmarketer software and the fisher VISTA marketing agency.  Join us each week as experts help us explore issues shaping the world of work!

Join us each week as experts help us explore issues shaping world of work! #TChat Radio show is back live Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT). Immediately after, our community will continue the conversation on #TChat Twitter from 7-8 pm ET.   Last week we talked about fun and games in team-building and employee engagement activities, and this week we’re going to have fun searching and applying for jobs on our smart phones. Really, we are.   A recent Recruiting Trends survey finds more than 40% of recruiters have received an application using a mobile or tablet device. Also, LinkedIn and Prudential recently told Bersin by Deloitte that more than 50% of candidates find jobs through their mobile devices.   These recruiting times they are a-changin’ by rockin’ the mobile.   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we discuss the subject with our good friends this wk: Jessica Miller-Merrell, SPHR, Founder and Chief Blogger of Blogging4Jobs, and Rayanne Thorn, VP of Product Marketing and Strategy for Technomedia, a global talent management solutions provider. This will be another important #TChat show about how mobile continues to change recruiting and job search!

Join us each week as experts help us explore issues shaping the world of work! #TChat Radio show is back live on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT). Immediately after, our entire community will continue the conversation on #TChat Twitter from 7-8 pm ET.  Recently at this year's HR Technology Conference & Exposition, we had an amazing panel discussion about engagement - more specifically - employee energy, drive and focus, which has become the holy grail of HR and business leaders. This is true through every aspect of the talent lifecycle. By why? Most internal initiatives designed to improve the status quo haven’t moved the needle much, if at all.   Now throw in "fun and games" into the engagement equation. Does creating fun team-building challenges and continuous recognition activities improve overall well-being, productivity and retention? Does it help create culture where there was none before?   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we look to our new friends from the Great White North for answers: Mario Coculuzzi, Eastern Region Director for Microsoft Canada, and Dan Benoni, Co-Founder & Product Director of Officevibe, a social employee engagement platform.  

Join us each week as experts help us explore issues shaping the world of work! #TChat Radio show is back live on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT). Immediately after, our entire community will continue the conversation on #TChat Twitter from 7-8 pm ET.   Last week, the TalentCulture community discussed age discrimination in the workplace. This week, we look at age in the workplace from another perspective -- specifically through the lens of Generation X.   Why Gen X? Many say that Boomers and Millennials capture most of the attention -- leaving little on the table for those in the middle. But does evidence really support that perception? Is Gen X suffering in silence somehow? If so, what are the consequences for business, as Boomers retire from the workforce, and organizations require new leaders, experts and innovators?   This week, we're giving Gen X the attention it deserves.   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome expert guest, Mark Babbitt, CEO of YouTern and COO of SwitchandShift.   This is a topic that affects us all -- regardless of our age or profession. So be sure to tune in and join the conversation!  

#TChat Radio is all new and live Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT), with the #TChat Twitter chat right after from 7-8 pm ET.   Last week we talked about the rub of transparency and privacy in the workplace between employer and employee, and this week we're talking about engaging the dark side of workplace effectiveness.   Yes, the dark side. Contemporary organizations focus on trying to maintain upbeat hyper-positive work ecologies. Anger has to be managed; depression requires medication; shame becomes a disciplinary tool; guilt is the subtext of the employee manual; grief is allotted three days; family crises are never lunchroom conversations.    What if the key to maximum effectiveness was the celebration of these dark emotions and moods? What if we recognized that each of the darker, unacceptable emotions were treasure troves of insight and results? What if organizational adaptability depended on employing the full person not just the razor thin, Prozac enhanced person?   What if indeed. Let's discuss.   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome our special guests: John Sumser, the founder and editor-in-chief of the HRExaminer Online Magazine and the principal of Two Color Hat; and William Tincup, the CEO of HR consultancy Tincup & Co. and a leading thinker on social media application for HR and an expert on adoption of HR technology.   This will be another important #TChat show about engaging the world of work's dark side, so join us!  

#TChat Radio is all new and live Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT), with the #TChat Twitter chat right after from 7-8 pm ET.   Last week we talked about gaming and measuring talent, and this week we're talking about the rub of transparency and privacy in the workplace between employer and employee.   The transparency movement has certainly solidified, particularly the fact that employees not just prefer but demand more transparency from their employers – for example, how much profit they’ve made, why they promote and fire certain individuals and not others.   Truth be told, while many employment laws have an indirect "transparency" mandate like in the case of Title VII and Sarbanes Oxley, generally the law does not grant a "right" of transparency to employees.   And it just gets more complicated when you add in privacy issues and the ability of an employer or an employee to prevent disclosures to the other.   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome our special guest: Mary Wright, a Shareholder and the former General Counsel of Ogletree Deakins, the US Powerhouse in Employment Litigation, and founding Editor of the HR Gazette, a daily on-line newspaper for HR Professionals and Employment Lawyers.     This will be another important #TChat show about employment law, transparency and privacy.  

#TChat Radio is all new and live Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT), with the #TChat Twitter chat right after from 7-8 pm ET.   Last week we talked about workplace violence and preparedness, and this week we're talking about a lighter yet quite valuable subject for the enterprise.   Everybody loves a good game. The challenge, the entertainment, the skilling up, the rewards.    Gamification is something we’ve been hearing a lot about in the world of work. But the fact remains it’s a powerful movement that helps companies recruit, learn, engage and retain more accurately.   Tapping into the competitive nature in us all, while measuring the results from these "games," provides accurate insight into who we all are and why, the reality of truly not being able to "game the system."   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome our special guests: Guy Halfteck, an Israeli entrepreneur, is the CEO of Knack, a technology startup he founded in 2010, and Mark Howorth, Chief Operating Officer at Panavision, and previously Partner and Senior Director of Global Recruiting at Bain & Company.       This will be another important show about gaming ourselves for the better.  

#TChat Radio is all new and live Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT), with the #TChat Twitter chat right after from 7-8 pm ET.   We remember where we were on 9/11 -- when the unimaginable became a horrific reality, just as the workday began.   Last week we talked about how recruiting is marketing, and this week, in honor of 9/11, we're going to talk about workplace violence.   The fact is that workplace violence can be any act of physical violence large scale or between two people. It includes threats of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening, disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site. Workplace violence can affect or involve employees, visitors, contractors, and other employees.   And while the number of workplace homicides has decreased in the past few years, no one can ignore the reality that violence is still a serious issue for our communities, our schools, and our workplaces. Tonight's show is all about having a plan in place before tragic violence occurs.   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome our special guests: Felix P. Nater, Chief Security Consultant, President and Owner of Nater Associates, Ltd., and Thomas Bronack, a Certified Business Recovery Professional (CBRP) from DRII.     This will be another important show about keeping the world of work safe and sound, while preparing for the worst.

#TChat Radio is all new and live Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT), with the #TChat Twitter chat right after from 7-8 pm ET.   Last week we talked about taking entrepreneurship inside organizations, and this week, in honor of Labor Day, we're going to talk about how the front end affects the long run.   What you ask? Recruiting is marketing. Simple as that. The recruiting process contributes greatly to employee engagement, productivity, retention and improved employment brand.    Fact is, first impressions truly do make a difference and the level of accuracy, transparency, and measuring the right "marketing" metrics during the recruiting process contributes greatly to how an employee views the company, the job and their role in the organization and sets the tone of the entire employment relationship.    Recruiting is marketing -- accuracy, transparency and data can make all the difference!   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome our special guests: David Bernstein, Vice President of the "Big Data for HR" Division at eQuest, and Chris Fields, an HR consultant, expert resume writer and HR content writer.   This will be another important show about making and measuring recruiting magic, so join us.  

#TChat Radio is all new and live Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT), with the #TChat Twitter chat right after from 7-8 pm ET.   Last week we talked about workplace flexibility as a business strategy, and this week we're going to talk about how "go-givers" far and wide make businesses grow in today's economy, and then some. These are the "intrapraneurs" if you will -- those who look inside and then elevate others -- which makes for a much better business strategy than you'd think.   You may have heard the following mantra in various iterations, including literally from this week's guest:   “All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like and trust.”   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome our special guest: Bob Burg, a sought-after speaker and supporter of the free enterprise system and an empathic world of work, as well as the bestselling author of Endless Referrals and The Go-Giver (coauthored with John David Mann).  This will be another important business show for us all, so be a go-giver and join us.

#TChat Radio is all new and live Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT). Remember, the #TChat Twitter chat will follow from 7-8 pm ET.   Last week we talked about workplace innovation and how we can fuse disruption and adoption. This week we're going to talk about the growing number of professionals who telecommute and work from home — and who get the work done - another form of evolving workplace innovation.   Progressive companies today emphasize work-life fit (not balance, thank you) that includes some form of workplace flexibility as a “business strategy,” not an employee benefit. Workplace flexibility has been shown to reduce absenteeism, turnover, real estate costs, utilities and other expenses, while in the same breath improving attracting and retaining talent, employee engagement, productivity and much more.   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome our special guests: Lisa Horn, Co-Leader of SHRM’s Workplace Flexibility Initiative and a SHRM Senior Government Relations Advisor, and Susan Lovegren, SVP of HR at Plantronics, a global leader in audio communications for businesses and consumers that recently launched their Smarter Working initiative.    This will be another important show for us all, so talk about changing the corporate mindset of clocking time in a cubicle.

#TChat Radio is all new and live Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT). Remember, the #TChat Twitter chat will follow from 7-8 pm ET.   Last week we talked about the ingenious super heroes within all of us -- complete with Star Wars, Brady Bunch and MacGyver references.   This week we're going to try and bridge the elusive gap between ingenuity, intrinsic motivation, employee engagement, workplace software adoption and the disruptive technologies of today that supposedly enable all of the above.   According to this week's guest, disruptive workplace technologies are not new, but the impact they can have in business (and do) is something that enterprises can no longer ignore. This includes social collaboration, social learning, video technologies, gamification, 3D printing and so much more -- but the keys are the adoption and business outcomes.   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome our special guest: Jim Lundy, CEO and Lead Analyst at Aragon Research Inc., a leading technology research firm.    This will be another important show for us all, so let's fuse world of work disruption and adoption. In a good way.  

#TChat Radio is all new and live Wednesday, August 7, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT). Remember, the #TChat Twitter chat will follow from 7-8 pm ET.  Luke: I can’t believe it.  Yoda: That is why you fail.   Many of us remember this "Star Wars" scene. Fact is, in our world, the positive power of the "workforce culture" is within us all, yet according to dismal engagement surveys, no one believes it. That is why we fail.   Last week we talked about why collaboration today leads to successful tomorrows, and this week we're going to discuss identifying the capabilities inside each person, and the organization as a whole, that you may not even know exists, yet can be accessed easily to transform culture and attract and retain talent.    The sixth sense ability is something organizations long for, to look inside themselves, to listen to themselves and each other, to encourage their workforce to reflect and create -- and grow strong individually and together.   Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome our special guest: Marcia Conner, Principal of the SensifyGroup, collaborative learning thought leader and author.    Her new book, Enginuity, will be out early next year and touches on the topic above. In it Marcia demonstrates the 5 keys to revving up your ingenuity engine to find that hero inside of you, ready to look in, get out, and save the day.   This will be another important show for us all -- may the "workforce" be with you.  

#TChat Radio is all new and live Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT). Remember, the #TChat Twitter chat will follow from 7-8 pm ET.   Even though we didn't have a radio show last week, we still had a powerhouse crowdsourced #TChat.    Segue -- according to this week's #TChat Radio guest, "Collaboration and cooperation are the only way to succeed today. It’s how we scale."   And with U.S. companies spending 39 percent more on social learning in 2012 than they did the year before according to Bersin by Deloitte, we'll discuss why this is all so critical for personal and professional growth and success.    With an explosive demand for social learning, formal and informal knowledge sharing, and increased collaboration, employers are finding new ways to enrich people’s careers, foster their engagement and retain them at the company.    Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome our special guest: Nick Kellet, social collaboration proponent and co-founder of List.ly, a service that curates the Web's best social lists.   This will be another important show for us all, so we hope to "hear" you here!  **A special thank you to our "world of work" partner Achievers. Learn more here!  

#TChat Radio is all new and live this Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT). Remember, the #TChat Twitter chat will follow from 7-8 pm ET.    We went from the big data show to July 4th and now we're back with the big summer social boom.   The social boom of being hyper-connected digitally professionally and personally, yet disrupted and starved for quality "face time" with family, friends and colleagues.    A billion work emails later and how productive are we? Add in your social footprints and what's truly the best way to interact with one another? Forget work-life balance. We're just looking for the right fit.    Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome our special guests: Judy Martin RYT, work-stress management consultant, speaker, author and founder of WorkLifeNation.com -- and Heidi Hanna PhD, health and performance coach, speaker, author and founder of SYNERGY.   This is another important show for us all, so we hope to see you here!  **A special thank you to our "world of work" partner Achievers. Learn more here!

#TChat Radio is all new, live, Wed June 26, 2013, at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT). PLEASE NOTE NEW DAY/TIME -- just prior to our popular Wednesday #TChat Twitter chat, from 7-8 pm ET. Join us for both events!   Big data is a big deal for HR and yet shouldn't be daunting. It's all about measuring AND forecasting specific business analytics, from recruiting to outplacement and in between.    Organizations need regular access to workforce metrics that provide actionable information and insight. Data should be fluid across systems while being able to “crunch the business” with a variety of sound snapshot and predictive analytics for HR needs, including: Talent Pool Viability Skills + Competency Analysis Hire Quality + Cultural Fit Employee + Contingent Engagement Hiring vs. Workforce Development Workforce Growth Rates + Costs Talent Retention + Turnover Overall Business Impact Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as we welcome guests: Christene Pantalone, Manager of HR Analytics at Highmark, and Andrew Courtois, Workforce Analytics Consultant at Peoplefluent.   This will be "big deal" show, so we hope to see you here!  **A special thank you to our "world of work" partner Achievers.Learn more here!

#TChat Radio is all new on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at 7:30 pm ET (4:30 pm PT). "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." --George S. Patton  Even though General Patton (think WWII) was considered a stubborn, hard-ass of a leader, he certainly had the right ideas about getting people motivated and innovative to take ownership over their development.   Today, even the toughest of leaders are encouraged to show their softer, open side -- and they're the ones win the hearts and minds.    When leaders are more open, harmonious and connected to those they lead, even the most mundane of tasks are also executed with harmony between all parties regardless of rank. This kind of leadership generates higher levels of engagement, productivity and business results.    Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman welcome this week's guest, Dan Pontefract, Senior Director, Learning & Collaboration at Telus and author of Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization.   This will be another great "open leadership" show, so we hope to see you here!  **SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re thrilled to announce our first “world of work” partnership — with Achievers. Read about it here!

#TChat Radio is all new, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at 7:30 pm ET (4:30 pm PT).   Consider the job candidate experience today – five generations of gender, ethnic, cultural, skills and experience diversity clamoring for full-time, part-time and increasing freelance/contract employment in the world of evolving project-based, collaborative work.    How do you think your candidate experience fares today and how does it affect retention and your brand? How do you think your organization compares with its immediate competitors as well as other industries? And how are you benchmarking to know?   To discuss this and more, join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as they welcome this week's guests -- HR/recruiting thought leaders and two Talent Board Candidate Experience Awards co-founders -- Gerry Crispin, Principal and Co-Founder of CareerXroads, and Elaine Orler, Founder and President of Talent Function Group.   This will be another great "world of work" show, so we hope to see you here!  **SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re thrilled to announce our first “world of work” partnership — with Achievers. Read about it here!

#TChat Radio is all new on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 7:30 pm ET (4:30 pm PT).   There are reasons why some online communities grow and thrive while others fade away into obscurity.   One of the primary reasons involves like-minded individuals aggregating and communicating around relevant topics, as well as having the ability to come and go as they please, and welcome other like-minded individuals as they please (think #TChat). They are built on open networks, authenticity, transparency and trust.   Creating these inclusive environs in the enterprise has proven more difficult, but there are best practices to follow. Enterprise community management is more than installing a social collaboration platform and waiting for the magic to happen.    Join #TChat co-creators and hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman welcome this week's guests, Maria Ogneva, Director of Product Marketing, Chatter Communities, Salesforce (Formerly Yammer), and Jeff Willinger, Director of Collaboration, Social Computing and Intranets, Rightpoint.   This will be another great "community management" show, so we hope to see you here!  **SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re thrilled to announce our first “world of work” partnership — with Achievers. Read about it here!