LEF research is focused on six closely interrelated domains.  In 2009, we launched The Changing Nature of Work.  In this domain, we examine the extent to which IT is changing the way companies are organized, managed and led, as well as IT's overall impact on the culture and dynamics of the firm.

We believe that the combination of social media, collective intelligence, and related tools for engaging and energizing employees (and customers) marks a new phase of Enterprise IT evolution, one where the informal connections between people will become a major new source of new value creation.

IT can now make visible what was once largely invisible - individual employee ideas, messages, perceptions, connections, relationships, feelings, opinions, and much more.  The result will be both more deeply interconnected organizations, and a powerful new set of management tools and practices to drive greater firm performance and creativity.

Watch the short video below of Alan Matcham discussing the main messages of our recently published Position Paper, Energizing and Engaging Employees - Social Media as a source of management innovation and review the associated links: