The Organizational Network Fieldbook: Best Practices, Techniques, and Exercises to Drive Organizational Innovation and Performance

2.5. Day-to-Day Network Operation

Two measures of success for any network at ConocoPhillips are the rate at which members engage with one another and the breadth of ideas that flow through the network. As network membership increases around the world, lessons learned and best practices can be more widely shared, thereby providing immediate benefits. Several aspects of day-to-day operation are crucial to producing this positive spiral of effort and benefits.

2.5.1. Promotion and Facilitation

Interactions must be vigorously promoted and facilitated by the network leader and core members. They must monitor and participate in discussion databases and net-meetings, and ensure that lessons learned contain high-quality content. Network leaders and ...