NG Success: Leadership Informed by Experience

A CIO Insight article chides the over half of surveyed execs lacking hands-on experience with Web 2.0 applications, "you aren’t putting enough thought into your job."

"Workers across your company aren’t waiting for you to try these applications, they’re using them already. The incoming generation of Web natives—the young people who will replace the retiring baby boomers by the millions—expects a work environment that reflects their reality. That’s where they’ll be most productive, too."

The author's suggestion - "spend a little time mucking around" - may work for some, but more aggressive approaches include seminars, workshops, executive boot camps, and coaching. Peer-oriented pilot projects can be particularly effective.