This is a great post from Tanveer Naseer on the relationship of social media and "leadership". l tend to go with the verb "lead". Here is my paraphrase of Charlene's quote on social media:

"Leading is about giving up control and yet remaining in command."

Thanks @TanveerNaseer for an insightful post.

Amplify’d from www.tanveernaseer.com

Charlene Li, the founder of Altimeter Group and author of the book “Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform The Way You Lead”, gave a presentation on developing effective social media strategies during which she made the following comment about how businesses should approach social media: Social media is about giving up control yet remaining in command.” Upon reading this quote, I couldn’t help but notice that in addition to being an accurate assessment of social media, this statement can also be easily applied to the field of leadership. To help illustrate this connection, let’s look at two examples of social media blunders made by companies this year, and what these mistakes can teach us about effective leadership. Read more at www.tanveernaseer.com