A confession: I don't know my Klout score.
A second confession: I don't want to know my Klout score.
A third confession: I'm a hypocrite. I'm almost always looking for ways to meaningfully assess how influential — positively and negatively — my colleagues, collaborators and co-workers are.
"Influence" increasingly is the coin of the organizational realm. Influence defies title, credential and seniority. Somebody may be smart, talented and hardworking but do they have influence? Are they perceived as people who can move collegial hearts and minds? Employees with influence — or with reputations for influence — enjoy understandable competitive advantages in the organizational marketplace. But who decides who has influence? And who decides how to measure it?
To read the full, original article click on this link: Should Your Boss Care About Your Klout Score? - Michael Schrage - Harvard Business Review
