There's a great, short article hereRUSI- Network Centric Operations Today: Between the Promise and the Practice that looks at some of the findings the US military (and others) are making trying to put Network Enabled Operations into practice.

A coupe of things caught my eye. (Emphasis mine) In Afghanistan,

improved headquarters performance was reported (after a period of adjustment and with strong command support for the new system), including a dramatic change in how people spent their time � shifting from briefing preparation to thinking about the substance of their jobs. Field reports from Afghanistan also indicate that coalition forces were able to create non-doctrinal linkages to pass intelligence and control air strikes because they found ways to get on to the same networks. However, despite a great deal of press reporting about the �marvellous� networks and communication systems available, most of this work was accomplished with high levels of human ingenuity with relatively modest amounts of new technology.

NCO is, at its heart, about people sharing information, collaborating, and working synergistically. The human element remains paramount.

[Update: Martin has a great quote about network centric organisations here]

[Update 2: Network Centric - hmm - much prefer Network Enabled :)]