In a presentation I gave this week we had a great discussion about Social Media in the workplace. To their credit, or (more likely) because they love the contrarian position there were a few cynics in the room. As a speaker, that’s what creates discussion, so it’s a good thing. But that aside, if you [...]
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Don’t Worry, I’m Sure Your Employees Aren’t Using Social Media
Posted in Social Media, Social Media In The Workplace, Social Networking, Workplace Challenges, tagged Social Media, Social Media in Workplace, Social Networking, Work Priorities, Workplace Challenges on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A New Twist To Managing For Inclusion: Social Media In The Workplace
Posted in Management, Social Media, Social Media In The Workplace, Training, Workplace Challenges, tagged Management, Social Media, Social Media in Workplace, Training, Workplace Challenges on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Is it possible that HR and Employee Relations groups are taking on increased responsibility to mediate and resolve front line issues because the employee complaints escalated beyond the manager’s skills? With Social Media in the mix, do you know what skills and knowledge gaps you need to address to increase their effectiveness? The people problems [...]
Is Social Media A Required Job Skill If You’re Not In Marketing?
Posted in Skills Gap, Social Media, Social Media In The Workplace, Training, tagged Job Skills, Skills Gap, Social Media, Training on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Given the amount of change in business environments in the past few years, there have been several studies about the resultant skill gap in organizations. The challenge for many is identifying what capabilities are needed to drive the business forward in the New Normal. One thing is for sure, companies are starting to realize [...]
Managing Social Media In The Workplace: Policy, Policing Or Practice Change?
Posted in Social Media, Social Media In The Workplace, Social Networking, Training, Workplace Challenges, tagged Social Media, Social Media in Workplace, Social Networking, Training, Workplace Challenges on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just read a Discussion thread on LinkedIn regarding Social Media which I found interesting. The essence of the original discussion point was that Social Media can create risk inside an organization and that companies should build effective policies to manage the risk. I agree. Whether you want to “police” Social Media activity inside your [...]
Has Your Water Cooler Gone Virtual?
Posted in Social Media, Social Media In The Workplace, Workplace Challenges, tagged Social Media, Social Media in Workplace, Workplace Challenges on February 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For anyone who thinks they don’t have time to learn about Social Media, you might want to find time. The fact is, a solid population of your employees are using it—inside and outside the workplace. And while that fact alone may not motivate you, think about this—it can affect the bottom line. Social Media is [...]
So You Have A Big Social Media Following, Does That Make You An Expert At Anything?
Posted in Personal Branding, Social Media, tagged Personal Branding, Social Media on January 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For people and businesses, I tend to believe that social media activity must accompany a strategy and set of goals. Without it, you are a bit like a rudderless ship. You may be moving but you’re not moving in an intended direction. I think that some people and companies set goals such as “thought [...]
Will Social Media Affect Policy, Management Practices and Principles?
Posted in Corporate Policy, Social Media, Social Media In The Workplace, tagged Corporate Policy, Social Media, Social Media in Workplace on December 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Bout to go into a meeting with Sales Director until a hottie turns up, then he says ‘Ill brief you later’ and goes in alone…HATERRRR” Found on Twitter, 8:20 pm, Nov 26 I ran across this in Twitter and found it to be an interesting example of how social media will change companies in terms of [...]
The Real World Vs. Social Media
Posted in Social Media, Social Networking, tagged Social Media, Social Media Strategy on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In conversation today, the question came up about whether or not social media can truly benefit the average person or company…In some instances, the real question is about the true influence of its participants and in other instances, it’s about the medium. If you want to leverage people who can promote your business, drive traffic [...]
Social Etiquette For Social Media (Pt 2): How To Build Your Friends Or Following In 10 Easy Steps
Posted in Social Media, Social Networking, tagged Social Etiquette, Social Media, Social Networking on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In Part 1, I talked about social etiquette in a personal setting and used the analogy that social media is like attending a school reunion. In a professional setting, social networking is a bit like attending a cocktail party–we may have a business agenda, but subtlety is key. If your goal is to make meaningful [...]
Social Etiquette For Social Media, Part 1
Posted in Social Media, tagged Social Media, Social Networking on October 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I liken reconnecting with old friends on a social media site to a high school or college reunion. Some of us have changed, some stayed the same, some became less interesting over the years and others became intriguing. But social etiquette applies in the same way it would at a reunion or cocktail party, perhaps [...]
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