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Putting Social HR in Its Place: The Employee Lifecycle

March 27, 2012

Social HR and the Employee LifecycleWhen I present social business as my passion, the typical listener assumes I’m talking about Yammer, Facebook or Sharepoint. It’s interesting to see how they can easily confuse social platforms as the same as being a social business. But it’s not.

It’s easy to become distracted by shiny, new tools and platforms, but these are just delivery channels. As I’ve learned, and I’m sure as you have as well (if you’re reading this post), being a social business is so much more than that. Social within a business may have began with Marketing and IT, but let’s face it… we’ve reached a point where it’s clear that Human Resources is the GLUE in creating social programs that are not only relevant and adoptable to employees, but ones that transform your organization and its culture. If you’re truly looking to transform your organization through social tools, then your purpose should be based on the human ingredients necessary to drive that change: employees.

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Why Social Privacy Needs to be a Social Priority [Infographic]

February 21, 2012

Original source: The Sad State of Social Media Privacy [Infographic], MDG Advertising

The relationship between social media and privacy has long been a controversial one, but with recent privacy breaches, ever-changing privacy settings and an overall increase in the things we share in social media, there is now renewed attention to the troublesome topic. To shed some light on where consumers stand on social media privacy issues, MDG Advertising created an enlightening infographic that shows consumers’ levels of trust, feelings of control, and attitudes toward online privacy and protection. It also offers insight on what consumers ultimately want in terms of social media and privacy. With consumers becoming more and more concerned about protecting their privacy in the social media era, social networks must make privacy a priority in order to keep consumers as fans and followers.

The Sad State of Social Media Privacy

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Social Collaboration is Here to Stay

February 21, 2012

Original Source: The State of Social Collaboration, Central Desktop

Social collaboration is here to stay.  In less than five years, the dialogue around social collaboration has shifted from skepticism to “expecticism.”

In the near future, software vendors won’t differentiate on whether or not they are social – virtually all business software will be inherently social. The intranets of tomorrow will ALL be like Facebook. Rapid and hyper collaboration tools that leverage the entire company and remote workers will be “table stakes” in the enterprise.

It goes without saying we believe that social collaboration is changing how companies work together, how they innovate and how they serve their customers. As such, we’ve created an infographic that chronicles the history of social collaboration, illustrating where the industry has come from, how large it has become and where it is growing.

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Why You Should Attend The 2012 Social Media in HR Seminar

February 8, 2012

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The 2012 Social Media in HR Seminar
Tapping into the Power of Social Networks

April 17-18, 2012
NYSSA Conference Center
New York, NY

Some argue that human resources professionals are late-adopters when it comes to anything technology related, including social media. But the popularity and possibilities that social recruiting have brought to the profession are causing HR pros to take notice.

While part of HR’s role is to mitigate legal risks, another very large component is to help support and cultivate the corporate culture. As social media becomes more defined in the business world, human resources professionals will have a significant opportunity to leverage this powerful medium in many aspects of the business. [The Future of Human Resources, Mashable]

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Who's Who in Social HR Technology

January 24, 2012

Welcome to our Who’s Who list of companies who specialize in Social HR technology.

Are you in HR technology and wondering what options you have in software vendors? Or are you wondering what technology companies are transforming HR into more social functions? Then look no further. The list below has been collected from a couple of online sources as well as from our own research. The companies are listed in alphabetical order, but sortable by product solution. If you feel a company has been listed incorrectly or if you are a representative of the company and wish to modify your information, please contact us.

Solution categories:

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  • Employee Engagement – Employee surveys, opinions
  • e-Learning – Learning management, talent development
  • HCM Solution – Human capital management system that offers an overall solution
  • People Management – Workforce analytics, case management, succession planning
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Attend "Beyond Enterprise 2.0" to Energize your Organization for Performance and Change

January 3, 2012

Beyond Enterprise 2.0

More info: Beyond Enterprise 2.0
Organiser: KGS Global

Gain insights from some of the world’s largest corporations on Utilising Social Media for Internal Communications 2.0, Collaboration, Knowledge Management, Learning Development and More!

Network and learn from top speakers: AHOLD, Alcatel-Lucent, Anheuser-Busch InBev, AXA Group, BAE Systems, BT, EADS, Electrolux, Elsevier, Ericsson, GE, SAP, SWIFT, Swiss Re, United Nations, Dassault Systèmes and more!

 

Join the Beyond Enterprise 2.0 event to gain insights from some of the world’s largest corporations on Internal Communications 2.0, Collaboration, Knowledge Management, Learning Development and More!

This international summit will bring together cross-industry senior executives to discuss key issues on maximizing internal communications through social media.

To maximise knowledge exchange and generate actionable results, we have carefully designed the conference format to be interactive, “hands-on” and productive. The event will begin with an exhibitor showcase, featuring the latest resources for increasing employee productivities with social technologies. The showcase will be followed by  our distinguished speakers, panel discussions and a “hands-on” brainstorming workshop session.

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Social Knows: List of Companies and the Names of their Corporate Intranets

December 1, 2011

Hello, Boris, you AND me, Pitstop – it’s just some of the names from various corporate intranets.

Some companies give their internal portals just a name. Other companies choose to give their internal portals a complete identity. There are some companies who go the simple route and just call it what it is: Intranet. If you are a company who still operates on multiple portals such as the corporate intranet, the HR portal, and the collaboration portal.. the name becomes that much more important in helping your employees distinguish one portal from another. Coming from a corporate background where all the companies I’ve worked for have had a “branded” intranet, it still surprises me to hear many companies out there don’t. Personally, I like a branded intranet. It’s an easy way to strengthen corporate culture, support brand identity and make your intranet a “destination” not just a “site.”

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You asked, I answered: A Social Workplace Starts with Culture and Engagement

November 18, 2011

Yesterday evening, I had the pleasure of appearing on Digital 411, an internet technology radio show. During the show, I discussed the impact that social technologies can have on HR transformation and employee engagement. There was so much interest in this topic that I didn’t have time to respond to all of the questions asked. Here are the questions that sparked the conversation along with my responses.

In your Social Knows: Employee Engagement statistics, you indicate that 52% of organizations using Web 2.0 achieved Best-in-class performance and an 18% increase in engagement. Help us contextualize and understand stats around achieving higher employee engagement using Web 2.0? What does that mean and what are some of the most significant tools being used?

Using a social network won’t change anything unless it’s a part of a set of tools serving a more global approach aimed at improving culture, performance, communication and productivity.

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Social Knows: Employee Engagement Statistics (Nov 2011)

November 17, 2011

In our “Social Knows” series, we sniff out and compile statistics and research regarding workplace / workforce management, human resources and employee engagement. The goal is to provide you with the background knowledge necessary to support your own recommendations, findings and strategies. Submissions always welcomed.
SHRM Research Spotlight: Social Media in the Workplace
Social Media in the Workplace

20% of CEO surveyed use LinkedIn; 17% use Facebook; 9% use Twitter; 8% use YouTube; 7% use Photo-sharing applications; 5% use Video-sharing applications
69% of respondents surveyed say their organization does NOT track employee use of social media on company-owned computers or handheld devices
57% of respondents surveyed say their organization does NOT block access to social media on company-owned computers or handheld devices?
68% of respondents surveyed say their organizations have groups or individuals who currently engage in social media activities to reach external audiences

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Social Knows: Employee Engagement Statistics (August 2011 Edition)

August 8, 2011

In our “Social Knows” series, we sniff out and compile statistics and research regarding workplace / workforce management, human resources and employee engagement. The goal is to provide you with the background knowledge necessary to support your own recommendations, findings and strategies. Submissions always welcomed.

UPDATE: There is a new Employee Engagement Statistics post which includes mobile workforce stats (~Elizabeth, 11/20/2011)

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  • The lost productivity of actively disengaged employees costs the US economy $370 BILLION annually. (Gallup)
  • In February, June, and October of 2010, the number of employees voluntarily quitting surpassed the number fired or discharged. (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
  • 70% of engaged employees indicate they have a good understanding of how to meet customer needs; only 17% of non-engaged employees say the same. (Wright Management)
  • 78% would recommend their company’s products of services, against 13% of the disengaged. (Gallup)
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