Tech moms in a connected world
I am writing this for Intel Fleximoms Tech Moms Blogathon
Let me talk about the Social Media as corporates see it. Ask any IT person and he / she will rant about overused bandwidth issues and the increased expenditures on maintaining the required speed. And, the first step they take is to ban all e-mails, social networking for personal use.
While this step is justified and often is a matter of discipline amongst employees & finances and efficiency of the company, I believe that corporate should consider how they can leverage social media to their advantage. HR, Marketing and IT departments should look at the positive side of the use of social media in increasing efficiencies and knowledge sharing amongst the employees.
Groups can be formed where employees can share ideas, news, new developments, efficient employees can be acknowledged, knowledge can be shared and many more activities undertaken. Engaging employees on a social media platform can work wonders for improving internal communication and also can provide an opportunity for employees to know each other on a personal and professional level. This platform can be leveraged to explain and better HR policies, marketing initiatives, operational issues and organizational processes. Employees will definitely favour the casual forum where they can express themselves freely and such a positive response can only be good for the organization.
These kinds of initiatives prove to be beneficial to the organization as well. Corporates are taking to this idea and more need to join the bandwagon. Their acceptance of the technology and granting freedom to their employees will get them loyalty points.
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