If employees are allowed to use social media, will this improve the business?
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Share some of my thoughts and results from a simple survey
16. Report by TUC in 2007
“when handled properly, allowing internet access
for staff during breaks can be beneficial for staff
and can help them develop IT skills.”
http://lscits.cs.bris.ac.uk/docs/HOReport1b.pdf
17. LinkedIn Poll
“I believe social media can engage
teams and customers to improve business”
• If people use social media at work?
• What restrictions they have, if any?
• Should usage be more open?
18. Do you allow employees touse
Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn at
work?
• Yes
• No
• Sometimes
• No web access provided
• Only on own devices, smartphones etc.
19. Do you allow employees to
use Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn
at work?
use Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn
at work?
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20. Do you allow employees to
use Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn
at work?
use Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn
at work?
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21. Contributor comments
“Twitter and facebook for the benefit of the
company only- not for personal use apart
from at lunchtime as it is distracting.
Linkedin is actively encouraged as it
supports business development”
22. Contributor comments
“If someone spends a couple of minutes
over a cup of tea then I don't see it as a
problem. Effectively they are all responsible
for their own workload on a day to day
basis.”
23. Contributor comments
“I was managing a team of nurses. There
are policies in place which prohibit not only
social media activity, but using phones for
personal use in the course of employment.
So it is a quite rigid, disciplined
environment which is open to abuse if
boundaries are not set from the out set.”
24. Contributor comments
“In today's connected world, I do not see it
as an interruption. However it is important
to have the right culture around it and to
have rules that are not restrictive, rather
empowering and clear.”
25. Contributor comments
“social media for pleasure during work is a
little like mobile phones, they leak working
time away... To me it is no different to
someone blatantly having a gossip
magazine open on their desk”
More accurately this presentations asks... Too long, not snappy
Researching images Intrigued by 80s phone (Facebook founded in 2005) Shows different styles of Facebook How SM in workplace has and still is an issue
My professional profile
ASK Make it easy Break down the words
From happy memories
to not so happy ones
Sharing
Attending social events St Paul's carnival Bristol
Networking Tweetup
or team building
Way it's communicated
Who uses these? Does this help?
Facebook: 50% are active daily, 50% on mobile (7 Billion people in existence) Twitter: 340M Tweets a day (double from last year) LinkedIn: 9M+ from UK
Goes on to recommend a clear policy on social networking as best way to ensure employees do not waste time. However reading further they (TUC) consider social networking a leisure activity and TUC (Trades Union Congress) represents workers not businesses
Wanted to promote discussion Who saw this?
Before show results ASK: how would they answer
21 people responded Does the result surprise you? Initial thoughts
Mainly Owners and Managers, Male and over 35
LinkedIn appears to have a better image in the workplace Source: Bottled Drinks Manufacturer
Source: Owner of IT company
Previously worked in a Hospital If they had employees now they would allow fair use ASK: Who has a social media policy?
Works in PR All staff use media regularly as part of work
Works in PR
Thoughts from folks interviewed at IBM Also have and internal system called BlueTwit
If employees use social media can this improve their business?
Made new connections just by doing survey
Yammer and Basecamp to business social collaboration tools