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"What's in it for me?" User Adoption & Employee
   Engagement Strategies for Enterprise Social
  Computing Projects(Making SharePoint Sexy)

                Prepared for:
          SharePoint Saturday Austin



               January 21, 2012
                   Jeff Willinger

                     @jwillie
About Jeff

Director of Social Computing, Intranets and Collaboration
at Rightpoint.
Named the #1 SharePoint Influencer to watch in 2012
Regular speaker and evangelist on the value of Social
Networking, Social Media and Social Computing
Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Expert.
I am buying YOU a beer or cocktail TODAY!
Follow @jwillie and Tweet this:
“ Listening to @jwillie rant and rave about SharePoint,
social computing and employee engagement #SPSAusTx ”
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LIKE Jeff

Director of Social Computing at Rightpoint.
Rightpoint is a Gold Certified and Managed Microsoft
Partner with a specialization in MOSS 2007, Collaboration
& Social Networking.
Regular speaker and evangelist on the value of Social
Networking, Social Media and Social Computing
Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Expert.
I am buying YOU lunch TODAY!
Tweet this:
“ Listening to @jwillie rant and rave about SharePoint,
social computing and employee engagement #aliee ”
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Session Objectives

Overview:
    •    Discuss why many enterprise social computing projects
         miss the mark due to lack of employee engagement
         and low end-user adoption. Show what is in the social
         sphere and what you can do outside your 4 walls.

Key take-away:
    •    Provide a framework that drives employee
         engagement & end-user adoption enabling
         organizations to realize the full benefit of their
         enterprise social computing return on investment.
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Definition


Social Intranet (sō’shəl) • (ĭn’trə-nĕt’) An intranet
that utilizes social technologies to enhance the every
day activities and transactions necessary for
employees to learn, plan and do their jobs thereby
making them more engaged and productive.
Increases employee engagement and user adoption if
deployed properly(possibly SharePoint 2010).


1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
LIKE Jeff

Director of Social Computing at Rightpoint.
Rightpoint is a Gold Certified and Managed Microsoft
Partner with a specialization in MOSS 2007, Collaboration
& Social Networking.
Regular speaker and evangelist on the value of Social
Networking, Social Media and Social Computing
Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Expert.
I am buying YOU lunch TODAY!
Tweet this:
“ Listening to @jwillie rant and rave about SharePoint,
social computing and employee engagement #aliee ”
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Myths

Some of the Employee Engagement Myths

•       Size matters
•       I’m too busy
•       It won’t pay off
•       The business won’t care
•       Should “corporate” or marketing own this?



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Truths Part 1



Your old, standard intranet is one-way
communication. A social intranet is two-way
communication.




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Truths Part 2

Key Learning’s for building engagement:

•      Be clear on where you are different and that it’s the
    right fit. You must be believable and relevant.
•      Start somewhere and keep the message simple.
•      Make it “personal” to create emotional
    engagement with the brand.
•      Provide “new news” to enhance your recruiting and
    retention efforts.
•      It starts with external activities. Awards are noticed
    by the Team, Executives, Employees, Suppliers and
    Community.
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Truths Part 2

Key Learning’s for building engagement:

•      Be clear on where you are different and that it’s the
    right fit. You must be believable and relevant.
•      Start somewhere and keep the message simple.
•      Make it “personal” to create emotional
    engagement with the brand.
•      Provide “new News” to enhance your recruiting
    and retention efforts.
•      It starts with external activities. Awards are noticed
    by the Team, Executives, Employees, Suppliers and
    Community.
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Portal & Collaboration
Pitfalls & Best Practices

1. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
   •    Do: Think big, but start small.
2. Don’t overcomplicate the user interface.
   •    Do: Keep it simple (KISS).
3. Don’t assume user adoption will happen.
   •    Do: “If you build it, they will come” doesn’t necessarily
        work. Ensure (1) business goals, (2) end-user goals and
        (3) technology goals in completely in sync.



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Portal & Collaboration
Pitfalls & Best Practices
4. Don’t underestimate the importance of
   governance and alignment with your culture.
   •    Do: Put a proper governance plan in place day 1 and
        align your solution with your culture.
5. Don’t “customize” when you can “configure”.
   •    Do: Leverage out-of-the-box features whenever
        possible.
6. Don’t underestimate the breadth of SharePoint’s
   capabilities.
   •    Do: Educate yourself on what is possible with the
        platform
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Outside the 4 walls tools for social engagement




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Google Plus




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Google Plus




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Facebook




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Linked In




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Linked In Groups




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Twitter




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Quick Survey




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Quick Survey




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Our Experience



                    Not Going        Excited
                    to Adopt        Adopters
                      (33%)           (33%)



                            On the Fence
                               (33%)

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Our Goal



                    Not Going
                    to Adopt      Critical
                      (33%)       Mass:
                                  Excited
                                 Adopters
                                   (66%)



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Why Do Some Enterprise
Social Computing Projects
     Miss The Mark?
Top 3 Reasons Why Some Enterprise
Social Computing Projects Miss The Mark

1. Stakeholders don’t start with “Why?”.

2. End-users don’t fully understand
   “What’s in it for me?”

3. The user experience is not as “engaging” and
   “intuitive” as mainstream social media tools.



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A Recipe for Failure

 Typical enterprise social computing project:




Requirements     Design &                                    Training &
                                   Testing   Pilot Launch
  Definition   Configuration                                Deployment




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A Framework For Success
A Framework for Success


                                 How?

                                 What?


                                 Why?


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How?
       A Framework for Success                 What?


                                               Why?




Why?                     What?          How?




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A Framework for Success

Why are we doing this?
   1. Accelerate innovation
   2. Improve expertise discovery    Why?
   3. Enhance knowledge management




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A Framework for Success

What’s in it for me?
   1. Communicate how the solution
      helps me personally achieve success.                                  What?
   2. Communicate usage best practices
      through anecdotes and other methods.
   3. Identifies the specific behavioral
      barriers that will prevent users from
      adopting the solution.
        ‒    Users don't want to be bothered with another system.
        ‒    Are users concerned about having contributions public and uncensored?
        ‒    Do end-users fully understand the benefits?




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A Framework for Success

How do we make it effortless?
    1. Less is more
    2. Design an effective user experience   How?
    3. Enable intuitive features

How do we deploy?
    •    What is the ideal pilot?
    •    How do we educate and train end users?
    •    How do we organically manage our community?


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unEngaged




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unEngaged part 1




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unEngaged part 2




1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
unEngaged part 2




1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
unEngaged part 2




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Client Profile: Abbott
Industry:
Health & Life Sciences

Business Pain:
No facility to bring employees
together to facilitate knowledge
sharing, innovation, idea generation
and user generated content through
a community-based portal.

Rightpoint Solution:
New Web 2.0 SharePoint solution
enables communities, shared
bookmarks, IdeaCenter,
collaboration sites, user generated
content with voting and moderated
discussion forums.
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Our Process: “Think BIG, Start Small”




                 Synthesize/                   Prioritize
Requirements                    Align with                      Identify
                  Categorize                 Requirements                    Roadmap
 Facilitation                  Technology                     Dependencies
                Requirements                 (Value/Effort)
Takeaways part 1

1. Build a connected internal communications
infrastructure that is aligned to your brand messages
2. Integrate internal branding communications
across traditionally separated departments to enable
consistent messaging and total organization buy-in
3. Align the internal and external brand to achieve
the look & feel of brand consistency
4. Evaluate the next stage of social media utility for
job processes and desired internal brand behaviors

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Takeaways part 2

5. Clarify what's expected of employees

6. Offer internal career opportunities

7. Empower frontline employees

8. Encourage teamwork

6. Provide regular feedback

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SharePoint Saturday Austin: What's In It for Me? Driving User Adoption and Employee Engagement

  • 1. "What's in it for me?" User Adoption & Employee Engagement Strategies for Enterprise Social Computing Projects(Making SharePoint Sexy) Prepared for: SharePoint Saturday Austin January 21, 2012 Jeff Willinger @jwillie
  • 2. About Jeff Director of Social Computing, Intranets and Collaboration at Rightpoint. Named the #1 SharePoint Influencer to watch in 2012 Regular speaker and evangelist on the value of Social Networking, Social Media and Social Computing Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Expert. I am buying YOU a beer or cocktail TODAY! Follow @jwillie and Tweet this: “ Listening to @jwillie rant and rave about SharePoint, social computing and employee engagement #SPSAusTx ” 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 3. 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 4. LIKE Jeff Director of Social Computing at Rightpoint. Rightpoint is a Gold Certified and Managed Microsoft Partner with a specialization in MOSS 2007, Collaboration & Social Networking. Regular speaker and evangelist on the value of Social Networking, Social Media and Social Computing Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Expert. I am buying YOU lunch TODAY! Tweet this: “ Listening to @jwillie rant and rave about SharePoint, social computing and employee engagement #aliee ” 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 5. Session Objectives Overview: • Discuss why many enterprise social computing projects miss the mark due to lack of employee engagement and low end-user adoption. Show what is in the social sphere and what you can do outside your 4 walls. Key take-away: • Provide a framework that drives employee engagement & end-user adoption enabling organizations to realize the full benefit of their enterprise social computing return on investment. 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 6. Definition Social Intranet (sō’shəl) • (ĭn’trə-nĕt’) An intranet that utilizes social technologies to enhance the every day activities and transactions necessary for employees to learn, plan and do their jobs thereby making them more engaged and productive. Increases employee engagement and user adoption if deployed properly(possibly SharePoint 2010). 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 7. LIKE Jeff Director of Social Computing at Rightpoint. Rightpoint is a Gold Certified and Managed Microsoft Partner with a specialization in MOSS 2007, Collaboration & Social Networking. Regular speaker and evangelist on the value of Social Networking, Social Media and Social Computing Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Expert. I am buying YOU lunch TODAY! Tweet this: “ Listening to @jwillie rant and rave about SharePoint, social computing and employee engagement #aliee ” 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 8. Myths Some of the Employee Engagement Myths • Size matters • I’m too busy • It won’t pay off • The business won’t care • Should “corporate” or marketing own this? 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 9. Truths Part 1 Your old, standard intranet is one-way communication. A social intranet is two-way communication. 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 10. Truths Part 2 Key Learning’s for building engagement: • Be clear on where you are different and that it’s the right fit. You must be believable and relevant. • Start somewhere and keep the message simple. • Make it “personal” to create emotional engagement with the brand. • Provide “new news” to enhance your recruiting and retention efforts. • It starts with external activities. Awards are noticed by the Team, Executives, Employees, Suppliers and Community. 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 11. Truths Part 2 Key Learning’s for building engagement: • Be clear on where you are different and that it’s the right fit. You must be believable and relevant. • Start somewhere and keep the message simple. • Make it “personal” to create emotional engagement with the brand. • Provide “new News” to enhance your recruiting and retention efforts. • It starts with external activities. Awards are noticed by the Team, Executives, Employees, Suppliers and Community. 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 12. Portal & Collaboration Pitfalls & Best Practices 1. Don’t bite off more than you can chew. • Do: Think big, but start small. 2. Don’t overcomplicate the user interface. • Do: Keep it simple (KISS). 3. Don’t assume user adoption will happen. • Do: “If you build it, they will come” doesn’t necessarily work. Ensure (1) business goals, (2) end-user goals and (3) technology goals in completely in sync. 1.12 Driving Employee Engagement
  • 13. Portal & Collaboration Pitfalls & Best Practices 4. Don’t underestimate the importance of governance and alignment with your culture. • Do: Put a proper governance plan in place day 1 and align your solution with your culture. 5. Don’t “customize” when you can “configure”. • Do: Leverage out-of-the-box features whenever possible. 6. Don’t underestimate the breadth of SharePoint’s capabilities. • Do: Educate yourself on what is possible with the platform 1.12 Driving Employee Engagement
  • 14. Outside the 4 walls tools for social engagement 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 15. Google Plus 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 16. Google Plus 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 18. Linked In 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 19. Linked In Groups 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 21. Quick Survey 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 22. Quick Survey 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 23. Our Experience Not Going Excited to Adopt Adopters (33%) (33%) On the Fence (33%) 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 24. Our Goal Not Going to Adopt Critical (33%) Mass: Excited Adopters (66%) 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 25. Why Do Some Enterprise Social Computing Projects Miss The Mark?
  • 26. Top 3 Reasons Why Some Enterprise Social Computing Projects Miss The Mark 1. Stakeholders don’t start with “Why?”. 2. End-users don’t fully understand “What’s in it for me?” 3. The user experience is not as “engaging” and “intuitive” as mainstream social media tools. 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 27. A Recipe for Failure Typical enterprise social computing project: Requirements Design & Training & Testing Pilot Launch Definition Configuration Deployment 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 28. A Framework For Success
  • 29. A Framework for Success How? What? Why? 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 30. How? A Framework for Success What? Why? Why? What? How? 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 31. A Framework for Success Why are we doing this? 1. Accelerate innovation 2. Improve expertise discovery Why? 3. Enhance knowledge management 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 32. A Framework for Success What’s in it for me? 1. Communicate how the solution helps me personally achieve success. What? 2. Communicate usage best practices through anecdotes and other methods. 3. Identifies the specific behavioral barriers that will prevent users from adopting the solution. ‒ Users don't want to be bothered with another system. ‒ Are users concerned about having contributions public and uncensored? ‒ Do end-users fully understand the benefits? 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 33. A Framework for Success How do we make it effortless? 1. Less is more 2. Design an effective user experience How? 3. Enable intuitive features How do we deploy? • What is the ideal pilot? • How do we educate and train end users? • How do we organically manage our community? 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 35. unEngaged part 1 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 36. unEngaged part 2 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 37. unEngaged part 2 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 38. unEngaged part 2 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
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  • 42. 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 43. Client Profile: Abbott Industry: Health & Life Sciences Business Pain: No facility to bring employees together to facilitate knowledge sharing, innovation, idea generation and user generated content through a community-based portal. Rightpoint Solution: New Web 2.0 SharePoint solution enables communities, shared bookmarks, IdeaCenter, collaboration sites, user generated content with voting and moderated discussion forums.
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  • 48. 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 49. Our Process: “Think BIG, Start Small” Synthesize/ Prioritize Requirements Align with Identify Categorize Requirements Roadmap Facilitation Technology Dependencies Requirements (Value/Effort)
  • 50. Takeaways part 1 1. Build a connected internal communications infrastructure that is aligned to your brand messages 2. Integrate internal branding communications across traditionally separated departments to enable consistent messaging and total organization buy-in 3. Align the internal and external brand to achieve the look & feel of brand consistency 4. Evaluate the next stage of social media utility for job processes and desired internal brand behaviors 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement
  • 51. Takeaways part 2 5. Clarify what's expected of employees 6. Offer internal career opportunities 7. Empower frontline employees 8. Encourage teamwork 6. Provide regular feedback 1.12 Drive Employee Engagement

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. 1. Clarify what's expected of employees It's essential that your team members know what's expected of them. They receive job descriptions when they first start, but that's not enough. Clear expectations ensure everyone is working towards the same goal. Putting things in writing is a valuable step to avoid confusion that can occur if verbal instructions are the only instructions. 2. Offer internal career opportunities No one wants to feel they are stuck in a dead end job. If you consider current team members for promotion before going outside the organization, employees will be more willing to stay because they can see room for improvement and promotion if they perform well. Give them opportunities to learn and grow within their role. Make it clear that your desire is to promote internally when possible. This will also minimize people looking elsewhere for new jobs without your knowledge. 3. Empower frontline employees Are your team members able to use discretion when handling customer complaints? Do they always seek permission for something that isn't within their power to correct? Frustration can build up if frontline employees are powerless to take immediate action to satisfy a disgruntled customer. If they can save a customer from having to wait for someone to take action, it's a win-win. 4. Encourage teamwork Employees should work together and support each other. It's essential to a healthy and positive work environment. People also learn from watching other team members interact with customers. No amount of training can prepare a new employee for what happens better than observing skilled team members, regardless of whether they're working with easy or difficult customers. If team members offer each other support, they will be able to get through any difficulties they may encounter without involving a supervisor. 5. Provide regular feedback It's crucial to give all employees regular feedback on their performance. Regardless of whether they're excelling at their job or are new to the company, they need to know where they stand. Are they doing everything they're supposed to be doing? Are they doing too much? If they arrive late all the time and leave early, address that. If they're doing other people's work because some people are lazy, you should address that as well. 1. Clarify what's expected of employees It's essential that your team members know what's expected of them. They receive job descriptions when they first start, but that's not enough. Clear expectations ensure everyone is working towards the same goal. Putting things in writing is a valuable step to avoid confusion that can occur if verbal instructions are the only instructions. 2. Offer internal career opportunities No one wants to feel they are stuck in a dead end job. If you consider current team members for promotion before going outside the organization, employees will be more willing to stay because they can see room for improvement and promotion if they perform well. Give them opportunities to learn and grow within their role. Make it clear that your desire is to promote internally when possible. This will also minimize people looking elsewhere for new jobs without your knowledge. 3. Empower frontline employees Are your team members able to use discretion when handling customer complaints? Do they always seek permission for something that isn't within their power to correct? Frustration can build up if frontline employees are powerless to take immediate action to satisfy a disgruntled customer. If they can save a customer from having to wait for someone to take action, it's a win-win. 4. Encourage teamwork Employees should work together and support each other. It's essential to a healthy and positive work environment. People also learn from watching other team members interact with customers. No amount of training can prepare a new employee for what happens better than observing skilled team members, regardless of whether they're working with easy or difficult customers. If team members offer each other support, they will be able to get through any difficulties they may encounter without involving a supervisor. 5. Provide regular feedback It's crucial to give all employees regular feedback on their performance. Regardless of whether they're excelling at their job or are new to the company, they need to know where they stand. Are they doing everything they're supposed to be doing? Are they doing too much? If they arrive late all the time and leave early, address that. If they're doing other people's work because some people are lazy, you should address that as well.