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Social Network Drives Workplace Innovation & Productivity

Corporate Social Media as Collaboration Alternative

Corporate Social Media as Collaboration Alternative Companies face a problem in developing and implementing a plan to encourage knowledge sharing within the organization. Email is a one-way communication medium and a wasteful way to cooperate that has been around for 50 years. Executives have approved millions of dollars in shareholder money for digital people, procedures, […]

5 Mistakes to AVOID when Implementing Internal Collaboration Tool

Pitfalls of An Employee Collaboration Tool

Pitfalls of An Employee Collaboration Tool The workplace is evolving to embrace social media.  A recent study of U.S. based employers by Gagen MacDonald revealed that companies are leveraging internal social media (ISM) to communicate and drive business. Employees reported: 58% would prefer to work at a company that uses ISM 86% would refer others for […]

Employee Social Network Brings Employees Closer Together

Corporate Social Networks Solution for Workplace Engagement

Corporate Social Networks Solution for Workplace Engagement Three years ago we launched an employee social network at our company for both professional AND social groups.  Many of the executives were concerned.  There was a perceived loss of productivity.  The buzz around the water cooler was, “I’m not sure about this social network thing. I don’t […]

Is It Luck or Business Leadership Skills?

Luck or lack of determines much of our success

When I made the decision to restart my HR career, I gave it everything. Strive hard or leave. I started reading human resources materials and contacting everybody I could find who had even the slightest HR interest. I’m wholly committed to doing what I love. I’m now beginning to reap the rewards of all that […]