Strategic alignment is crucial to inspiring employee engagement. But it's tough to keep everyone on the same page, particularly when employees are scattered across locations and functional groups, or working on different initiatives, products or offerings. Companies can - and should - do better. Learn the three necessary habits to align and engage employees. Jive is the world's #1 social business platform. We help employees, customers and partners connect, collaborate and communicate to achieve breakthrough results in sales, marketing, customer service and workforce productivity. Learn more at http://bit.ly/1aTo6Vq

2. JIVE BEST PRACTICES
SOCIAL INTRANET:
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT
Jive Software – August 2013

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“Now that we are starting to stream
videos live through Jive, this is now
accessible to the entire
company, helping us to build what we
are calling 'One Groupon’”
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Andrew Mishalove, Global Social
Business Strategist, Groupon
© Jive confidential
Align and Engage Employees
• Inspire employees to get engaged and do meaningful work
• Encourage employees to embrace corporate strategy

4. HERE ARE THREE HABITS TO ALIGN AND ENGAGE
EMPLOYEES WITH SOCIAL INTRANET

5. 1. Capture Employee Input Through
Two-Way Communication
• Encourage conversation through new social intranet
features, like
– Online discussions
– blogs
– Videos
– Real-time status updates
People who are part of creating the solution are 5X
more committed than people who are not.
© Jive confidential5

6. 2. Make Fast, Informed, Strategic
Decisions With Group-Level Alignment
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• Share real-time information that guides
decisions, and provides easy access to experts

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“We have a greater opportunity to let the customers
choose the network they trust - their own network -
and by word of mouth, reach others.”
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Jeanne Morton, Program Manager, Mobile and Social Solutions, Avon
© Jive confidential

8. 3. Get Employees Up To Speed With
Streamlined Onboarding
• Create a bigger boost to your bottom line
• Empower employees to easily connect with
teammates and mentors
• Enable employees to learn at their own pace
© Jive confidential8

9. Social Alignment Value
© Jive confidential9
Enhanced collaboration and teamwork
Increased productivity
Tighter organizational cohesion
Robust company culture
Cost savings from less employee turnover

10. Deliver ROI
• Improve your strategic alignment efforts and deliver ROI in
areas such as:
– Higher productivity
– Lower operational costs
– Reduced employee turnover
© Jive confidential10
Business Impact: 30% decrease in
time to obtain revenue goals and 13%
increase in representative retention

11. Find out more about how new social intranet technologies can deliver strategic alignment
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