In today's hyper-competitive environment, organizations are striving to put in place social media strategies to help them attract and retain employees of all ages. No longer confined to twenty-somethings, an effective social media program is a "must have" for any organization who wishes to stay connected with its global employee base.
However, in their rush to adopt the latest and coolest program, organizations often fail to fully think through the best way to deal with social media's double-edged sword of access and liability.
Join Steve Miranda, Managing Director of Cornell University's Center for Advanced HR Studies, as he walks you through six "must do" social media initiatives aimed at mitigating your organization's strategic, reputational and financial risk.
Avoid Disaster With These 6 HR Must-Do's for Social Media
1. May 14, 2014
Ivy Exec
Avoid Disaster
With These Six HR
Must-Do’s for Social Media
2. So, what exactly are we talking about?
Social Media Def 1 – “Interactive platforms
via which individuals and communities
create and share user-generated
content.”
Social Media Def 2 – “Social software
which mediates human communication.”
3. Bottom line:
Social Media is all about the sharing of
user-generated content…
Sometimes willingly and sometimes…
So, what exactly are we talking about?
4. Why is managing Social Media SO challenging?
Speed Scope
Meet the “S-Squared” Twins…
X
5. Speed
Meet the “S-Squared” Twins…
Years to reach market
audience of 50M:
Radio – 38
TV – 13
Internet – 4
iPod – 3
Facebook - 2
Why is managing Social Media SO challenging?
6. Scope
Meet the “S-Squared” Twins…
Registered Facebook
Users: 1.11B
Google Searches Each
Month: 115B
WhatsApp Text Msgs
Per Day: 50B
Why is managing Social Media SO challenging?
11. Risk
Senior Exec
Records Manager Marketing / PR
HR Director
Legal
Head of IT
Compliance
Summer Interns International Experts
External Users
Gen X / Y Employees
11
Diversity is Essential
27. Before you deploy, think through…
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1) Will it make SENSE?
2) Is it CLEAR? That is, does it cover:
- What?
- Who?
- Why?
3) Is it CONSISTENT?
4) Will employees find the policy helpful in
guiding their FUTURE ACTIONS?
44. Check out our certificate program and course series at
www.ecornell.com
Social Media in HR: From Policy to Practice
• Designing and Implementing Effective Social Media Policy
• Finding and Managing Talent Through Social Media
• Creating and Sustaining Remote Work Programs
I’ll send you the Social Media in HR
series playlist w/ 44 course videos on
45. Q & A
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