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Social Media has taken the world by storm and has become a huge engagement, staffing, and retention tool. 73% of comapnies use social networks for recruiting and another 9% plan to begin soon For recruiting purposes, 78% of companies use LinkedIn, 55% use Face book, 45% leverage Twitter, 19% blog and 14% post on YouTube… [Read More]
Social Media has taken the world by storm and become a huge engagement, staffing, and retention tool: 73% of companies are currently recruiting in social networks, and another 9 percent plan to begin. For recruiting, they use these social media: LinkedIn 78%, Facebook 55%, Twitter 45% blogs 19%, and YouTube 14%. Social media is… [Read More]
Social recruiting is on the rise! Employers will invest in social networks for recruiting as competition for talent increases. Companies surveyed reported the following: 55% of companies surveyed will increase their budgets for social recruiting 87% of the companies leverage LinkedIn for recruiting 40% of the companies use Twitter, Facebook and Twitter To Read the Full… [Read More]
Tony Hsieh, CEO if Zappos.com was a keynote speaker at SHRM’s Annual Conference in Las Vegas last month. He offered to send a copy of Zappos culture book to anyone who requested a copy. The book reflects thoughts and contributions of the employees about Zappos’ values, culture, and why Zappos is a best in class… [Read More]
Indra Nooyi has been the CEO of PepsiCo since 2006. Nooyi helped to craft their core value systems, “Performance with Purpose”. She explains, “All corporations operate with from a license with society..we owe society a duty of care.” To reinforce their values, Nooyi leverages social media to submit grant proposals, aid animal shelters, provide mental… [Read More]
Haun, Lance, 7/21/11 According to the Wall Street Journal, companies that offer unlimited vacation policies are increasing. Netflix embraced this policy in 2004 with success. Instead of concentrating on how long the employee will be away, the focus is on how the work will get done. Netflix makes it clear that the employee will need to remain… [Read More]
HBR, Martin, Amy Jo, 7/18/2011 Amy Jo Martin, Founder of Digital Royalty develops social media strategies for clients such as: Hilton and Shaquille O’Neal. Martin discusses the tension that exists between social media advocates and C Level executives. The most common objections she hears from the board room include: Social Media is a Fad How do… [Read More]
USA Today, 7/12/11 At the University of Iow, a scholarship to a 2 year MBA program will be awarded to the student who writes the best tweet by July 28th, 2011. Instead of writing a second essay, University of Iowa wants prospective students believes that tweeting encourages students to be direct and improve their social… [Read More]
AMA, July 7, 2011, Reina, Dennis & Reina, Michelle In the Oscar winning movie, The King’s Speech reinforced numerous, vital leadership lessons for any individual or organization to embrace and promote. Among them, 4 of the most common arguments against seeking help and counsel from others include: Objection: “I am the leader, so I should… [Read More]
Bob Kelleher, Monster.com Understanding your Employees as Customers Let’s contrast Company X with The Timberland Company — a company known primarily for making and selling boots. I got to know The Timberland Company when conducting research for my book Louder Than Words, 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps…that Drive Results! Unlike the retail chain Company X,… [Read More]
