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Social Networking in the 1600s - 0 views

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Hulton Archive / Getty Images LONDON - SOCIAL networks stand accused of being enemies of productivity. According to one popular (if questionable) infographic circulating online, the use of Facebook, Twitter and other such sites at work costs the American economy $650 billion each year.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hulton Archive / Getty Images LONDON - SOCIAL networks stand accused of being enemies of productivity. According to one popular (if questionable) infographic circulating online, the use of Facebook, Twitter and other such sites at work costs the American economy $650 billion each year.</div>

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3 Ways to Use Social Media to Build Your Company Culture - 1 views

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Company culture is a lot like meetings and memos: it's an inescapable, and inevitable, part of the employee (and candidate) experience. But with the rise of social media, virtual employees and global teams, new business paradigms mean that when it comes to communicating culture and developing an authentic and resonant employer brand, it's anything but business as usual.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Company culture is a lot like meetings and memos: it's an inescapable, and inevitable, part of the employee (and candidate) experience. But with the rise of social media, virtual employees and global teams, new business paradigms mean that when it comes to communicating culture and developing an authentic and resonant employer brand, it's anything but business as usual.</div>

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Agile Future Forum report on key attributes of effective workplaces - 0 views

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Workforce agility allows an organisation to establish the optimal workforce to support an organisation's objectives. We define agile working practices along four dimensions: * Time: when do they work? (e.g. part-time working; staged retirement) * Location: where do they work? (e.g. people working across multiple sites) * Role: what do they do?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Workforce agility allows an organisation to establish the optimal workforce to support an organisation's objectives. We define agile working practices along four dimensions: * Time: when do they work? (e.g. part-time working; staged retirement) * Location: where do they work? (e.g. people working across multiple sites) * Role: what do they do?</div>

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Remote Working, Red Herring - 0 views

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The ban on home-working at Yahoo! by its CEO, Marissa Meyer last month, resulted in a twitterstorm of indignation. Hot on her heels, Best Buy has also stopped a programme which had been introduced back in 2005 allowing employees to work when and where they chose.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The ban on home-working at Yahoo! by its CEO, Marissa Meyer last month, resulted in a twitterstorm of indignation. Hot on her heels, Best Buy has also stopped a programme which had been introduced back in 2005 allowing employees to work when and where they chose.</div>

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Gamification 'predicts future behaviour and values' in candidates: People Management - 0 views

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shared by Louise Barfield on 24 Jun 13 - No Cached

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Future of hiring outlined at CIPD recruitment conference The future of recruitment lies in hiring for 'predicted performance in role' rather than judging a candidate on past skills or competencies, delegates at the CIPD's recruitment conference heard yesterday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Future of hiring outlined at CIPD recruitment conference The future of recruitment lies in hiring for 'predicted performance in role' rather than judging a candidate on past skills or competencies, delegates at the CIPD's recruitment conference heard yesterday.</div>

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7 habits of highly effective social leaders - 0 views

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newsgator commentary

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MAN employees instagram stories - 0 views

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Great use of Instagram by MAN Diesel & Turbo employees who share photographic stories of work, life and everything

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Great use of Instagram by MAN Diesel & Turbo employees who share photographic stories of work, life and everything</div>

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Patterns in social business success - 3 views

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a new report by IBM on "Social Business: Patterns in achieving social business success by leading and pioneering organizations." Among all the topics, the document reports on finding expertise, increasing knowledge sharing, improving recruiting and on-boarding, enabling workplace safety, etc. The paper is available from the following link:

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">a new report by IBM on "Social Business: Patterns in achieving social business success by leading and pioneering organizations." Among all the topics, the document reports on finding expertise, increasing knowledge sharing, improving recruiting and on-boarding, enabling workplace safety, etc. The paper is available from the following link:</div>

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The do or die questions the board should be asking re tech strategy - 1 views

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An article in the fall 2012 issue of McKinsey on Business Technology described how some organizations are creating new technology forums, building the expertise of corporate directors, and strengthening IT governance-all with the aim of allowing boards to guide management by asking the right questions about technology

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An article in the fall 2012 issue of McKinsey on Business Technology described how some organizations are creating new technology forums, building the expertise of corporate directors, and strengthening IT governance-all with the aim of allowing boards to guide management by asking the right questions about technology</div>

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OnePoll research via The Drum - 0 views

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Survey of British workforce highlights low digi confidence and perceived skills gap

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Gamification tasks for recruitment in the Philippines - 0 views

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shared by Louise Barfield on 11 Jun 13 - No Cached

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interesting example of gaming for a series of tasks in the candidate journey

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">interesting example of gaming for a series of tasks in the candidate journey</div>

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What Does Your Social Media Profile Say to Employers About Your Personality? (Infographic) - 0 views

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The social imperative for CEOs - 0 views

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Weber Shandwick report with video interviews

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If Steve Jobs applied for a job at Apple inc today he wouldn't get hired - 0 views

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commentary on how the culture and recruitment story has changed since Cook took over

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Are traditional intranets killing off business? - 0 views

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How Social Intranets Cultivate High Performers - and how to avoid the disconnect associated with static intranet systems

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Companies that seize the opportunity to use social engagement - or not - 0 views

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Two useful examples of GE and Cisco add a level of insight into this discussions piece on social engagement

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Two useful examples of GE and Cisco add a level of insight into this discussions piece on social engagement</div>

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Which social media personality type are you? - 0 views

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10 social media 'types' explored in a light-hearted study of how people slip into habits and behaviours that are shaped by how they interact, share and use content

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Slides from CorpComms social media event 2013 - 0 views

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shared by Louise Barfield on 03 May 13 - No Cached

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From Emily Gibbs, FT Comms Mgr ....Yesterday I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at the CorpComms Social Media in Action conference. Thank you Helen for the invite and other speakers for being so interesting, insightful and relevant. My presentation - which you can find below - covered what we're doing at the FT to bring staff up to date with digital and social media.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From Emily Gibbs, FT Comms Mgr ....Yesterday I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at the CorpComms Social Media in Action conference. Thank you Helen for the invite and other speakers for being so interesting, insightful and relevant. My presentation - which you can find below - covered what we're doing at the FT to bring staff up to date with digital and social media.</div>

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PWC's Next Gen Survey - 0 views

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Millennials and all that

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Employers are from Mars, young people are from Venus - Press Releases - CIPD - 0 views

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CIPD research reveals a gulf in expectations between young people and employers that is contributing to high levels of youth unemployment There is a clear mismatch between employers' expectations of young people during the recruitment process and young people's understanding of what is expected of them.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">CIPD research reveals a gulf in expectations between young people and employers that is contributing to high levels of youth unemployment There is a clear mismatch between employers' expectations of young people during the recruitment process and young people's understanding of what is expected of them.</div>

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