SAS Knowledge & Insight

The IBM Institute for Business Value's report, The Business of Social Business, is full of research and survey data that can help in understanding how organizations are "seeing the value of applying social approaches, internally as well as externally.

A report and infographic on how leading CEOs are planning to use internal and external social media

Molex's senior leaders offer advice for organizations considering an employee engagement survey: Think ahead. Begin planning far in advance to ensure you have the necessary resources for the project. Ensure that senior leaders are committed to the survey and willing to participate in all communication efforts. For employees to pay attention and understand what the company is trying to achieve, communication from the top is critical. Act on the survey results. Show employees you're committed by listening and acting. Choose the right partner to advise you through the entire process. This teamwork and collaboration is the hallmark of a successful project."

Look at how progressive companies will recruit, share information, engagement employees, design of the office environment. Underpinning all these ideas is new technology.

"Companies have long divided consumers into segments. They should do the same with potential -- and current -- workers."

Love Lego, love stance on getting jiggy with social media

How major brands and organisations are finding new ways of categorising and engaging young talent

Spot on summary of recent Gartner report that supports out approach to social employee engagement (social business)

Universum's Spring 2012 Talent Attraction Barometer Some interesting stats - 37% are measuring "quality of hire" and engagement 31% are monitoring cost-per-hire 17% still don't measure the effectiveness of their employer branding

new ways to recognize employees proliferate in the workplace. Take, for example, Work.com, a service that uses social technologies to transform the way companies recognize and reward their employees.