Social Media Work Organizational Performance

Facebook is one of the social network web sites with the most eminent growth rate. If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s fourth biggest country. Facebook added 100 million users in less than 9 month! It has become obvious: Social Networking and quintessentially Facebook is not just a trend – it is the way of fundamental interaction of the future.

If you are new to Facebook please view my other article on ‘Facebook – How to Sign Up’ and ‘Facebook – Personal Page, Group and Business Page’ to get started the right way.

If you are already on Facebook you have got an option to find friends you already know: thru the Friend Finder, which is the place where Facebook matches people you might recognise through mutual contacts. You may find those friends beneath the heading ‘Suggestions’ in the right column in your ‘Home’ Facebook page.

What if you want to find someone by their email address? Follow these simple steps:

1. Find their email address in your contact list

2. Copy the email address to make sure you have got the rectify address

3. Go to your Facebook page, sign in, if you haven’t already

4. In the top section next to the Facebook logo you may find three symbols and the search box next to it – paste the email address into the search box

5. Click on the search symbol or hit enter on your keyboard

6. Members with the email address will appear in a list

7. On the left side of the search results you will see whether the result is percentage of ‘people’, ‘pages’, ‘groups’ or other areas. Choose the one you are looking for, in your case ‘people’.

What if the person does not appear after the search?

Either the person whose email address you have entered has not yet become a fellow member on Facebook or is using another email address than the one you have entered.

In that case you may send them a message through Facebook and invite them to join. The search function will give you that step as an option if your search has not been successful. If you do not see that option, click on ‘people’ in the left column.

Alternatively merely send them on old-fashion email asking them whether they are on Facebook and if they want to add you as a friend!

From the Inside Flap

Today’s networking technologies—wikis, blogs, and websites such as Facebook and Twitter—are quickly transforming how we build professional relationships and work collaboratively. While social media is poised to significantly affect organizational performance, few managers know how to harness these technologies to invent strategic advantage.

In Social Media at Work, three organizational development experts from Oracle offer executives down-to-earth systems for leveraging the power of social media to build more effective and agile organizations. Drawing from their practical experiences and from case studies of such progressed companies as Intel, Cisco, Nokia, and others, the writers provide recommendations for implementing social media to:

• Attract and retain the best employees

• Boost innovation and noesis creation

• Develop talent

• Gain operational efficiencies

• Engage laborers for dandier productivity

• Sustain competitiveness

In addition, the writers offer suggestions for how to win a victory over or stay clear from costly errors when implementing social media at work.

Social Media at Work is an valuable resource for managing directors who want to capitalize on the energy and talent of their employees, bettering their chances of thriving for years to come.

From the Back Cover

“Extend your personal leadership influence and energize your workers with the powerful tools you’ll find in this book.”
—Marshall Goldsmith, bestselling author of Succession: Are You Ready? and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

social media at work

How Networking Tools propel Organizational Performance

Arthur L. Jue

Jackie Alcalde Marr

Mary Ellen Kassotakis

Praise for Social Media at Work

“If your establishment is still stuck in conventional modes of thinking, this book may help you gain new perspectives and spark new ideas for propelling your establishment forward.”
—Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com

“Herein lie the mysteries of contest in the New Economy. Pay attention—this is an probability to move to the front of the pack.”
—David P. Norton, author, The Balanced Scorecard, and founder and director, Palladium Group, Inc.

“Every business leader needs this perceptive and elaborate look at the future of social media in business. There is not one thing else like this anywhere.”
—Brooks Fisher, vice president, Learning and Development, Intuit Inc.

“Social media is one of the most-widely discussed yet poorly understood conceptions amid business executives today. Social Media at Work serves as a fantastic primer, bringing to life through bright stories from leading organizations the myriad ways in which social media adds tangible value.”
—R.J. Heckman, CEO, PDI Ninth House

“Arthur Jue, Jackie Alcalde Marr, and Mary Ellen Kassotakis transform a murky mystery into practical tools we may all use. All readers will come away with ideas for using social media to improve their organization.”
—Jack Zenger, CEO, Zenger Folkman, and coauthor, The Inspiring Leader

About the Author

Arthur L. Jue, D.M., MBA/TM, CCD, is the conductor of Global Intelligence and Operations for Organization and Talent Development at Oracle. He has spacious senior leadership experience in Fortune 100 companies, teaches at the graduate level, speaks frequently, and publishes widely. He likewise serves on a great deal of boards of managers for non-profit, educational, and financial services organizations.

Jackie Alcalde Marr, MHROD, CPCC, is the conductor of Organization and Talent Development for Oracle, North America. She has worked with Fortune 100 organizations in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. She is a certified leadership, team, and personal coach, and is an adjunct faculty fellow member at the University of San Francisco, instructing graduate-level courses in institution development.

Mary Ellen Kassotakis, Ed.D., MBA, CPCC, CPT, leads the Leadership Development Center of Excellence within Oracle’s Global Organization and Talent Development group. She is certified as a leadership coach and as a Human Performance Technologist. She is a fellow member of the Organization Development Network and serves on the International Leadership Association’s Business Executive Committee.

Most helpful client reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Don’t miss the Web 2.0 Wave
By Mohan Dutt
A outstanding guide for building, accelerating or transforming your organization’s Web 2.0 strategy.
Don’t miss out on the social media revolution sweeping the corporate world.
There are outstanding case studies along with tips to build your Web 2.0 strategy.
It’s a bible for Web 2.0 at the workplace!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Best Social Media Book out there
By Sherry A. Benjamins
Thank you for a outstanding book on the evolving use of social media in our corporate settings. This was the most insightful, easy to digest, and practical discussion of what is happening in this space. I particularly valued the chapters on where social media has impact, on Trail Blazers (great stories) and on the Future…what is next. This in truth brought it to light. There is so much noise in this arena and the writers here support us look at the larger picture with a great deal of specific examples. I have changed the way I think with regards to social media in my consulting exercise with clients. I have given this book to my clients and they have cherished this for some have said, “where do I start?” I suggest you begin here…read this book and part with your humane capital leadership…and line leaders too!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Guide for using Social Media tools at work
By Tony Deblauwe
Many organizations are engaged in a struggle to comprehend how to deal with the a great deal of changes impacting their workforce whether it is shifts in age demographics, talent building and retention, or leveraging Web 2.0 technologies amid employees. Social Media at Work offers a comprehensive approach that shows business leaders and humane resources pros had to leverage the power of social media tools to build a veritably connected global workforce.

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