Social networking sites such as Facebook provide a way to meet both of these goals, however according to a survey  54% of U.S. employers Organizations cite many reasons for banning Facebook and other social networking platforms including company privacy, productivity, and network security.  Here’s By supporting the use of Facebook and other social networking sites we are basically telling our employees it is OK to talk about our business online. Instead many experts suggest that companies create a social networking policy.  MORE >>

I followed the link and found myself entranced by Mike VanDervort’s Confronting Social Media at Work.  It’s a great blog post that warns HR professionals about the need to get ready for the social media invasion.  Those Those who left comments about the post asked “how do you communicate the importance of social media to a leadership group that has no concept of its relevance in their personal or professional lives?&#   I get this type of question all the time.  Ways to Introduce Social Media to Your Team. Social Media in Plain English. MORE >>

Networked teams (not siloed business units). Social business supportive (not ERP & MSFT Office only). social social networkingAbout two years ago, Tammy Erickson asked the question, “ Do You Have The Collaborative Capacity You Need ?” In it, she describes ten enabling factors that help to build the collaborative capacity of an organization. highly recommend you review them. d like to take this opportunity to highlight both the ten individual and the ten organizational attributes I personally believe help achieve this state. Empathetic. Inspiring. MORE >>

Here's my article just published on Trainingzone, recorded here for your comment. -- Lars Hyland explores how social tools can be harnessed to deliver a more engaging and effective learning experience. Tags: social networking blended learning TED social media performance support Jove The experiential divide between using online technology externally and internally within organisations Using the crowd to accelerate learning and innovation Three ways to. MORE >>

For March the LCBQ is: How do you assess whether your informal learning, social learning, continuous learning, performance support initiatives have the desired impact or achieve the desired results? evaluation social networking informal evaluate blended learning assessing assessMy response to the question – I think we should assess informal learning but I don't think I want to asses informal learning using the same set of parameters often used for formal learning. Need to. MORE >>