http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/aug2009/ca2009087_680028.htm?chan=careers_managing+your+company+page_top+stories
Go into any class in the Start Farm Hall of Business and you'll see it, someone on Facebook or texting, or Tweeting about the kid in front of them. While we are told on a daily basis that as students we should be focused and only taking notes in class, it's hard to deny that itch to post. We all know those people that update their Facebook statuses every hour it seems with something new and pointless, "Going to the movies! txt me!" or "Almost the weekend, thank goodness!" txt me". As we enter the business world and start to manage others it is ever important to remain cognoscente of the fact that these people will still exist, but in a different way. These people will turn into those who Tweet "layoffs are coming up at our company" or "CEO of our company knows nothing about our concerns".
As those leaders we are currently grooming ourselves to be, we can learn a lesson from Mr. Salzberg and his methods of combating the rumors that could potential spread throughout social media. Remaining ever vigilant and concerned with what our future employees may need and the culture we are creating within our company will become increasingly important. As discussed in class, when a potential employee walks into a company one of us may be leading it will be of the utmost importance to be able to share our values and culture the minute they walk in for an interview. To build on this idea, it will also become increasingly important to make sure that when potential employees are looking up our businesses on social media websites that they are getting a feel for our company culture. This is where Mr. Salzberg's idea of building trust and transparency between employer and employee is particularly of interest. Without this trust, rumors and misleading texts may show up on social media sites, throwing the culture we hope to emit off kilter.
Looking into the future, we will need to know who our demographic is; who we are managing, and how they operate. This includes the kid that used to sit in front of us posting the weekend's pictures to Facebook, who has turned into the serial poster of all things related to our business, the good, the bad, and the rumors. The strength in our ability to manage will be shown in how proactive we are with negating the negativity and rumors before they have the chance to start.
Amanda Inman
I agree with this post. I think that so many rumor are spread through the social media medium. This has been a problem for companies in the past and present.
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ReplyDeletei like this article alot. It is right that companies will have to prepare for the future, and that its employees are on the cutting edge. Everyone is tweeting, and in 10 years everyone will be doing something different. Companies have to be up to speed on what its employees are doing, and constantly reminding its employees on what to do, and what not to do with the current trend in technology.
ReplyDeleteI am also a fan of this article. I was told almost every company looks at a potential employee's social network to get a real look into their life to see if they are pofessional or not. I feel like the internet will always be an issue for employers/employees because technology is going to become more advance.
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