In a modern workplace characterized by globalization and geographic dispersion of talent where companies in Africa are opening offices in other African countries and around the world; the importance of knowledge and information cannot be overstated. High performing employees develop effective professional networks and incorporate collaboration into daily routines.
This training course will demonstrate how corporate social networking and workplace communities can give your organization the tools to empower employees to extend existing capabilities through information sharing, professional networking, informal social learning, and ongoing collaboration internally and externally (customers and suppliers). In complex, dispersed organizations, this is hugely important – getting your employees collaborating effectively internally to improve performance and alignment..
Topics Covered
- How to use Internal social networks to maintain a strong brand, enhance your internal marketing campaigns and retain your best employees
- Managing staff who participate in social networks
- Business impact of social networking whilst using it to leverage alumnus and potential client networking
- Protecting personal privacy and responses
- What can go wrong using social networks
- Competition on generation V age
Benefits to your organisation
Whilst using internal social networks, organisations will be in a position to monitor and drive corporate strategies – ensure employees, teams and projects are aligned with corporate vision; Flatten Company Hierarchy – provides a direct path from CEO to lowest employee and vice versa. This leads to the improved communications, transparency, trust and empowerment of employees.
Promote Internal Networking – provide employees with a means to find other employees with common interests both within and even outside of the company – sports, Churches, hobbies, etc. Having a strongly connected workforce leads to increased employee satisfaction and retention and better idea generation. .
Who is this course for?
- Customer Service Managers
- Operations Managers
- IT Managers
- Marketing Managers
- Public Relations Managers
- Business Managers
At the end of this course, delegates will be able to:
Learn how to put together a fantastic business case for deploying an internal social network within their organisation.