The hidden problem of social media at work

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The hidden problem of social media at work: what if employees start looking for another job?

Employees
Customers
Benefits

44
Talk about work
%
86

Coworker friends
%
77
Use at work
%
Value of social media as a collaboration tool
1
2
Increase employees' productivity
Increase retention rate
Use social media in a proper way at work
Learning objective
3

Right solutions

Overview
Wrong solutions

Opportunites & problems

Opportunities
Facilitate work for employees
50% higher interest in other companies!
Facebook for work
Evidence of the Problem
=
50%
NOT EVERY EMPLOYEE IS THE SAME
Employees who use social media for leisure
VS
Employees who use social media for work
88%
using social media for work
= Looking for a new job
Building new connections
Finding out about other companies
Overview
Right solutions

Wrong solutions

Opportunites & problems

Wrong solutions

Forbid social media

Wrong solutions

Monitor and control

Wrong solutions

Sanction employees

Overview
Right solutions

Wrong solutions

Opportunites & problems

Right solutions

Proactive social media policy
and corporate staff

- increase satisfaction and engagement

- identify turnover intentions in advance

Right solutions

Conducting social media training

- increases satisfaction and engagement

- understand opportunities and features
   of social media at work

Right solutions

Social media groups

- empower the formation of social bonds

- exchange of information

Right solutions

Social media compensation

- increase commitment and engagement

- reward beneficial use of social media

Right solutions

Promote internal job opportunities

- reduce risk searching outside company

- make employees aware of internal
   job opportunities

Right solutions

Professional development

- decrease need to search
   external sources

- content sharing

1
2
Organization processes: social media at work

Leadership competency: managing groups and leading teams

Use social media in a proper way at work
Learning objective
Source (all numbers and information): Bizzi, L. (2018). The hidden problem of social media at work: What if employees start searching for other jobs?
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The hidden problem of social media at work

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