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AspectOfSocialMediaUseInTheWorkplace-Assignment3.pptxAspect Of Social Media Use In The Workplace
Aisha Garris
Strayer University
Professional Communications
May 13, 2018
Introduction
There are various ways in which social media can help employees in a firm. In most instances they are all geared at steering the company to greater heights. As much as these social medias are vital for the company, there is need for the company to regulate how they are used.
It is true that banning the use of social media at work might be hard, therefore the company, should make appropriate channels for use of social media that benefits the firm as well as the employees. Thus, below are aspects of social media:
Social Media Platforms that can be beneficial at Work
Allows Employees to Take a Mental Break
At work, taking an occasional break shouldn’t be discouraged rather, and this can be possible through allowing employees to use their social medias as these simplifies these breaks.
Thus, they can take their breaks without having to go to news rooms to read the news paper or having to interrupt other employees so that they can talk together.
Social media can provide the shortest breaks that they need and when used responsibly, they acquire incites that are beneficial for their advancement in their areas of specialty.
Enables employees to make and support professional connection
Social media aspects can allow employees to mingle with employees from a different but within the same area of specialty. It results to professional relationships strengthened and hence creation of opportunities that otherwise wouldn’t have been available.
More and better connections can result to sales leads, business opportunities, interest in employment and new ideas.
Employees can ask questions and solve a work problem
Social media can be one way that can help employees resolve work related issues. This can be achieved through posing the question on social media as this can be a simple and quick way to have several possible solutions.
At times an outside perspective is vital and social media is the perfect place to get such, easily, quickly and free of charge.
Strengthen and Builds Personal Relationships with Coworkers
Coworkers can use social media to communicate among themselves and interact, this will create a better relationship (Majchrzak et al., 2013). In a firm where the employees are relating well, there is a tendency of them working better hence producing excellent results for the company.
Social media is an easy ay to encourage communication among employees and help in idea sharing and increased engagement both while at work or not.
Strengthen and Builds Personal Relationships with Coworkers- Image
Enhance Information delivery and discovery
Social media is a platform where employees can deliver and deliver job-related information which are intended to boost the company’s produce.
It is an avenue for workers to acquire news and information that is relevant to their work specialty and discover new aspects that are applicable to their job.
It is also a channel in which employees can spread information about the company and this comes along way in brand awareness and opening up business opportunities and new recruiting.
Boosts Employee Recognition and Retention
Through social media, the company can use the platform to recognize and identify employee accomplishments both externally and internally (Majchrzak et al., 2013). Through, social media, the company can identify outstanding performance of workers, new hires, work anniversaries and etc.
This recognition can pave way for team members to interact and this helps in the building of a team cohesiveness. Through social media employees can congratulate one another, communicate with other colleagues from the company if it has diversified its location and finally keep up the firm’s current events.
Boost Organization Productivity
Social media can help employees tap into the new productivity measures and hence boost the company’s productivity.
Research shows that the use of social media could help steer the employees productivity from 20-25 percent.
Every business aim is to be more productive, therefore, social media is the best to implement and most inexpensive method that can positively impact the company’s productivity.
Conclusion
Social media has spread rapidly and undergone massive dynamics over the years. Currently, social media at work is almost inevitable.
Instead of policing your employees on the use of social media, encourage them to use it productively for the benefit of the company.
References
Majchrzak, A., Faraj, S., Kane, G. C., & Azad, B. (2013). The contradictory influence of social media affordances on online communal knowledge sharing. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 19(1), 38-55.
