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AspectOfSocialMediaUseInTheWorkplace21.pptxAspect Of Social Media Use In The Workplace
Lucy Rowell
Professor Cartwright
ENG 315
5/13/18
Introduction
There are many ways in which social media can be used at work. Social media has been proven to be beneficial for any business success. However, there is need to have regulations and policies internally on hoe the social media aspect can be used to bring more profit to the company.
Yes, banning social media at work might be quite cumbersome thus, management should champion channels that are beneficial for the company in general.
Social Media Platforms that can be used at work
Some of the most common social medias that can be used at work include; LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter among others.
Allows Employees to Take a Mental Break
In any workplace, there is need to take breaks occasionally. Therefore, social media will play a vital role since workers will not have to go to newsrooms to read news paper or have the time to disrupt colleagues during breaks in the name of looking for someone to converse with or ask questions.
Social media serves as the perfect break activity that they can use. When used appropriately, workers gain incites that will be beneficial to both their life and the company as well.
Enables employees to make and support professional connection
Social media provides a platform where the employees can mingle with other staffs from different company but working under the same industry (Charoensukmongkol, 2014). Thus, there is a strengthening of the employees professional relationship. For that reason, there is creation of opportunities that may have not existed.
Social media creates better and beneficial results that can be seen through; interests in employment, business opportunities, sales leads 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
Colleagues can used social media to interact among themselves hence creating better relationships among the employees in a company. Therefore, there is a tendency that the workers’ productivity will definitely improvement in the company’s productivity.
Social media is a fast and easy way to encourage better communication among employees and even encourage idea sharing and increase engagement whether at work or not.
Strengthen and Builds Team- Image
Social media encourages employees to cultivate a team work hence reinforcing the relationship among workers.
Enhance Information delivery and discovery
Social media allows workers to acquire news and information that is associated with their field of work. In the long run, the entire company will be benefited.
It is also a platform 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.
Boost Organization Productivity
Research shows that the use of social media could help steer the employees productivity from 20-25 percent (Charoensukmongko, 2014).
social media is the best to implement and most inexpensive method that can positively impact the company’s productivity
It is a channel that can help employees tap into the new productivity measures and hence boost the company’s productivity
Boosts Employee Recognition and Retention
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.
Through, social media, the company can identify outstanding performance of workers, new hires, work anniversaries and etc.
Conclusion
At the moment, social media at work is almost inevitable. Thus, rather than monitoring one’s employees, it is only reasonable to encourage them to use it in the best beneficial manner.
Reference
Charoensukmongkol, P. (2014). Effects of support and job demands on social media use and work outcomes. Computers in Human Behavior, 36, 340-349.
