The future of HR & social technology

Presented by: Amanda Sterling

@sterling_amanda

+AmandaSterling

learningtoflynz

Amanda Sterling

amanda@nzlead.com

www.nzlead.com

The future of social HR#HRAConf14

Creating & keeping multiple connections

Connect with clients &

employees in a less formal way

Blurred lines between personal

YOU & business YOU

It’s all about relationships with

PEOPLE

Rationalisation of communication channels

We don’t know what we don’t know

Continual change

Social media is…

“any online platforms for networking or sharing information or opinions, for example Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or blogs, but not email’.

CIPD, 2013

• Create meaningful connections between people• Aids external collaboration• Supports two-way communication • Enables us to become more innovative and

responsive to change.

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The research

Social Technology, social business. CIPD research paper 2013.

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The research cont….

• 76% of employees are using social media for personal use.

• They are using it to connect, collaborate, network, read blogs, comments, articles, share knowledge, learn more about areas they are interested in.

BUT• only 26% of them are doing this for work.Social Technology, social business.

CIPD research paper 2013.

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The research cont….

• 53% of ‘senior managers’ are actively using social media.

• They are using it for networking (52%), commenting on forums (41%) and to post blogs or articles (27%).

OPPORTUNITY• Already using it to connect and communicate

externally imagine if they focused these skills internally? Social Technology, social business.

CIPD research paper 2013.

Alignment

Strategy

Social strategy

Culture

Alignmenthow

Who is doing it.

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… is fundamental

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Three levels of Social HR• Level One: Social

o Share ideas, suggestions, opinionso Broadcast to the community

• Level Two: Connectedo Ask questionso Discover common areas of interesto Challenge ideaso Collectively brainstorm

• Level Three: Learning and problem solvingo Implementing solutions in your organisationo Feedback loopo Continuous improvement

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• Authentic• Curious• Tactical• Positive

Courtesy of @Perrytimms, Adjusted Development

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“Connecting HR professionals from NZ and around the world to

collaborate and share knowledge”

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#NZLEAD

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Global HR communities

#TCHAT

#OZHR #NZLEAD #CONNECTINGHR

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These are crowd sourced and curated list.

You can also find links to these blogs by searching

by the conference hashtag.

HR Bloggers

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The book of blogs“this book isn't going to give

you any clear and prescriptive ideas and tools that will revolutionise what

you do. But it will spark your thinking.

You can read, reflect make your own meaning from the

content and then go and start making your own small changes to HR, to business and to those around you”

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Next level…..

What is it good for?

• Employment branding & recruitment• Internal communication• Learning and development• Innovation & ideas• Help, support & assistance

….for you…. and the people who work with you…

Thank you…

@sterling_amanda

+AmandaSterling

learningtoflynz

Amanda Sterling

amanda@nzlead.com

www.nzlead.com