Gaining a Competitive

Edge in a High Tech World

Susan Avello – Oct. 24, 2012

2

Technology has changed the way……..

We do LIFE and WORK

If organizations ignore the newest technological tools, they’ll miss out

on a MAJOR competitive advantage.

3

The Future Workplace

4

The New Workplace

Cloud Computing

Collaboration

Mobile Technology

5

Traditional WorkplaceAccording to Merriam-Webster Dictionary

“A place (shop or factory)

where Work is done.”

6

Today’s Workplace

A virtual and / or physical environment, characterized by

connections, collaboration and user choice, that enables the worker to

be more agile and perform activities anywhere, anytime – ultimately

creating greater enterprise value.

7

The times , they are a-changing!

8

9

10

11

To the tuneOf

$370 BILLION

Annually

12

The REAL time-waste

r is……

.

13

Forward Thinking

14

Technology & Work-Life Flex

15

Positioning for success

16

17

Technology is KEY

18

19

20

Social Collaboration: Internal and External

21

“Tomorrow’s Workforce” Report

Surveyed 870 Employers and Candidates on Social Tools in Workplace

19.7% of Job Seekers would not take a job HALF of those survey (435) use for personal

reasons 44% Employers believe it improves

retention 1/3 currently allow them at work 43.2% allow limited access to social tools 23.7% don’t understand how to incorporate

it

The social workplace

22

Technology and HR

23

Embrace ……….The change

24

The NEW WorkforceGenerational Diversity and the Millennial’s

Millenial’s will make up 75% of the workforce by 2012

25

Millenial’s (born 1984-2004) now outnumber their Boomer ParentsIn the workforce

26

27

Workplace communication methodsInternal and External Communication Tools

28

29

Internal networks

30

Teamwork and Collaboration

Social collaboration tools / software – 600 million $ industry 2010

Est. to reach 6.4 billion $ by 2016

31

32

33

The age of MobileAllowing for greater work/flex

34

HR’s adoption to the social workplace

http://hrvirtualcafe.com/social-media-in-the-workplace-2012-infographic/

35

So what’s the payoff?Technology, Work-Flex, Innovation

• Powerful tools / not time wasters

• Raises productivity

• Key in attraction and retention

• Shifting how we do business

• Key components that drive innovation and growth

36

Social / Technology in the Workplace will succeedIf it becomes part of the daily culture and

workflow

CULTURE shift Strategy Training Participation from Mgmt