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About Me

Location:
Australia, Sydney
Current organization:
University of Sydney
Past organizations:
Heliopower Energy Solutions, Speck Product Design
Current role:
International Business student
Gender:
Prefer not to say
Areas of expertise:
Sustainability, Innovation, CSR
I am:
Social entrepreneur, Student, World traveler
Languages:
Spanish, Dutch
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  • A reply on Conversation: How can we prevent that Facebook use during working hours cuts productivity?

    Apr 26 2012: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24781942/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/facebook-work-readers-respond/

  • A reply on Conversation: How can we prevent that Facebook use during working hours cuts productivity?

    Apr 26 2012: I think this is a very good comment. I like to think that everyone is very happy to do their job and won't abuse Facebook. In reality some people just work for the money and want to do as little as possible.

  • A comment on Conversation: How can we prevent that Facebook use during working hours cuts productivity?

    Apr 26 2012: Is it realistic to prevent or stop social media use with over a billion users? The world or especially employees/customers are changing, so the organizations have to adapt themselves as well to be ready for this.

  • A comment on Conversation: How can we prevent that Facebook use during working hours cuts productivity?

    Apr 26 2012: There are companies that help organizations with the use and misuse of employees social media. I know someone that works for Hearsay Social. This is what they say:

    Hearsay Social powers the compliant use of social media for financial services organizations at the corporate, branch, and advisor levels. Wealth managers, recruiters, financial advisors, and agents use Hearsay Social for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Industry leaders like Farmers Insurance Group have chosen Hearsay Social to power their social compliance and social marketing while meeting FINRA, IIROC, and SEC regulations and avoiding branding mishaps.

  • A comment on Conversation: How can we prevent that Facebook use during working hours cuts productivity?

    Apr 18 2012: I definitely see the problem here. But I don't think that blocking is the solution. And mostly there are ways around those blockings anyway.

    Blocking would be a sign of distrust to your employees. I think other incentives should be in place for employees to make sure they do they their job and are not wasting their time all day. A good company/manager should be able to realise this without penalizing employees.

    I worked in a company where people could use Fb whenever they wamted and sometimes it was a bit distracting, but these people got their work done. And it feels good to have the freedom to do what you want to do even during working hours. This trust and freedom is a lot more motivating than having a lot of restrictions. I also realize this depends on the kind of work and employees.

    So don't block but keep your people happy and let them have some fun so they will do what is expected!

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