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Generation Y, Social Media… Would You Like to Know More?. 2. It’s Not About the Technology. You have Experience Structure Awareness Community Introspection Face time Social connection. They bring Energy Skills Attitude Creativity Innovation Facebook Social media.
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You have • Experience • Structure • Awareness • Community • Introspection • Face time • Social connection They bring • Energy • Skills • Attitude • Creativity • Innovation • Facebook • Social media
Don't forget everything you know, but don't assume you know everything.
Work-Life Balance & Integration • What they’ve seen: • The disappearance of the traditional career track • Wave after wave of corporate layoffs • The declining power of workers • Jobs of all kinds outsourced to other countries • Vast and sudden technological change disrupt entire industries
The chaos, the loss of control, the privacy/security concerns, they scare a lot of us.
Why Social Media? It’s happening now. With or without you. The people you want to reach are probably using it. It’s growing, really fast.
Can you solve your social media problem by hiring a new generation of employees?
“Among people born in Canada, 75% used the Internet, compared with 66% of those born elsewhere. However, the rate was 78% among immigrants who arrived in Canada during the last 10 years. Most of these recent immigrants live in urban areas.”
Connect people with other people who do what they love, or something related to it. Passion supports passion. Watch out for cynics.
Help people deal with things they don't love. Eliminate annoyances, work around them, delegate them, whatever.
I may not always be at IBM. It's healthy to step outside and try different things. But while I'm here, I'm here, and I'm in love.”