440 likes | 595 Views
Taleo World presentation on how human resources (HR) can use social technologies. Presented by Charlene Li, September 16, 2009.
E N D
Winning With Social Technologies Charlene Li Altimeter Group September 16, 2009 For a copy of slides, send an email to info@altimetergroup.com
Meet Dave Carroll Source: davecarrollmusic.com
Welcome to the Groundswell When people get what they need from each other A power shift, catalyzed by social technologies
Technologies can be confusing Source: Wordle.net
Focus on relationships, not technologies What kind of relationship do you want? Transactional Occasional Impersonal Short-term Passionate Constant Intimate Loyal
HR should take a lead in defining these relationships
Goals define your strategy Dialog Learn Help Innovate
Always start with Learn Dialog Learn Help Innovate
Dialog with your community Dialog Learn Help Innovate
The traditional way to recruit – pushing to a site
Twitter updates and job alerts from a company recruiter
At Southwest, a planner talks Post received 98 comments over 10 days In the future, everyone is a marketer
Help your members support each other Dialog Learn Help Innovate
BlueShirtNation.com supports Best Buy’s front line employees
“Internal Twitter” from Yammer enhances email and IM
Goals define your strategy Dialog Learn Help Innovate
Getting started What’s stopping you? “We don’t have the time, money, or people.” “People will abuse it.” “Our execs/boards are short- term focused.” “IT/Legal won’t let us.” “I’m afraid of losing control.”
#1 Start small, start now Audience Goal Revolutionary
Deal with different mindsets Fearful Skeptic Cautious Tester Realist Optimist Transparent Evangelist Find the “moments of truth” and “moments of crisis” for each mindset
#2 Measure the right things Your goals determine your metrics Use the same metrics as your strategic goals
Example “micro” metrics Goal Metric Value Learn # of customer feedback Impact of faster, better insights Dialog # of comments # of referrals Greater loyalty Faster, more closes Help Innovate # of issues addressed # of implemented ideas Increased satisfaction Faster development
Higher order metrics to consider Net Promoter Score How likely are you to recommend this to someone you know? Lifetime Value Lifetime revenue Cost of acquisition Cost of retention Customer referral value (CRV)
#3 Prepare for organizational change Social technologies will disrupt traditional organization structures
Social pressures traditional orgs Task Strategy Changes Market research Learn • Monitor conversations • All employees listen & learn Marketing/Sales Dialog • Any employee can converse • Bridge the consideration gap Customer support Help • Proactively seek out problems • Enable customers to help Product development Innovate • Seek ideas from customers • Broaden employees involved
#4 Give up the need to be in control Photo: Kantor, http://www.flickr.com/photos/kantor
Deciding how open to be Your goals Your The audiences’ needs competition
How to give up control and be in command The Sandbox Covenant
Social media policy template • Encouragement and support • Best practices • Tone • Expertise • Respect • Quality • Why policy is needed • Cases when it will be used, distributed • Oversight, notifications, and legal implications • Additional resources • Training • Press referrals • Escalation • Guidelines • Identity and transparency • Responsibility • Confidentiality • Judgment and common sense Policy examples available at wiki.altimetergroup.com 41
The Red Cross handbook/policies help keep order http://sites.google.com/site/wharman/social-media-strategy-handbook
Summary • Focus on the relationships, not the technologies • Start by learning from the conversations • Prepare to let go … … of the control you never had
Thank You Charlene Li Altimeter Group charlene@altimetergroup.com blog.altimetergroup.com Twitter: @charleneli For slides, send an email to info@altimetergroup.com Copyright © 2009 Altimeter Group