Learning and Sharing in a Digital Age
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This document discusses the importance of using social media effectively in the modern workplace. It argues that saying "I don't have time for social media" shows ignorance, as social media is now essential for learning, sharing information, and career advancement. The document provides tips for developing an effective personal social media policy, including having a clear purpose, being provocative but not offensive, sharing others' content as well as your own, prioritizing social media over email, and engaging with people with different opinions.
Learning and Sharing in a Digital Age
- 1. Learning and Sharing In a Digital Age
- 2. HELLO! Iโm Paul Taylor Iโm Innovation Coach at @Bromford and @BromfordLab You can find me on Twitter @PaulBromford and www.paulitaylor.com 2
- 3. โI donโt have time for social mediaโ Saying this in the modern workplace is basically flaunting your ignorance. Itโs like saying โI donโt read booksโ or โI donโt watch the newsโ - the sign of a deeply entrenched mindset or someone struggling with the basics of time management
- 4. We Have To Teach Ourselves To Learn From Social Media Not Wait For Social Media To Teach Us
- 5. The Why: Social Media Is No Longer Optional For A Leader or Learner
- 6. โ The Networked Era Access to a person's network is arguably as valuable as access to the individual themselves
- 7. โ 60% of employers use social media to screen candidates as part of recruitment. Generally they are โlooking for information that supports their qualifications for the jobโ source: careerbuilder
- 8. โ 8 People are Googling you so it makes sense to regularly Google yourself Note the high search rankings of Linkedin and Twitter - itโs important to have presence here
- 9. My Five Key Platforms: Wordpress Medium Linkedin Twitter Instagram This will be different for everyone - for some YouTube or Facebook may have much more importance. But you need to decide where youโll concentrate efforts rather than trying to be everywhere
- 10. Rather than have employers dictate social media policy we need to develop our own personal policies Hereโs mine
- 11. Have a Clear Purpose What Do You Want To Be Known For?
- 12. 12 The tagline on my blog reminds me of my purpose - I want to learn and share about social innovation, customer experience and design
- 13. Be provocative But not stupid In a crowded social space you need to stand out for the right reasons
- 14. 14 Q: Why was this my most popular post from last year? A: Itโs provocative, shares other peopleโs learning, has a good couple of images and is quite fun
- 15. If You Donโt Share Then Donโt Expect To Be Shared Itโs my simple social rule to live by
- 16. A good mix might be something like this 10% Random Fun 80% Others Content 10% Your Content
- 17. Prioritise Social Media Over Email If you are slave to the inbox you just focus on other people's priorities rather than your own
- 18. Follow and engage with people whose opinions directly challenge your own Avoid the social media echo- chamber
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- 23. THANKS! Any more questions? You can find me at โบ @paulbromford โบ paul.taylor@bromford.co.uk
- 24. CREDITS Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free: โบ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival โบ Photographs by Unsplash 24