Comments on: Get On the Social Media Bandwagon http://www.myglobalcareer.com/2007/03/27/get-on-the-social-media-bandwagon/ Advancing your career in the global economy. Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:06:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Generations@Work » Attention Collaborators http://www.myglobalcareer.com/2007/03/27/get-on-the-social-media-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Generations@Work » Attention Collaborators Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:51:00 +0000 http://www.myglobalcareer.com/archives/2007/03/27/get-on-the-social-media-bandwagon/#comment-34 [...] Now, let’s bring in some of the generational perspective. Using a very unscientific sample of Gen Y bloggers I came across several interesting posts. The subject, the Millennial attention span, or, if you like, Millennial boredom in the workplace. If you are willing to suspend the obvious snickers about Millennial attention deficit disorder, the learning for me from these two posts is how essential it is to engage younger workers in a truly collaborative work process. The call to employers to get on the social media bandwagon is another way of saying ‘let them work with the tools and techniques that suit them (Millennials) best.’ [...] [...] Now, let’s bring in some of the generational perspective. Using a very unscientific sample of Gen Y bloggers I came across several interesting posts. The subject, the Millennial attention span, or, if you like, Millennial boredom in the workplace. If you are willing to suspend the obvious snickers about Millennial attention deficit disorder, the learning for me from these two posts is how essential it is to engage younger workers in a truly collaborative work process. The call to employers to get on the social media bandwagon is another way of saying ‘let them work with the tools and techniques that suit them (Millennials) best.’ [...]

]]> By: Mukund Mohan http://www.myglobalcareer.com/2007/03/27/get-on-the-social-media-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Mukund Mohan Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:00:58 +0000 http://www.myglobalcareer.com/archives/2007/03/27/get-on-the-social-media-bandwagon/#comment-31 Still early but I am getting questions as to whether this is causing more distraction or adding to productivity of employees. We use it here a lot, since its also a global company with people in multiple locations. Also helps cut down the email chatter. Still early but I am getting questions as to whether this is causing more distraction or adding to productivity of employees.

We use it here a lot, since its also a global company with people in multiple locations.

Also helps cut down the email chatter.

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