Social Networking for Improved Performance

As we look ahead 2, 5, maybe 10 years from now, I believe businesses will embrace more and more of social networking’s best elements as means to enhance performance and communications within their organizations.

Fellow blogger and colleague, Tac Anderson, posted some research findings at his blog on the future of human resources and social media. It shows where we’re headed in business, but also discusses the barriers to implementing social media.

As mentioned in my previous post, learning is not necessarily as direct as people think. It is contextual where the learning situation presents itself in relation to the problem or issue the learner is facing. Tools are being developed to facilitate and guide the learner to the information they need when they need it.  Imagine if you integrated social networking to business. If a business professional is faced with a complex problem, who among their colleagues has the knowledge to help them solve their problem?

Social networking in a business setting can be the key.