Social Media is Already Entrenched - Guidelines are Needed

You may think your employees are abiding by the "no social media" policy, but 50% ignore the rule, according to the recently published Cisco's '2010 Midyear Security Report.' A review of the report, written by Nancy Davis Kho, had this to share:

The report found that 75% of employees surveyed identified online collaboration as critical to their jobs, and 90% said such collaboration makes them more productive. And it appears that they're committed to collaboration, whether or not their employers are: 45% of employees who are in the Millennial generation use social network sites at work, though only 32% say such use is supported by their IT departments. Half of respondents said they ignore company policy prohibiting use of social media tools at least once a week.

If the horse has already left the barn...it is time to define the pasture borders. Having a policy for social media acknowledges the fact that social media is here to stay. It is a great resource for collaboration and connecting with customers and co-workers. So why not embrace it and just define the boundaries?

The Policy for Social Media manual and companion Employee How to Guide help to do that for you.