After reading the
amazing article “People are not your greatest assets”, I was wondering if we
can ever think on this tagline because we have always widely accepted that the
employees are the greatest assets of any business or organisation. For any organisation
to grow its employees are at the core of any business strategy, however, now I
am beginning to have inclination on the other side of the story. Do we really
care about these employees who we always say that this is my strength?
I will go by the
views of the authors of “People are not your greatest assets” that what really
is important is how you ‘EMPOWER’ your employees rather than just saying these
are my assets. It really matters how you treat them and give them the real freedom
to innovate and express themselves inside the organisation. ‘Social Media’ is
the best way of empowering our greatest assets.
What really is happening in the case of
Facebook, Twitter and Youtube? It is bringing people on the same platform,
making relationships and sharing knowledge. Same is the case with Social
Network inside the organisation. It brings collaboration into the organisation
and empowers the employee.
Some of the advantages
that a social media gives to the organisation are:
Building Relationships: With the social media, employees from
different geographies and different locations can network together for the same
goal.
Collective Knowledge: Talent pool can work together for a common
vision and accumulate a vast knowledge.
Real Time Solution: With different minds working for a common
solution will help in faster resolution to a problem and help in finding the
specific expertise.
Common Interest: People with the same passion and interest can work
together and ultimately can leverage the network built through social media.
We should work towards the empowerment of our
employees through this mass collaboration which will help us to achieve our
strategic objectives.
