This presentation should help understand how blogs work
and how they can be useful at work.
and how they can be useful at work.
Some facts about Generation Y: 97% own a computer, 76% use Instant Messaging, 44% read blogs, 28% author a blog.
I am not really Generation Y, since I was born in the 60s. This explains why I refer to John Lennon or The Blues Brothers.
But I am not a baby boomer either – according to a recent survey they in contrast have little or no interest in writing blogs or in participating in general social networking.
I try to balance somewhere in the middle. I am not looking for a job at IBM as Sacha, who made the presentation. I aim to continue on my journey of Lifelong Learning. I am finding more and more useful resources based on blogs, social networking and Web 2.0.
I also told about my blog to our head of HR, because I wanted to make sure I am not crossing any line. Her reaction was quite the opposite from this one on a Harvard Business Review cartoon:
"Frankly, we were looking for someone who's able to think outside the blog."
That is exactly what I am trying to do – think outside the blog. Just as Sacha outlined on her presentation:
1) Read and learn as much as you can (and not just books, but blogs and news feeds)
2) Write and share what you've learned
3) Reach out - find mentors, make friends
4) Rock - do a good job and tell how you would make it even better
5) Repeat from #1
I do that by collecting best practices in this blog and sharing them with my colleagues and with you. And I do that on my own time, not by Working in the Gray Zone.
Do you have a blog?
Do you follow blogs?
Do we share some of the same ideas?
Should we establish a connection somehow?
Which generation are you? (Does it really matter?)
1 comments:
I do have a blog!
I do follow your blog!
I also work in HR related industry
Nice to meeya~
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