I was delighted to be asked by Victoria Betton to co-author an ebook for the NHS on using social media to help mental health practitioners. Packed with examples of best practice and case studies, I have been so impressed at how professionals are using social media – from consultants and GPs to occupational therapists and … What businesses can learn from mental health practitioners
Lucy Kellaway wrote in her FT column this week about the distraction of social media and her own ‘cyber loafing’ at work.
She rightly points out that corporate response to internet abuse is ‘wildly inadequate’, with most companies relying on issuing guidelines and doing some monitoring – but says they might as well not bother.
We have worked with insolvency practitioners for more than 20 years. Without doubt, the most difficult part of their job is making people redundant. It’s an extremely pressured job and when you go into a company, your legal duty is to protect the assets of people who have lent money or are owed it, such … 9 tips for insolvency practitioners – learn from #HMVemployees and don’t get caught out by Twitter
Yesterday, 11 civil servants at Iain Duncan Smith’s department for work and pensions were sacked for using Twitter or Facebook. The DWP’s website says it has 5,345 employees – so 2% of the department have been reprimanded, given written and final warnings, or sacked. Is that shocking?
Ten great blogging tips for #academics to promote their research
Social media is now seen as a serious business tool – but business leaders are still not sure how to use it.
In my last blog, we had a brief look into the history of blogging and how bloggers are now major influencers in business: Why B2B Can’t Ignore Blogging But what about writing a blog yourself? Taking things back to your business, the best way to control online opinion (or at least to influence it in … 12 Reasons Why Blogging is Good For Business
Are teachers and academics short changing our young people? In academic and educational circles, many have been slow to adopt social media – and there are still those who are dismissive of social media as a lot of silliness. Perhaps an element of intellectual snobbery? Lecturers don’t have social media skills Whatever the reason, students … Students must be educated in social media
Last week the media was in the midst of a tax avoidance frenzy, with comedian Jimmy Carr the focus of the tirade. While the headlines were about the tax issues, ‘stars who avoid tax are no better than benefit cheats’, the story began because Jimmy Carr was caught doing exactly what he had slated … How to ensure your chief exec avoids a ‘Jimmy Carr’
