Social HR: Policies for a Social Era

By Perry Timms, thought leader, HR Practitioner, Social Business Entrepreneur, Advisor to the CIPD on Social Media & Engagement and Visiting Fellow - Sheffield Hallam University When was the last time you felt good about an HR Policy? Social Media circa 2004 was largely a mystery.  Forward to 2007/08 and suddenly IT teams were being asked to …

Why go social inside the firewall?

By Perry Timms, thought leader, HR Practitioner, Social Business Entrepreneur, Advisor to the CIPD on Social Media & Engagement and Visiting Fellow - Sheffield Hallam University To decode this headline please read: Social =  collaborative technologies Firewall = the digital barrier to stop your company technology from cyber attacks Social Media.  If you’ve read one story, blog …

How do you get collaboration, reflection and feedback in a learning network

Recently I was facilitating an on-line learning network and I was curious to find out how learners responded to this space, i.e. a place to collaboratively learn. On-line learning is where the learner can complete, at their own pace, a series of steps. But it is often perceived as an isolating experience However, not all …