Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
For me, the key is not having one “perfect” HR person who encompasses all the skills and abilities. It’s about building your HR TEAM so that collectively you have strong HR skills, strong business skills (finance, marketing, communications), social media skills.
Fast forward to November. Following a training course offered to some of the employees, more employees began to sign up for Yammer. Now, I see that the interest is starting to pick up. I don’t see that it is being used for “work” much yet, but I think people are still in the networking/getting to know each other phase.
One challenge I face in my job as a regional HR director supporting multiple offices/regions is staying “in touch” with what employees are working on. Recently, I signed up for Yammer and I am already finding it beneficial in keeping me connected.