Social networking provides an easy way to connect with leaders around the globe. What a learning opportunity. Here are some online resources to get you going. They are divided into the following categories: Social Media, HR / Recruitment / Staffing Industry, Business Development, Leadership.
Social Media for Mavens
- The Twitter Guidebook
- The official Twitter blog
- 15 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed (from Mashable.com)
- 10 essential social media tools for entrepreneurs
- Social media and learning
- If you think Twitter is just for sharing what kind of sandwich you had for lunch, this guy’s message might change your mind.
- Social Media For Business: The Dos and Don’ts of Sharing on Mashable.com
- Jim Turner has a Facebook page that contains some of the best resources I’ve seen yet on social media marketing
Social media for Newbies
- Social Media in Plain English (a YouTube tutorial)
- Twitter for Beginners by Tim Priebe
- Social media tutorials from Jacob S. Paulsen’s site
- Neal Schaffer has one of the best LinkedIn blogs – great for LI newbies and advanced users, too
- Facebook Help Center
HR, Recruitment and Staffing Industry
- Staffing U Resource Center
- Employment Marketplace Info
- ASA – American Staffing Association
- SIA – Staffing Industry Analysts
- ACSESS – Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services
- Avionté’s Staffing Blog
- Canadian Staffing Index (ACSESS)
- Salary calculator at Monster (Canada)
- Salary calculator at Monster (U.S.)
Business Development
- Business development on LinkedIn
SAMA – Strategic Account Management Association
Sales resources from Jeffrey Gitomer - Great reading: The Secrets of Hiring Great Sales People Finally Revealed
Leadership links
- Leadership inspiration
- 10 Ways to Inspire Your Team
- Tom Brokaw – Life is Not Virtual (MIT video)
- Timeless secrets to happiness (video)
- Getting unstuck: 5 Steps
- Life is like a cup of coffee (video)
- Remotivate Yourself
- Level 5 Leadership - A collection of short videos presented by Good to Great author Jim Collins.
- Servant Leadership – Wikipedia’s definition and history of the concept
- Values Based Leadership – Robert McDonald, COO, Proctor & Gamble (MIT video)
- Leadership Lessons Learned on the Firing Line (video) Anne M. Mulcahy, former Xerox CEO, shares key learnings from their global turn around
- From Ray Silverstein: Great Leaders Inspire Trust
- Nelson Mandela’s 8 Lessons of Leadership (I dare you to read this and not be inspired)
- From Fast Company: Leadership lessons from some of the smartest minds in the business world
- Ted Kennedy’s leadership lessons
Howdy this is kinda of off topic but I was wondering if blogs use WYSIWYG editors or if you have to manually code with HTML. I’m starting a blog soon but have no coding know-how so I wanted to get advice from someone with experience. Any help would be enormously appreciated!
Hi there –
It really depends on the blogging platform you choose. WordPress gives the writer the choice to work in HTML or to enter your text WYSIWYG style. Best wishes on your new blog.
Susan
really interesting resources you collected here Susan. thank you so much for sharing that with us. It’s specially a great help for those like me – how are just a beginners and trying to do something good for small company
thanks again.
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Glad to be of help, Vanessa. Thanks for taking to time to leave a comment.
Susan
HI ,
You had done a presentation recently at HRMA , sometime last month for Antonio’s session. I was wondering if you could send me a copy of your presenation?
Thanks , Michelle
Hi Michelle,
I’d be happy to send you the slide deck. I’ll also send you my notes that explain the 4 generations at work.
Susan
I absolutely love all of your resources. I am glad I am here and love your site.
Hi Jackie,
Great to hear from you. I’m so glad you find this page useful.
Susan
really interesting resources you collected here Susan. thank you so much for sharing that with us. It’s specially a great help for those like me – how are just a beginners and trying to do something good for small company
thanks again.
Klaudia,
I’m so glad you stopped by and that you found some use for this information. Thanks so much for leaving a comment, too!
Susan
Hey Susan:
This is GREAT! I have a question that you may be able to answer for me.
We are looking to really explode Social Media in our recruitment strategy this year – facebook quizzes, youtube contests, etc., etc., etc.
I think we’ve got some amazing creative ideas – but I am at a loss for understanding the legal requirements that govern how we communicate (I’ve heard something about opt in/opt out), what our responsbilities are in running contests, do we have exposure to liability if we put up personality assessments on facebook applications, etc.
Any idea where I can go to help me navigate the murky legal waters of social networking?
THanks,
Shannon
Shannon,
Great endeavour you’re undertaking! I’ll be on the lookout for all that creativity.
Try this spot. I think you may find some assistance:
http://www.legalmarketing.ca/
Stop by again!