When Work and Social Media Collide: A Round-up of Tips
As my colleague Stefan Deeran highlights this week on BNET Intercom, survey results show that nearly half of execs don't like to be "friended" by colleagues on social networking sites like Facebook. It's a great stat and suggests that plugged in younger workers should consider carefully before sending that friend request to the big boss. The post also taps into what appears to be a great deal of anxiety regarding how much your online persona and your at work persona should overlap. Articles and posts on the topic have abounded in recent weeks. If it's an issue you've also been pondering, here are some of the best:
- Why shouldn't you friend your boss? This story gives the worst case example of what can go wrong when idiocy and social media meet.
- Maria Elena Duron, writing on the blog of personal branding enthusiast Dan Schawbel, offers tips for the opposite scenario: your boss has invaded Facebook and is heading straight for you.
- Wired magazine plays Emily Post for the digital age and lays down the law on tech etiquette. Their ruling: friend your boss but not your boss's boss. (The complete, thought-provoking article is here.)