Comments on: Social Media vs Salt Grit http://www.frienddigital.com/social-media-vs-salt-grit/ Social Media & Online PR Agency based in Birmingham UK Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:29:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Simon Heath http://www.frienddigital.com/social-media-vs-salt-grit/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Simon Heath Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:14:39 +0000 http://www.frienddigital.com/?p=2007#comment-74 Thanks Matt. Flexibility is key and is only possible by giving employees the tools and the permissions to use them wherever they are. Unfortunately for a lot of businesses when people can't get in they simply get a day off and then potentially get penalised for it (Sainsbury's and M&S make you take is as holiday or make up the hours within a month). There's huge potential for social media to act as a cost effective solution, the technology is there, it's just not used as widely as it should be. Of course old school business is largely mistrustful of 'working from home' and flexible working (unless there's a very good reason for it) and it's these attitudes which hold flexibility and progress back. But it's at the very least a solution in times like this. It depends on your job of course but in a lot of cases there isn't a need to sit at home and do nothing or just send an email or two. Thanks Matt. Flexibility is key and is only possible by giving employees the tools and the permissions to use them wherever they are. Unfortunately for a lot of businesses when people can’t get in they simply get a day off and then potentially get penalised for it (Sainsbury’s and M&S make you take is as holiday or make up the hours within a month).

There’s huge potential for social media to act as a cost effective solution, the technology is there, it’s just not used as widely as it should be. Of course old school business is largely mistrustful of ‘working from home’ and flexible working (unless there’s a very good reason for it) and it’s these attitudes which hold flexibility and progress back. But it’s at the very least a solution in times like this. It depends on your job of course but in a lot of cases there isn’t a need to sit at home and do nothing or just send an email or two.

]]> By: Matt Taylor http://www.frienddigital.com/social-media-vs-salt-grit/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Matt Taylor Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:23:12 +0000 http://www.frienddigital.com/?p=2007#comment-73 I agree. Businesses need to be more flexible and in tune with technology. I was supposed to attend an 8am meeting this morning but because a number of attendees couldn't get in to the city a decision was made to hold a teleconference instead. Those who were stuck at home were still able to participate in the meeting by dialling in from the comfort of their living rooms/home offices - it worked perfectly. It should take more than a flurry of snow to stop the country working. I agree. Businesses need to be more flexible and in tune with technology. I was supposed to attend an 8am meeting this morning but because a number of attendees couldn’t get in to the city a decision was made to hold a teleconference instead. Those who were stuck at home were still able to participate in the meeting by dialling in from the comfort of their living rooms/home offices – it worked perfectly. It should take more than a flurry of snow to stop the country working.

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