Question

Can a manager be effective and successful today without using social media? What do you see as the most important ways for managers to use this technology?

Answer 1

The social media plays a vital role in the way modern managers connect with people in the same industry. Profession and domain of work, look for better career options, find means to improve their credentials and skills, be part of professional groups and meet like minded people. This helps them to progress and advance in their personal and professional lives. In this way, social media platforms ( including professional networking platforms) play a vital role in their success. However, it is not essential for being successful. One can rely on the age old ways of networking and building teams and groups. Still, social media makes it easier and effective, which is essential in today's fast paced environment.

Managers can benefit from the technology for finding suitable roles as well as prospective candidates which result in matching of good roles with good people, and thus contributes to the organisational effectiveness and reduces the cost. Social media can be helpful in keeping in touch with industry processionals, friends, colleagues and other people who can play important role in career growth. Social media can be used to keep oneself updated with latest trends in industry, helping a person to be prepared, be relevant and future ready by upgrading skills. These platforms also help to build a healthy after office circle of like minded people, helping a person to improve his /her social life.