Social networks can be both helpful and harmful for professionals. They allow collaboration and sharing of information but also introduce distractions and privacy concerns. The document discusses establishing a private social network community for UN staff as an informal space for internal collaboration. It provides lessons on managing social networks for work purposes, including the importance of time management, keeping content up-to-date, growing contacts, raising awareness, and separating private information from professional profiles and discussions.
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8. Yammer at the UNI have established a Yammer community for informal collaboration among currently employed UN staff members and consultants This can be accessed at: https://www.yammer.com/unknowledgemanagementI will add anyone who has a valid UN e-mail address. (Note this is just an informal community I set up to allow people to have a safe space for internal collaboration within the UN, not an official UN sponsored project).Ian Thorpe, Senior Information & Knowledge Manager, Policy and Practice, UNICEF