The SharePoint Social Intranet

It is time to think beyond the documents and the forms, work doesn’t have to be dry and boring, it’s time you embraced the social intranet.

For years people have engaged socially with each other as they built, created and producing things with their hands. When you think about it, we spend the majority of our waking hours at work, so the more we can make work collaborative, the more we can create a sense of community and teamwork around our projects, the greater our efficiency and productivity.

Many executives don’t think of the term “SharePoint Social Intranet” in one breathe, after-all there are so many other social tools out there on the Internet, but often they serve only to take us further away from work, and from each other, decreasing efficiency and productivity.

Read below and embrace SharePoint’s Social Intranet now:

The SharePoint Social Intranet versus Other Tools

Let’s be honest , SharePoint is not the first tool that comes to mind when you think about social collaboration. Twitter, HipChat, Skype, Google Chat, and other preferred messaging aps dominate. SharePoint was built to share documents, not ideas.

Well, you are wrong!

SharePoint is the best place to not only collaborate on business topics but to also engage with other employees socially around work. Where else can you access your corporate training videos, HR materials, access spreadsheets, AND find out where Jim from accounting is going for lunch?

Here are a few ways we at Emgage use SharePoint Social Intranet Capabilities

• Manage social media feeds without leaving SharePoint. Did you know that you can manage different RRS feeds without ever leaving SharePoint? It’s true! As a manager, you can also limit which Twitter feeds employees can view during the workday.
• Happy Hours. At Emgage, we work hard and play hard. Being able to share which places have the best after-hours specials while going over budget spreadsheets is great. Use SharePoint for fun activities, instead of just document sharing.
• Office Parties. Share photos, locations, time changes, and guest lists as your office holiday party evolves throughout the month. Employees can now access important company information, social event invites, and share documents through your intranet.
• Build Company Culture. Creating a space for collaboration is so important for building company culture. SharePoint offers endless possibilities for employees to collaborate in ways that expand beyond document sharing. Try using SharePoint for something other than project management today.

In Conclusion

Increasing Intranet Adoption is a big issue for so many organizations. One of the reasons, it is such a problem is that in our opinion, there are too many choices for the individual end user when it comes to collaboration, engagement and socializing around work.

Adoption becomes less of an issue when you enable your employees to do the work and socialize in the same space.

Find out here, how we can help you create a Sharepoint Social Intranet that keeps work at the center of the conversation, and yet also provides your employees with the necessary social fullfilment.