A new front in the War for Talent is opening up. Tens of millions of people adept at using interactive technology and media are set to join, or are already in, the workforce - bringing expectations, skills and ways of working that will revolutionize the workplace. Those organizations that can inspire the passion and harness the skills of these "media-savvy" workers w......

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Media-savvy workers are more learning-oriented. Media-savvy workers spend up to 80 percent more time than their low media-savvy co-workers on different types of learning activities in and outside of work; and up to three times as man......

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This finding suggests that IT departments need to rethink their IT design, provisioning, and access policies. Does this mean letting workers use and do whatever they want? Of course not - but many IT executives and staff need to stop viewing media-savvy users as nuisances, and even enemies, and start proactively forging close working relationships with them. The media-savvy represent a c......

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How interactive media friendly is your workplace? To what extent does your employer supply and/or allow you to use interactive media at work? Please e-mail tony@nextgenerationworkplace.com to share your experiences and perspectives.

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Source:wistechnology.com By Tony DiRomualdo 05/12/07


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