Social media and digital for HR

Which is the possible application of social media and digital in HR processes in China?

By Giorgia Madonno Marco Polo Consulting

"Social and digital" are two trendy concepts in the business community today. They have a huge and world wide impact on marketing and sales, but how are they impacting a more traditional field like Human Resources management?

In China, where the usage of social media has exploded in the last years, they start to be used also to improve some of the most important HR processes and the more innovative companies are approaching it in a systematic way.

Our company, Marco Polo consulting, is more and more intrigued by the opportunities offered by digital and we are introducing them in our scope of HR consulting services .

Based on our experience in Asia, social media and digital are used mainly for employer branding and recruitment, for internal communication, knowledge sharing and learning. They may be integrated with gamification approach. Let's see them one by one.

Cross-cultural in China - meetings

What you do not expect while meeting with Chinese the first time

By Giorgia Madonno - Marco Polo Consulting

After several years in China I got used to Chinese people specific way of acting during meetings. Moreover for people exposed for the first time to their culture can be quite shocking. Read this fantastic article from Harvard Business Review to understand why and to learn how to manage it. Read more on HBR

Books on Leadership

Which are the best books on Leadership of all times?

Giorgia Madonno Marco Polo Consulting

I was reading a book on leadership "Jack Welch and the 4E's of leadership" -Jeffrey Krames and I was wondering which could be considered the best books on leadership of all times. Searching on the web I found some lists on the following website:

• Goodreads
• Amazon
• CEO.com

What is your opinion? Which are the best books on leadership you have read?