Can You Really Let Employees Loose on Social Media?
At Mitel, a $1.2 billion communications technology company, employees tweet about the company and are proactive on LinkedIn with only one rule: "Use your best judgment at all times." Martyn Etherington, the company's chief marketing officer and chief of staff, has no problem with that. "We have to enable the majority and not hold them back by implementing catch-all policies that are aimed at a few."