Webcast:
Online communities are a strategic and operationally effective way to enable better communication and learning. For HR teams, sponsoring communities can deliver a wealth of benefits including cost effective learning and development programs as well as strategic outcomes such as increased retention and employee satisfaction. This session will address some of the key use cases, including:
- Professional development
- Learning programs
- Employee satisfaction
- Retention initiatives (women, retirees, minorities, parents, young professionals)
- Connecting remote employees
- Recruitment
- Alumni relations
This session will also cover the fundamentals of online communities, some of the key benefits and risks in deploying online communities, and the role of the community manager.
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Presenters

Rachel Happe (@rhappe) is a Co-Founder and Principal at The Community Roundtable, an information services company dedicated to advancing the business of community. She has over fifteen years of experience working with emerging technologies including enterprise social networking, ecommerce, and new product development applications. Rachel has served as a product executive at Mzinga, Bitpass, & IDe, and as IDC’s first analyst covering social technologies. Rachel started her business career as an analyst at PRTM. Rachel is a GigaOm Pro Analyst and serves on Social Media Today’s Blogger Board, the Enterprise 2.0 Conference Advisory Board, and as an Isis Parenting Fellow.
