Technology Within the CMMA.

One of the big things I took out of our meeting with the CMMA was that they were worried of what the social media would do to their employees. One of the board members said that any personal technology is not allowed on the floor because it becomes a distraction to the employees which then can become a safety hazard. I think that they thought that once the association began to use social media, then employees would start using their phones more often so that they could update their statuses or check on what their friends and family were up to. I don't think they realized that they would be able to utilize social media as both getting their name out and a way to streamline their internal communication while still having that rule apply. They could have computers set up in a break room or only have a manager use the computer in their office for internal communication needs such as asking about maintenance on  machines. Then the external use could be done by only a board member or by a rotation of the board members. By doing this they would be able to utilize the power of social media while still maintaining a safe work environment.