If the idea of being tracked gives you Orwell-esque “big brother” vibes, you might not love what’s trending now in talent management: Beacons. But letting coworkers know where to find you shouldn’t make you think the NSA is over your shoulder. Instead, it’s a method of collaboration gaining traction in organizations like Google.
Imagine this: You have a question that needs to be answered at work. Instead of physically tracking down the best person to talk to (or worse, not getting the answers at all), you’re able to digitally locate the right person and can easily find their location for quicker, easier collaboration. Here’s how it works.
Talent Management 2.0
In order for beacons to work as a collaboration tool, the organization has to be light years ahead of the game in terms of talent management. That’s because beaconing only works if first, the organization has a comprehensive catalog in place which details each employee, their credentials, and their expertise in one place.