In their classic book, In Search of Excellence, authors Tom Peters and Robert Waterman, Jr. gave us ample evidence that America’s best run companies consistently recognize three things:

• Employees want to feel accepted as an important part of a team
• Employees need to be recognized individually for their efforts and achievements
• Employees want to know how their roles specifically contribute to the company’s success

Can social tech help with managing those employees? Take a look at this introduction to Rypple, a social performance platform built for teams to share goals, recognize great work, and help each other improve. Rypple is very Facebook like. In fact, Rypple is used by teams at Facebook.

Need more ideas on how to manage your employees? Contact the HR Advocate Help Desk.