1. getting started
with social media
Linked

2. Plan for today
• Morning
o demystify social media
o get started with LinkedIn
o how SM can help your lean journey
• This afternoon
o Getting the most out of social media
o More ways to get social
o A higher level - real collaboration

3. Quick in-the-room survey
• Who uses LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook?
• What questions about social media basics
do you want answers to?

4. Connect Collaborate Learn Improve
How does social media work?

5. Connect
• Be found
• Find others
• Create relationships
Connect

6. Collaborate
CollaborateConnect
• Discuss
• Share
• Accomplish something together

7. Learn
• Find experts
• Ask
• Get answers
LearnCollaborateConnect

8. Improve
• Yourself
• Your team
• Your processes
LearnCollaborateConnect Improve

9. Social media "standard work"
o Connect
 Profile - your story
 What are you doing?
 Finding/inviting people
o Collaborate
 Discussions
 Questions
 Direct reply
o Learn, improve
 Up to you!

10. Where to start?
• Favorite of lean professionals
• 2,600 AME group members
• Not just an online resume!
Linked

11. All expanded below,
(plus much more)
Connect: LinkedIn profile

12. Groups
Reading list
Blog
Connect: Profile

13. Connect: Find contacts on LinkedIn

14. Connect: LinkedIn groups

15. Connect: LinkedIn groups

16. Connect: The “Jobs” tab

17. Collaborate: Discussions

18. Learn: Questions and answers

19. Improve
That's up to you!

20. "...when you try to implement a concept you just
learned, and you find more questions, the
group will help you get answers from fellow
AME members."
Tim McMahon, AME NE Region Director.
People are saying...

21. “AME is becoming my favorite group ... a
great place to collaborate with some
great thinkers.”
Robert West, Quality Manager, Lean Practitioner at J&A Manufacturing Inc.
People are saying...

22. “There's so much benefit from getting comfortable
with your profile, sending invitations and
messages, joining a group and participating
in discussions.”
Paul Quesada, Business Development, Exiom Analysis
People are saying...

23. Questions

24. Ask us...
Karen Wilhelm (karen.m.wilhelm@gmail.com)
Jason Semovoski (semovoski@gmail.com)
Ashley DeVecht (adevecht@imaginepub.com)
Scott Schiave (sschiave@ame.org)
Tim McMahon (mcmahont@ofsoptics.com)
How about you?
AME Social Media Council