Values and rituals encourage harmony to reach goals and find meaning in our lives.
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When numbers you can count don’t provide results you see…why? Busy brains.
Read MoreDissect the roots of communication for employee productivity
Employee productivity and morale don’t depend on a communication team, not at first.
Read MoreExcellent supervisor-worker communication helps everyone feel important
From one level to the next, managers cascade meaningful information to their employees. Or do they?
Read MoreListen to the grapevine to make communication relevant to employees
Listen to how employees react or in which direction they take facts for clues to refine communication.
Read MoreThe employee communication un-list
Listen and talk. We all do it—talk about work with our co-workers, share thoughts and experiences, hash out meaning, and come to a common understanding. If that’s what people are doing anyway, let’s be part of workplace conversations, especially about business goals and culture.
Read MoreWearables point to distinctive communication for productity
All the things we think are soft can now be measured. We can ask the right survey questions to measure employee engagemet, but what about improving collaboration, maintaining culture, or managing change?
Read MoreImmediate notification is critical for work-in-progress
Workers around large machinery may need notification immediately about some critical aspect of their work-in-progress. Because of the noise, the only truly effective way to relay that kind of message is to tap the worker on the shoulder—or get in his face.
Read MoreRiveting: three kinds of storytellers
Storytelling reaffirms values and passes on wisdom in an entertaining and memorable manner.
Read MoreWhen the economy is bad, stick to the fundamentals
Four ways effective employee communication makes all the difference during financial trouble.
Read MoreCEOs of small companies help employees see the same big picture they do
Communication is a component of excellence in overall management. Here four steps you can take to share your vision and how to get there.
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