How to make talking with employees easier and more effective. Advice for leaders on building employer/employee relationships through communication.
...Use it as a foundation for consistent messaging aligned with your company’s mission, vision and core values. And be sure to include a feedback process. Comment below to share your...
A revealing look behind the curtain at CEOs. Here are six things you need to know to make communicating with, understanding or convincing a CEO a lot easier.
...They sometimes let fear drive their decisions. When it comes to communicating bad news, CEOs struggle to be fully transparent. The possibility of audience backlash often usurps their willingness to...
In 1999, not long after starting my first corporate job, I had the pleasure of enduring a performance review. My manager (we’ll call him Tim) had already accepted a new...
...say yes, even if they originally were going to say no. Chose the right communication vehicle. Eighty percent of American adults communicate via text messages. Young adults send about 109...
Your cover letter doesn’t need to be long to make an impact, but it does need to be “tight” to keep the reader’s attention.
...accomplishments. Make it clear what you would bring to a position. For example, “I’ve implemented a process that increased sales by 30% and reduced expenses by 25%.” Like many other...
What do to and not do when venting. Here are 4 fail-proof communication strategies that will help you communicate effectively and diffuse a crisis.
...into your comments. Before you act . . . Consider this: only when you diffuse the situation can you get to real and meaningful change. Feel like venting? Comment below....
...a comment such as “He’s completely incompetent” becomes “I have concerns about his performance.” Speak the truth, but do it considerately and objectively. There are always two sides to the...
Whenever change occurs, it seems natural to focus all your communication efforts on the individuals directly affected—those who are losing a job, reporting to a new leader or being asked...
...you, I’ve faced my fair share of those moments. However, when it came to strategic communications, I really did know a lot from the get-go. And I had the education...