Tackling complex problems, fostering creativity and nurturing collaborative solutions is universal in business today. The terms cooperation, coordination, and collaboration are often used interchangeably. However, collaboration refers to a higher level of joint...
Ever had a veteran employee leave only to discover you have a massive void? We have all been there. Whether it's retirement or resignation, a lot of company knowledge is walking out the door daily. Here’s the deal. According to the latest stats, 10,000 Baby Boomers...
Get corporate communication right, and your company thrives. Get it wrong, and you could fail. Although it’s one of the main driving forces behind success, many organizations take it for granted. Comms are often done on the hoof without much coordination across...
HR is the beating heart of every business, connecting management and staff. Get HR comms right, and the whole organization thrives. Impacting employee engagement, morale, and productivity, plus much more, HR communications are vital to business success. However,...
Communication is easy. After all, you have been communicating all your life, no problem. And you are right. Communication is straightforward until you get it wrong. Misunderstanding, confusion, and even offense is the fallout when it breaks down. If you are looking to...
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‘Digitize to survive’ is a mantra often heard since Covid closed workplaces and forced business online. However, digital transformation is hardly a new idea. And while the pandemic has undoubtedly highlighted just how important it is to business growth, it’s still...
We don’t need to tell you the future of work is hybrid. Countless surveys like Prudential’s Pulse of the American Worker Survey have confirmed what we already know. Sixty-eight percent of all workers say a hybrid workplace model is ideal. However, connected work...
We all know that every great workforce needs great collaboration and communication – that’s a given. But today's workplaces look different. Connecting, collaborating, and communicating are challenging in hybrid teams. An enterprise social network (ESN) can help bridge...
We don’t need to tell you how much the communications landscape has changed. With remote and hybrid working, social media, and digital technology, communication is different even from five years ago. The old favorite all-staff email probably no longer hits the mark....
Missed deadlines. Long, messy email threads. Disagreements and mistrust. No idea of who is doing what. We all know poor team interaction when we see it. However, when it comes to defining good team communication, we sometimes struggle to find the words. Yes, it’s...
It’s been another full-on year for business. The emergence of Omicron, volatile economies, sustainability, and climate change, plus the Big Resignation, are just some challenges. However, through it all, intranets have been at the forefront in supporting organizations...
You may think that corporate communication is just about big companies and large multinationals. However, corporate communication is vital to success, no matter the size of your business. Corporate communication is critical, whether it’s brand identity, engaging with...
Ask the average manager or business owner about the benefits of an intranet, and the following usually spring to mind. Improved communications. Faster and easier access to information. Increased productivity and streamlined processes. These are all fantastic choices...
Employee empowerment, employee engagement, employee motivation: There are so many terms bandied around nowadays that you would be forgiven for feeling confused. What do they all mean in the real world? And how do they affect your business? The truth is they are all...
It almost goes without saying that universities are knowledge hubs. Students, lecturers, and staff come together to learn, share and collaborate. But their sheer size and complex structure can also make them an administrative and communications nightmare. Disparate...
It’s performance review season and you’re feeling under pressure. You have several staff members reporting to you and what with all the other priorities you have, finding the time to prepare, let alone strike the right balance between positive and negative feedback,...
Completing a self-evaluation as part of the performance review process is something most of us dread. No matter how many times you have been there before, it doesn’t get easier, right? Bragging about your achievements rarely comes naturally to most people. And...
My boss doesn’t communicate, this can be very frustrating. But did you also know it can also be costly both to you and the business? According to data from Gallup, only 13 percent of employees strongly agree their company’s leadership communicates effectively with the...
How To Select The Right Communications Channels Organizational communication channels are the mediums used by organizations to convey information and messages to each other. One thing for sure is there’s no shortage of communication channels to choose from. Advances...
The Cost Of Poor Organizational Communication Various studies have tried to put a dollar figure on the cost of poor organizational communication. According to SHRM, this could be as much as $62.4 billion per year. And another study reports that 56 percent of project...
Organizational communication used to be so simple. Back in the day, the whole workforce could comfortably fit in the board room for a meeting. And cross-team collaboration was easy when colleagues were just across the hall. Fast forward five years, and it's a...
A performance review is your opportunity to get meaningful feedback on your performance at work. Rather than being an uncomfortable or negative process, performance reviews that are done well help you to grow in your job and progress in your career. So, what do you...
Workplace technology has undoubtedly transformed the way we work. When the first desktop computers were introduced in the 1970s, they were the size of modern-day TVs. Fast forward 50 years, and we are carrying around in our pockets sophisticated smartphone computers....
Many companies are realizing the value of CEO blogs as an internal communications tool. You see, engaging and interesting content shared in a CEO blog ticks a number of boxes all at once: from increased employee engagement and improved internal communications, through...
Does the prospect of the annual round of performance reviews fill you with a mix of anxiety and dread? You know it’s coming but, rather like Christmas, somehow it always seems to creep up on you and catches you unawares. You want to do a good job but with several team...
Finds it difficult to delegate to team members, preferring to maintain control. Needs to work on making team members feel comfortable in voicing concerns or bringing up issues. Does not encourage or reward the ideas and solutions offered by team members....
For wholesalers and distributors communication is at the heart of their business. With multiple channels, high levels of competition and indirect sales involving dealers or resellers, keeping retailers engaged and motivated to sell your product over a competitor’s is...
“Build it and they will come” is no longer an accurate maxim; it’s important to craft online spaces that people want to engage with. In terms of an intranet, that means you need to create something that employees want to use – something that answers their questions...
Too much email is a modern-day workplace scourge. Email is now the default method of communication and its abundance is stifling office collaboration, internal communications and may even be affecting employee morale. If you find that your organisation is drowning in...
