A feature of practice in healthcare settings for some time, collaborative communication has now crossed over into mainstream businesses. Tackling complex problems, fostering creativity and nurturing collaborative solutions is, after all, common to most businesses and not just healthcare providers. The terms cooperation, coordination, and collaboration are often used interchangeably. However, collaboration refers to a
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 to helping build the right company culture. A CEO blog is a low-cost
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 members reporting to you,
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. Problem-Solving Abilities Is creative and innovative in finding solutions to issues. Displays the ability
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, is a challenge. If this scenario resonates with you, then this article is
There’s no doubt that technology has changed forever the ways that we connect with each other. Only the other day while enjoying a family meal in a nice restaurant, I couldn’t help but notice the number of other diners who instead of enjoying each other’s company were busy scrolling through their smartphones, oblivious to their
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 a constant battle. Many wholesalers and distributors rely on traditional paper or email-based systems to engage
“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 and makes their lives easier. After all, you want
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 an electronic sea of email, then a company intranet may be the solution. In