In an article also written this week, and as a follow-up to her post I cited a couple days ago, Deborah Fleischer explored why and how employee engagement and CSR can and should be integrated to benefit an organization’s bottom line. The theory is if you can get employees engaged and excited about being greener in their [...]
Posts Tagged ‘employee communications’
When you can’t meet face-to-face
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged employee communications, Face-to-Face Communications, internal communications on October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday, Forbes.com featured a write-up of an interview with Patrick Lencioni, a leadership consultant and author of several books on the subject. The article focuses on the degree to which technology can be relied upon to manage virtual teams and offers useful advice for organizations and managers alike. Lencioni takes an interesting approach when [...]
A lesson learned in face-to-face communications
Posted in Face-to-Face Communications, tagged employee communications, Face-to-Face Communications, internal communications on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Four years ago, I became a manager for the first time. Thankfully my supervisor was a patient mentor and helped me acquire skills that I still use to this day. But let me be clear: it was not an easy road. Those initial several months were incredibly painful (for both of us, I’m sure) and [...]
Who’s the boss?
Posted in Organizational Systems, Roger D'Aprix, tagged employee communications, Generation F, internal communications on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I refer to my conversation with Roger D’Aprix, where he predicted a conflict is emerging from the clash of two dramatically different organizational cultures. He alluded to the concept of Generation F (for Facebook) and the particular expectations these professionals have for their workplace—namely that connectivity and networks mirror what people are accustomed to in [...]
