Time to read: 5:42. Learning can often feel like a solo, passive venture. We sit in front of a teacher, and we soak in their wisdom. While this describes much of my college experience, it was the moments of collaborating with my classmates that truly changed how I view learning. To pass difficult computer science
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Those who tell stories rule the world thank you, Denise, @AboutFaceMedia Last week I had the honor of being the event chair for ALI’s Video Strategies for Employee Communications conference. It was great to be in San Francisco, where December is warmer than July. But what was more fun was being around other IC people
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As a tool to enable employee engagement, internal communication is a vital component of organizational success. However, it’s frequently the more high-profile external communicators who receive greater attention, focus and bigger budgets than their internal communications cousins.This article focuses on the key skills needed by the internal comms professional that enable them to “pitch” their
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Written by Abby Drexler, Poppulo Innumerable studies over the years have shown that happy workers are the most productive in business, but unmotivated individuals are less customer-focused and can adopt a counterproductive behavior. All businesses, irrespective of size, need to increase productivity and maximize revenue generation, so staff must be as efficient as possible. But motivating
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Written by Preston Thompson, Tribe No one likes change. It’s scary, it’s unknown. But market conditions and other business factors sometimes require large-scale, organizational change. You might be targeting an increase in sales, better trained staff, or even a complete culture shift. Regardless, there are four simple steps that can guide you down the path
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Written by speakap Frontline employees consider the guidance of their supervisors as important support to speak up with their ideas for improving customer experiences, but they feel that the support of coworkers is more important. Scientific researchers therefore recommend supervisors to create an environment that leads to the establishment of strong, mutually trusting relationships among
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Written by Anita Wojtaś-Jakubowska, Marketing Manager & Brand Evangelist in emplo In our social lives, we’re connected constantly with our friends, family, and acquaintances through social media. The one area of life where we don’t have this kind of connectivity is at work – with co-workers that we likely spend 40 hours a week with.
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Written by David Grossman from the Grossman Group Chances are you’re working today on a change that affects your team. How you implement that change will impact whether you meet your overall goals. Here’s the mistake leaders can’t help but make: they wait to communicate. Until they have more information. Until they have “all the
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Written by Siv Rauv of Elcom Measuring your intranet is critical for the success of your platform. Using data that reflects how employees use your intranet, what they feel about it and how the intranet impacts your organization is the best way to deliver a modern, relevant channel which will keep on improving. Having a
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Here’s a thought experiment for you. Imagine your manager gives you a piece of paper and says, ‘I’d like you to write down an honest opinion you hold of me. It can be anything you like. I’m going to put it in a hat with all your colleagues’ feedback, and pick them out at random,
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