Getting feedback is a part of every job, but sometimes it’s not helpful, pertinent or particularly useful. Here’s how to sidestep comments that miss the mark — without starting a fight.
Today’s fast-paced work environment demands optimum productivity and staff engagement. The tired, old gathering at the conference table just won’t cut it. Try these options instead.
They’re right there on staff, doing the 9-to-5 or maybe covering the graveyard shift. Grab your smartphone and take photos, shoot videos and record their first-person stories.
Communicate early and often, let employees have their say, and build up those who are staying on staff.
Internal communicators can map out the journey and destination, collect ‘passenger’ feedback, and consistently plan for turbulence.
If you’re sending the same message to everyone, leaving managers in the dark or measuring ‘awareness,’ you should rethink your processes.
Meetings, multitasking and gossip fests can, of course, divert you from doing your work—but so can clutter and hunger. Consider these productivity killers and simple ways to disarm them.
Given that 80% of today’s employees value key benefits over a mere pay raise, it makes sense for employers to invest in such offerings for recruitment and retention.
Emphasize your organization’s narrative, tap your influential staffers, and, above all, promote candid discussion. Those pesky naysayers might make valid—and invaluable—arguments.
The iconic crayon-maker creatively updated its principles and conducted a messaging ‘upgrade’ to boost camaraderie and common purpose.
Wear solid colors (just not green), ask plenty of questions beforehand, and don’t worry about being perfect.
Learn from ‘struggling’ media outlets, and focus on storytelling, trust and transparency if you want to engage colleagues, the award-winning reporter advises at IABC’s World Conference.
From laptop stickers to an on-campus campout, the device-maker is finding ways to inspire a sense of community.
Try these tips to invigorate, arouse and enliven your team’s imaginations.
Screwups are painful, but you probably won’t make the same miscue again. Comparably, confronting a chaotic culture takes courage but can pave a path to pristine positivity.
