HOW TO MANAGE RISK IN YOUR COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES 8 steps in risk management. Risk management should be a continuing process applied to all significant communication activities, especially when planning sizable new activities. Eight steps are commonly used for effective risk management: Establish the context.

Identify the risks.

IGNORE THIS BIG 55%-38%-7% NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION MYTH When you think about it, the words in personal communication logically should carry much more weight than a mere 7%. But this formula has been twisted and distorted, and has become a common factoid (a false statement asserted as a fact). MAKE THE MOST OF SWOT ANALYSIS FOR COMMUNICATION PLANNING Make the most of SWOT analysis for communication planning 01 Jun, 2020 Annual communication plans, Communication campaigns, PR planning, strategy, budgeting SWOT analysis is widely used in strategic planning and can be a powerful tool in assessing your relative position. WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION 1. Ensure others become aware of your good work. Without overdoing it, ensure others can see your good work. For example, in one of my previous jobs, the procedures meant that any policy documents written for the Executive Committee were signed in the name of senior

managers.

EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION POLICY GUIDELINES Information should be cascaded down the organization and communicated direct to team leaders as appropriate. It is better to over-communicate than under-communicate. Team leaders should make clear what information is available and communicate as requested. Effective team leaders regularly communicate with their team members

on a formal and

HOW TO CREATE COMPELLING KEY MESSAGES GOOD COMMUNICATION IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL MERGERS AND Good communication is essential to successful mergers and acquisitions. The communication role needs to begin during the preliminary stages to set the scene. Too often the communication starts too late and doesn’t deal sufficiently with the post-merger integration issues. Mergers and acquisitions go through three broad phases. As part of an AT Kearney global survey, HERE'S DETAILED PROOF THAT EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CREATES Here’s detailed proof that employee recognition creates better workplace performance 01 Jun, 2020 Employee engagement, experience, satisfaction, Employee recognition When you introduce employee recognition activities in your work team, business unit, or in the whole organization, you create the opportunity for major positive results, including measurable improvements in employee GOOD COMMUNICATION CAN HUGELY LIFT EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Communicators hold a powerful position by influencing the way things are done at work – as a manager or supervisor of their staff, and in communicating about good practice in employee relations, which leads to stronger employee engagement. Definitions of employee engagement Employee engagement is a vital workplace concept. There are various definitions of employee USING REVERSE TYPE DRAMATICALLY REDUCES READER Reverse type is used by graphic designers to improve the design of a printed page. They love using it for expanses of text in glossy magazines, brochures and annual reports. But what impact does reverse type have on reader comprehension? This is the crucial issue. It is absolutely pointless designing an attractive looking page that HOW TO MANAGE RISK IN YOUR COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES 8 steps in risk management. Risk management should be a continuing process applied to all significant communication activities, especially when planning sizable new activities. Eight steps are commonly used for effective risk management: Establish the context.

Identify the risks.

IGNORE THIS BIG 55%-38%-7% NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION MYTH When you think about it, the words in personal communication logically should carry much more weight than a mere 7%. But this formula has been twisted and distorted, and has become a common factoid (a false statement asserted as a fact). MAKE THE MOST OF SWOT ANALYSIS FOR COMMUNICATION PLANNING Make the most of SWOT analysis for communication planning 01 Jun, 2020 Annual communication plans, Communication campaigns, PR planning, strategy, budgeting SWOT analysis is widely used in strategic planning and can be a powerful tool in assessing your relative position. WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION 1. Ensure others become aware of your good work. Without overdoing it, ensure others can see your good work. For example, in one of my previous jobs, the procedures meant that any policy documents written for the Executive Committee were signed in the name of senior

managers.

EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION POLICY GUIDELINES Information should be cascaded down the organization and communicated direct to team leaders as appropriate. It is better to over-communicate than under-communicate. Team leaders should make clear what information is available and communicate as requested. Effective team leaders regularly communicate with their team members

on a formal and

HOW TO CREATE COMPELLING KEY MESSAGES GOOD COMMUNICATION IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL MERGERS AND Good communication is essential to successful mergers and acquisitions. The communication role needs to begin during the preliminary stages to set the scene. Too often the communication starts too late and doesn’t deal sufficiently with the post-merger integration issues. Mergers and acquisitions go through three broad phases. As part of an AT Kearney global survey, HERE'S DETAILED PROOF THAT EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CREATES Here’s detailed proof that employee recognition creates better workplace performance 01 Jun, 2020 Employee engagement, experience, satisfaction, Employee recognition When you introduce employee recognition activities in your work team, business unit, or in the whole organization, you create the opportunity for major positive results, including measurable improvements in employee GOOD COMMUNICATION CAN HUGELY LIFT EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Communicators hold a powerful position by influencing the way things are done at work – as a manager or supervisor of their staff, and in communicating about good practice in employee relations, which leads to stronger employee engagement. Definitions of employee engagement Employee engagement is a vital workplace concept. There are various definitions of employee USING REVERSE TYPE DRAMATICALLY REDUCES READER Reverse type is used by graphic designers to improve the design of a printed page. They love using it for expanses of text in glossy magazines, brochures and annual reports. But what impact does reverse type have on reader comprehension? This is the crucial issue. It is absolutely pointless designing an attractive looking page that HOME | CUTTING EDGE PR INSIGHTS Read lots of great feedback from newsletter subscribers and book purchasers. Join 5,000+ subscribers to our free newsletter, Cutting Edge PR Connections, and get awesome communication tips and articles delivered monthly direct to your inbox. PLUS a $10 voucher to my Amazon paperback books, which normally sell for $19.95 each. HERE'S DETAILED PROOF THAT EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CREATES Here’s detailed proof that employee recognition creates better workplace performance 01 Jun, 2020 Employee engagement, experience, satisfaction, Employee recognition When you introduce employee recognition activities in your work team, business unit, or in the whole organization, you create the opportunity for major positive results, including measurable improvements in employee MAKE THE MOST OF SWOT ANALYSIS FOR COMMUNICATION PLANNING Make the most of SWOT analysis for communication planning 01 Jun, 2020 Annual communication plans, Communication campaigns, PR planning, strategy, budgeting SWOT analysis is widely used in strategic planning and can be a powerful tool in assessing your relative position. EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION POLICY GUIDELINES Information should be cascaded down the organization and communicated direct to team leaders as appropriate. It is better to over-communicate than under-communicate. Team leaders should make clear what information is available and communicate as requested. Effective team leaders regularly communicate with their team members

on a formal and

HOW TO CREATE COMPELLING KEY MESSAGES Steps to develop key messages. Collect a representative team together (consider including your external PR and marketing consultants) to develop words and phrases as the core of complete sentences that will form key messages. Collect on a flip chart or whiteboard. Identify your messaging needs, whether ongoing or a one-off situation. WHY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION IS SO IMPORTANT To be really effective in your job, you need to know why and how to praise others for their good work. This popular article explains how you can give great employee recognition, and is available to you in a special Kindle collection of 13 top articles for only $11.99 including tax. Click here to buy. THESE VITAL, CREATIVE QUESTIONS ARE BETTER THAN Brainstorming is widely used in organizations of all sizes to generate many good new ideas. However, the brainstorming technique has limitations because it is so unstructured. Participants are encouraged to think of ideas no matter how wild and way out they may seem, on the grounds that the ideas can later be shaped into something POOR COMMUNICATION CAUSES MOST PROJECT MANAGEMENT FAILURES The authors, who are vastly experienced in project management, including major work for Microsoft, point to the results of an industry survey in 2007 that attributed reasons for project failure as follows: 50% Poor requirement definition. 17% Inadequate risk management. 15% Poor scope control. 14% Communication problems. CEO AND SENIOR LEADERS ARE CRITICAL TO EMPLOYEE Why is employee engagement important? Why push for stronger employee engagement? Well, a whole range of benefits are generated from treating employee engagement as a priority, even the most important organizational priority. Some of the most important benefits are listed below, as discussed in an 2018 article by Quantum Workplace. Every benefit is backed up DOES A HEADLINE NEED A FULL STOP OR PERIOD? Sample local newspaper front page headline doesn’t include periods/full stops, either, as below: Media release heading. Above image: Headline of Raytheon media release, 20 April 2020, published in PR Newswire. No one knew the answer to the question of whether a full stop/period is appropriate in a headline, so legendary advertising figure David Ogilvy asked Colin Wheildon to HOW TO MANAGE RISK IN YOUR COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES 8 steps in risk management. Risk management should be a continuing process applied to all significant communication activities, especially when planning sizable new activities. Eight steps are commonly used for effective risk management: Establish the context.

Identify the risks.

IGNORE THIS BIG 55%-38%-7% NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION MYTH When you think about it, the words in personal communication logically should carry much more weight than a mere 7%. But this formula has been twisted and distorted, and has become a common factoid (a false statement asserted as a fact). MAKE THE MOST OF SWOT ANALYSIS FOR COMMUNICATION PLANNING Make the most of SWOT analysis for communication planning 01 Jun, 2020 Annual communication plans, Communication campaigns, PR planning, strategy, budgeting SWOT analysis is widely used in strategic planning and can be a powerful tool in assessing your relative position. WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION 1. Ensure others become aware of your good work. Without overdoing it, ensure others can see your good work. For example, in one of my previous jobs, the procedures meant that any policy documents written for the Executive Committee were signed in the name of senior

managers.

EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION POLICY GUIDELINES Information should be cascaded down the organization and communicated direct to team leaders as appropriate. It is better to over-communicate than under-communicate. Team leaders should make clear what information is available and communicate as requested. Effective team leaders regularly communicate with their team members

on a formal and

HOW TO CREATE COMPELLING KEY MESSAGES GOOD COMMUNICATION IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL MERGERS AND Good communication is essential to successful mergers and acquisitions. The communication role needs to begin during the preliminary stages to set the scene. Too often the communication starts too late and doesn’t deal sufficiently with the post-merger integration issues. Mergers and acquisitions go through three broad phases. As part of an AT Kearney global survey, HERE'S DETAILED PROOF THAT EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CREATES Here’s detailed proof that employee recognition creates better workplace performance 01 Jun, 2020 Employee engagement, experience, satisfaction, Employee recognition When you introduce employee recognition activities in your work team, business unit, or in the whole organization, you create the opportunity for major positive results, including measurable improvements in employee GOOD COMMUNICATION CAN HUGELY LIFT EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Communicators hold a powerful position by influencing the way things are done at work – as a manager or supervisor of their staff, and in communicating about good practice in employee relations, which leads to stronger employee engagement. Definitions of employee engagement Employee engagement is a vital workplace concept. There are various definitions of employee USING REVERSE TYPE DRAMATICALLY REDUCES READER Reverse type is used by graphic designers to improve the design of a printed page. They love using it for expanses of text in glossy magazines, brochures and annual reports. But what impact does reverse type have on reader comprehension? This is the crucial issue. It is absolutely pointless designing an attractive looking page that HOW TO MANAGE RISK IN YOUR COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES 8 steps in risk management. Risk management should be a continuing process applied to all significant communication activities, especially when planning sizable new activities. Eight steps are commonly used for effective risk management: Establish the context.

Identify the risks.

IGNORE THIS BIG 55%-38%-7% NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION MYTH When you think about it, the words in personal communication logically should carry much more weight than a mere 7%. But this formula has been twisted and distorted, and has become a common factoid (a false statement asserted as a fact). MAKE THE MOST OF SWOT ANALYSIS FOR COMMUNICATION PLANNING Make the most of SWOT analysis for communication planning 01 Jun, 2020 Annual communication plans, Communication campaigns, PR planning, strategy, budgeting SWOT analysis is widely used in strategic planning and can be a powerful tool in assessing your relative position. WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION 1. Ensure others become aware of your good work. Without overdoing it, ensure others can see your good work. For example, in one of my previous jobs, the procedures meant that any policy documents written for the Executive Committee were signed in the name of senior

managers.

EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION POLICY GUIDELINES Information should be cascaded down the organization and communicated direct to team leaders as appropriate. It is better to over-communicate than under-communicate. Team leaders should make clear what information is available and communicate as requested. Effective team leaders regularly communicate with their team members

on a formal and

HOW TO CREATE COMPELLING KEY MESSAGES GOOD COMMUNICATION IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL MERGERS AND Good communication is essential to successful mergers and acquisitions. The communication role needs to begin during the preliminary stages to set the scene. Too often the communication starts too late and doesn’t deal sufficiently with the post-merger integration issues. Mergers and acquisitions go through three broad phases. As part of an AT Kearney global survey, HERE'S DETAILED PROOF THAT EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CREATES Here’s detailed proof that employee recognition creates better workplace performance 01 Jun, 2020 Employee engagement, experience, satisfaction, Employee recognition When you introduce employee recognition activities in your work team, business unit, or in the whole organization, you create the opportunity for major positive results, including measurable improvements in employee GOOD COMMUNICATION CAN HUGELY LIFT EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Communicators hold a powerful position by influencing the way things are done at work – as a manager or supervisor of their staff, and in communicating about good practice in employee relations, which leads to stronger employee engagement. Definitions of employee engagement Employee engagement is a vital workplace concept. There are various definitions of employee USING REVERSE TYPE DRAMATICALLY REDUCES READER Reverse type is used by graphic designers to improve the design of a printed page. They love using it for expanses of text in glossy magazines, brochures and annual reports. But what impact does reverse type have on reader comprehension? This is the crucial issue. It is absolutely pointless designing an attractive looking page that HOME | CUTTING EDGE PR INSIGHTS Read lots of great feedback from newsletter subscribers and book purchasers. Join 5,000+ subscribers to our free newsletter, Cutting Edge PR Connections, and get awesome communication tips and articles delivered monthly direct to your inbox. PLUS a $10 voucher to my Amazon paperback books, which normally sell for $19.95 each. HERE'S DETAILED PROOF THAT EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CREATES Here’s detailed proof that employee recognition creates better workplace performance 01 Jun, 2020 Employee engagement, experience, satisfaction, Employee recognition When you introduce employee recognition activities in your work team, business unit, or in the whole organization, you create the opportunity for major positive results, including measurable improvements in employee MAKE THE MOST OF SWOT ANALYSIS FOR COMMUNICATION PLANNING Make the most of SWOT analysis for communication planning 01 Jun, 2020 Annual communication plans, Communication campaigns, PR planning, strategy, budgeting SWOT analysis is widely used in strategic planning and can be a powerful tool in assessing your relative position. EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION POLICY GUIDELINES Information should be cascaded down the organization and communicated direct to team leaders as appropriate. It is better to over-communicate than under-communicate. Team leaders should make clear what information is available and communicate as requested. Effective team leaders regularly communicate with their team members

on a formal and

HOW TO CREATE COMPELLING KEY MESSAGES Steps to develop key messages. Collect a representative team together (consider including your external PR and marketing consultants) to develop words and phrases as the core of complete sentences that will form key messages. Collect on a flip chart or whiteboard. Identify your messaging needs, whether ongoing or a one-off situation. WHY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION IS SO IMPORTANT To be really effective in your job, you need to know why and how to praise others for their good work. This popular article explains how you can give great employee recognition, and is available to you in a special Kindle collection of 13 top articles for only $11.99 including tax. Click here to buy. THESE VITAL, CREATIVE QUESTIONS ARE BETTER THAN Brainstorming is widely used in organizations of all sizes to generate many good new ideas. However, the brainstorming technique has limitations because it is so unstructured. Participants are encouraged to think of ideas no matter how wild and way out they may seem, on the grounds that the ideas can later be shaped into something POOR COMMUNICATION CAUSES MOST PROJECT MANAGEMENT FAILURES The authors, who are vastly experienced in project management, including major work for Microsoft, point to the results of an industry survey in 2007 that attributed reasons for project failure as follows: 50% Poor requirement definition. 17% Inadequate risk management. 15% Poor scope control. 14% Communication problems. CEO AND SENIOR LEADERS ARE CRITICAL TO EMPLOYEE Why is employee engagement important? Why push for stronger employee engagement? Well, a whole range of benefits are generated from treating employee engagement as a priority, even the most important organizational priority. Some of the most important benefits are listed below, as discussed in an 2018 article by Quantum Workplace. Every benefit is backed up DOES A HEADLINE NEED A FULL STOP OR PERIOD? Sample local newspaper front page headline doesn’t include periods/full stops, either, as below: Media release heading. Above image: Headline of Raytheon media release, 20 April 2020, published in PR Newswire. No one knew the answer to the question of whether a full stop/period is appropriate in a headline, so legendary advertising figure David Ogilvy asked Colin Wheildon to HOW TO MANAGE RISK IN YOUR COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES 8 steps in risk management. Risk management should be a continuing process applied to all significant communication activities, especially when planning sizable new activities. Eight steps are commonly used for effective risk management: Establish the context.

Identify the risks.

IGNORE THIS BIG 55%-38%-7% NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION MYTH When you think about it, the words in personal communication logically should carry much more weight than a mere 7%. But this formula has been twisted and distorted, and has become a common factoid (a false statement asserted as a fact). WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION 1. Ensure others become aware of your good work. Without overdoing it, ensure others can see your good work. For example, in one of my previous jobs, the procedures meant that any policy documents written for the Executive Committee were signed in the name of senior

managers.

FOUR STEPS IN PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION AT WORK Most business people see persuasion as a straightforward process. They think it comprises: a strong statement of your position an outline of the supporting arguments, followed by a highly assertive, data-based explanation entering into discussion with others and obtaining their ready agreement In other words, you use logic, persistence and personal enthusiasm to get others HOW TO CREATE COMPELLING KEY MESSAGES HERE'S DETAILED PROOF THAT EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CREATESIMPROVE RECOGNITION WINDOWS HELLOIMPROVE SPEECH RECOGNITIONPERFORMANCE

RECOGNITION PHRASES

Here’s detailed proof that employee recognition creates better workplace performance 01 Jun, 2020 Employee engagement, experience, satisfaction, Employee recognition When you introduce employee recognition activities in your work team, business unit, or in the whole organization, you create the opportunity for major positive results, including measurable improvements in employee GOOD COMMUNICATION CAN HUGELY LIFT EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Communicators hold a powerful position by influencing the way things are done at work – as a manager or supervisor of their staff, and in communicating about good practice in employee relations, which leads to stronger employee engagement. Definitions of employee engagement Employee engagement is a vital workplace concept. There are various definitions of employee STAKEHOLDERS KEY TO RESISTING THE ONSLAUGHT OF FAKE NEWS The US election result in 2016 suddenly focused us on the major problems caused by the spread of false information. This problem continued to increase with the advent of the coronavirus. But the problem of fake news, misinformation, false rumors, and propaganda has been around in various forms for thousands of years. The main

difference

USING REVERSE TYPE DRAMATICALLY REDUCES READER Reverse type is used by graphic designers to improve the design of a printed page. They love using it for expanses of text in glossy magazines, brochures and annual reports. But what impact does reverse type have on reader comprehension? This is the crucial issue. It is absolutely pointless designing an attractive looking page that ABRUPT EXECUTIVE DEPARTURES CAUSE COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS Abrupt departures by senior executives can be a real headache for communicators because the rumor mill will often go into a frenzy about the event. And rumors are usually worse than the truth. Fill the vacuum of information When a sudden departure has occurred, the CEO should act immediately to fill the vacuum of information. HOW TO MANAGE RISK IN YOUR COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES 8 steps in risk management. Risk management should be a continuing process applied to all significant communication activities, especially when planning sizable new activities. Eight steps are commonly used for effective risk management: Establish the context.

Identify the risks.

IGNORE THIS BIG 55%-38%-7% NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION MYTH When you think about it, the words in personal communication logically should carry much more weight than a mere 7%. But this formula has been twisted and distorted, and has become a common factoid (a false statement asserted as a fact). WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION 1. Ensure others become aware of your good work. Without overdoing it, ensure others can see your good work. For example, in one of my previous jobs, the procedures meant that any policy documents written for the Executive Committee were signed in the name of senior

managers.

FOUR STEPS IN PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION AT WORK Most business people see persuasion as a straightforward process. They think it comprises: a strong statement of your position an outline of the supporting arguments, followed by a highly assertive, data-based explanation entering into discussion with others and obtaining their ready agreement In other words, you use logic, persistence and personal enthusiasm to get others HOW TO CREATE COMPELLING KEY MESSAGES HERE'S DETAILED PROOF THAT EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CREATESIMPROVE RECOGNITION WINDOWS HELLOIMPROVE SPEECH RECOGNITIONPERFORMANCE

RECOGNITION PHRASES

Here’s detailed proof that employee recognition creates better workplace performance 01 Jun, 2020 Employee engagement, experience, satisfaction, Employee recognition When you introduce employee recognition activities in your work team, business unit, or in the whole organization, you create the opportunity for major positive results, including measurable improvements in employee GOOD COMMUNICATION CAN HUGELY LIFT EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Communicators hold a powerful position by influencing the way things are done at work – as a manager or supervisor of their staff, and in communicating about good practice in employee relations, which leads to stronger employee engagement. Definitions of employee engagement Employee engagement is a vital workplace concept. There are various definitions of employee STAKEHOLDERS KEY TO RESISTING THE ONSLAUGHT OF FAKE NEWS The US election result in 2016 suddenly focused us on the major problems caused by the spread of false information. This problem continued to increase with the advent of the coronavirus. But the problem of fake news, misinformation, false rumors, and propaganda has been around in various forms for thousands of years. The main

difference

USING REVERSE TYPE DRAMATICALLY REDUCES READER Reverse type is used by graphic designers to improve the design of a printed page. They love using it for expanses of text in glossy magazines, brochures and annual reports. But what impact does reverse type have on reader comprehension? This is the crucial issue. It is absolutely pointless designing an attractive looking page that ABRUPT EXECUTIVE DEPARTURES CAUSE COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS Abrupt departures by senior executives can be a real headache for communicators because the rumor mill will often go into a frenzy about the event. And rumors are usually worse than the truth. Fill the vacuum of information When a sudden departure has occurred, the CEO should act immediately to fill the vacuum of information. HOME | CUTTING EDGE PR INSIGHTS Read lots of great feedback from newsletter subscribers and book purchasers. Join 5,000+ subscribers to our free newsletter, Cutting Edge PR Connections, and get awesome communication tips and articles delivered monthly direct to your inbox. PLUS a $10 voucher to my Amazon paperback books, which normally sell for $19.95 each. HERE'S DETAILED PROOF THAT EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CREATES Here’s detailed proof that employee recognition creates better workplace performance 01 Jun, 2020 Employee engagement, experience, satisfaction, Employee recognition When you introduce employee recognition activities in your work team, business unit, or in the whole organization, you create the opportunity for major positive results, including measurable improvements in employee HOW TO CREATE COMPELLING KEY MESSAGES Steps to develop key messages. Collect a representative team together (consider including your external PR and marketing consultants) to develop words and phrases as the core of complete sentences that will form key messages. Collect on a flip chart or whiteboard. Identify your messaging needs, whether ongoing or a one-off situation. HOW TO ‘SELL’ CREATIVE IDEAS TO DECISION MAKERS Ensure your presentation clearly shows how the creative concept aligns with your organization’s vision and mission. Legitimize the source of the idea. Involve management or client in the brainstorming process. It is essential to get your boss’s clear support for the idea, especially if their support is documented, eg in an email or

their

EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION POLICY GUIDELINES Information should be cascaded down the organization and communicated direct to team leaders as appropriate. It is better to over-communicate than under-communicate. Team leaders should make clear what information is available and communicate as requested. Effective team leaders regularly communicate with their team members

on a formal and

GOOD COMMUNICATION CAN HUGELY LIFT EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Communicators hold a powerful position by influencing the way things are done at work – as a manager or supervisor of their staff, and in communicating about good practice in employee relations, which leads to stronger employee engagement. Definitions of employee engagement Employee engagement is a vital workplace concept. There are various definitions of employee STAKEHOLDERS KEY TO RESISTING THE ONSLAUGHT OF FAKE NEWS The US election result in 2016 suddenly focused us on the major problems caused by the spread of false information. This problem continued to increase with the advent of the coronavirus. But the problem of fake news, misinformation, false rumors, and propaganda has been around in various forms for thousands of years. The main

difference

GOOD COMMUNICATION IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL MERGERS AND Good communication is essential to successful mergers and acquisitions. The communication role needs to begin during the preliminary stages to set the scene. Too often the communication starts too late and doesn’t deal sufficiently with the post-merger integration issues. Mergers and acquisitions go through three broad phases. As part of an AT Kearney global survey, DOES A HEADLINE NEED A FULL STOP OR PERIOD? Sample local newspaper front page headline doesn’t include periods/full stops, either, as below: Media release heading. Above image: Headline of Raytheon media release, 20 April 2020, published in PR Newswire. No one knew the answer to the question of whether a full stop/period is appropriate in a headline, so legendary advertising figure David Ogilvy asked Colin Wheildon to ABRUPT EXECUTIVE DEPARTURES CAUSE COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS Abrupt departures by senior executives can be a real headache for communicators because the rumor mill will often go into a frenzy about the event. And rumors are usually worse than the truth. Fill the vacuum of information When a sudden departure has occurred, the CEO should act immediately to fill the vacuum of information.

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