Posted on February 16, 2023 4:52 pm by Shel Holtz | Management | PR
Earlier today, as I moderated a panel discussion with five Fellows of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), one of the panelists asked our opinion about the utility of a “message house” when providing counsel to leaders.
I have been a professional communicator for 46 years and either a department leader or strategic consultant for about 40 of them. I have read more…
Posted on July 7, 2019 4:09 pm by Shel Holtz | Employee Engagement | Management | The Workplace Experience | Business | Transparency
The rise of employee activism has been evident for some time now. Wayfair is the latest company to experience it first-hand and won’t be the last. At this point, there is no excuse for companies to be caught unawares. Every organization should undertake steps to militate against an embarrassing employee demonstration of opposition to a company policy, decision, or action.
The signs that…
Posted on August 23, 2017 2:33 pm by Shel Holtz | Management | Internal | A Model for Employee Communication
This is the latest installment in a series of posts exploring a new model of employee communication, one designed to deliver measurable results that demonstrate the impact on the organization in ways that matter to leaders.
The four overlapping circles at the…
Posted on May 9, 2017 10:45 am by Shel Holtz | Employee Engagement | Management | The Workplace Experience | Internal | Social Media | Social networks | Transparency | Trust
Some things you take for granted. The sun will rise in the east. A two-year-old eating chocolate will get chocolate on her face (and her arms and her legs). Breakfast for dinner is awesome. Employees know who runs their company.
Well, three out of four ain’t bad.
A recent survey from APPrise Mobile found that 23% of employees working for a company with…
Posted on January 13, 2017 3:42 am by Shel Holtz | Employee Engagement | Chatbots | Virtual and Augmented Reality | Management | The Workplace Experience | Content | Instagram | Visual Communication | Wearables | Books | Brands | Business | Crisis Communication | Facebook | Instant Messaging | Marketing | Measurement | Media | Mobile | Podcasting | PR | Research | Social Media | Transparency | Trust | Twitter | Video
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Posted on September 22, 2016 11:08 am by Shel Holtz | Employee Engagement | Management | The Workplace Experience | Internal
Beth and Mary have worked for the same company for about the same length of time.
They work at same tier of the company hierarchy. They are paid about the same, have the same benefits, have equally supportive and communicative bosses, and have experienced roughly the same employee journey through their careers. Count Beth and Mary among the company’s engaged employees who are…
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