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Tag: Communication

  • Develop Your Own State of the (HR) Union Address

    Every year, the President of the United States makes an address to the nation. The purpose of the annual “State of the Union” address is to give an account of the year’s events and discuss the priorities of the coming months. If communicated properly, this is an opportunity to reach a larger audience, share major…

  • Better Communication at Work-Fluff ‘n Stuff Matters

    If you’ve been thinking about having better communication at work, but you’re not sure how, here’s a quick tip from a former manager that has stuck with me. Every year when we held our annual kickoff meeting to prepare for the hurdles ahead, she walked us through a quick presentation of her expectations for the…

  • What Are Your “Undiscussables?”

    Recently I was reading an article and it mentioned “undiscussables” as dictated by workplace culture. It is a fun word and an interesting concept that I’d like to explore it briefly here. Your corporate culture has norms, expectations, and core values that people are expected to follow. But it also has things in it that…

  • Crafting a Welcome Letter to New Employees

    I ran across this new employee welcome letter example from some old files and had to share. The creator (Antoine) was the best manager out of dozens at a previous employer, and it was little things like this that made his people love him. I had no idea he was providing these documents to his…

  • Transparency in the Recruiting Process

    So you think you’re pretty transparent with your recruiting process, right? You claim that your culture is an environment that people really enjoy. So prove it. Let’s be honest for a second. How confident are you in your culture? Are you so confident in your staff’s commitment to the culture that you would

  • HR-Stop With the Problems Already

    “I don’t like going to HR meetings. They are always about problems, not solutions.” I heard that comment at the SHRM conference earlier this summer, and it’s stuck with me ever since. There is nothing quite like having to sit in front of your CEO and tell them about some problem that is coming at…

  • Change Management-Communication Stealth Tip

    One of my favorite classes as a senior in college was Change Management. Communication was always billed as a key tool for managing widespread organizational changes, but it was always mentioned in concurrence with the actual activities. Basically-be a reporter and share everything that’s happening. I have since learned that while that is a good…