Organizations committing to a hybrid workforce model for the long term will need to consider which tech solutions will simultaneously work best for employees in all the office-based, hybrid, and fully remote modes. Security, reliability, ease of use, and compliance issues are all factors in deciding which toolsets and documents everyone will be expected to use wherever they are based. All this raises the question of document security. This article discusses 5 ways to transfer sensitive documents safely to employees.
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As your organization tries to become a ‘best place to work,’ it is important to realize that your most important audience isn’t potential job candidates — it’s your current employees. Find out in this article how team building should be an important part of your employer branding.
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Coronavirus-era lockdowns have forced us all to re-evaluate where we work and how we maintain a healthy work-life balance. As we know, many people have been working from home during restrictions. And many want to continue working from home in the ‘new normal.’ However, we all need to weigh up the WFH pros and cons. To form the best overview for decision-making for workers and their employers this article lays out the range of considerations for you.
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A strong remote team culture matters much more than you might think. A positive work culture and good communication help a team do much more than just implement their projects; these concepts help team members to excel in their tasks and with a greater sense of accountability and care for each other
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Impromptu speaking in business settings can be the most important and influential verbal communication you will ever undertake. This applies in face-to-face and virtual discussions; and internally as well as externally. However, I have seen people botch this too often. It is all-too-easy to fall into the trap of thinking the agenda doesn’t involve you directly, but the talk may swing your way. Not making a worthwhile contribution, even with informal remarks, can cause executive management or clients to doubt your effectiveness, which may obstruct your career progress.
Read moreThe Covid-19 pandemic has hit like the biggest earthquake the workplace landscape has ever experienced. Unlike any industrial or digital revolution we’ve known, this pandemic has fundamentally changed the way most businesses work, and it has forced this change almost overnight. Now stress is no longer the exception, but the norm. The increased freedom and flexibility are great (along with the daily grinding commute to work no longer required), but WFH loneliness, burnout, and ...
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Caught in the middle: Middle managers have a difficult role complying with higher management’s directives while leading and supporting their own team members. This article explains how you can overcome the obstacles and improve your middle manager career prospects.
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Around the world, employers are finding it harder to attract good staff. One way to keep your organization ‘top of mind’ with potential job candidates is to develop an effective employer brand. Employer brand strategy is a good opportunity for corporate communicators to offer strong input. Read how to communicate to strengthen your employer brand.
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How trusted are different sources of news and information in people’s opinions? When putting communication programs together, it pays to understand how well different spokespersons are respected and to focus on the most trusted for best results. In general, in the midst of the COVID epidemic, how credible and trusted are different spokespersons?
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One of the big lessons in communication planning is to get deeply into the topic. A great way to do this is to ask shrewd questions to probe the topic. This article excels by offering you a menu of 70 intelligent questions you can use to reach great outcomes in your campaign. It is available to you in a special Kindle collection of 12 top articles on communication campaigns for only $11.99 including tax. Click here to buy.
Read moreCommunication is at the core of every organization. In fact, members of the recent, mainly European-based, "Communication Constitutes Organization" (CCO)
COVID-19 has driven change in the PR profession – through the shift to WFH and hybrid work. Communicators have earned
Organizational socialization or onboarding is used in both marketing and staffing processes. When done right, it can help you retain
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