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You don’t realise what you’ve got till it’s gone!

January 24, 2012 By Darren Tracey Leave a Comment

The Telegraph’s recently released article titled “Staff morale hit as pay cuts and freezes continue” highlights the motivational challenge most companies will have to face over the next 12 months.

The Telegraph revealed that it isn’t just the fact that there are pay freezes, cuts and financial instability it is the way in which companies are communicating these to their employees. The severe lack of communication, honesty and cohesion is having a devastating impact on UK worker’s morale. The Chartered Institute for Personnel Development stated that better communication between managers and workers could see morale significantly improve. Those companies who communicate the rationale behind their salary/bonus restraints have a better chance of keeping employees on side.

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Filed Under: Communications, Heading Tagged With: communication, employee engagement, Motivation, Recognition

Why do Managers still ‘Untag’ Social Media from their company’s culture?

November 22, 2011 By Darren Tracey Leave a Comment

It seems in today’s culture you can’t speak two words without it being tweeted, posted on facebook and then scrutinised by the amount of likes it has received however, the global social media takeover has thusfar failed to persuade Senior Managers to incorporate it into their business.  A recent article in Call Centre Focus titled ‘Senior Managers Overlook Social Media’ highlighted the extent to which Senior Managers neglect the opportunities social media can bring to their company. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communications, Heading Tagged With: employee rewards, Facebook, Instant Recognition, LinkedIn, social media, Twitter

68% of employees don’t understand their company’s vision… do you?

July 8, 2011 By Darren Tracey Leave a Comment

Recent research by European Leaders found that 68% of employees questioned said that they did not understand their company’s vision (http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2011/06/08/57695/managers-poor-communication-blamed-for-low-staff-motivation.html). Which raises the question of why not?

Do employers understand the importance of having a united workforce all moving towards a shared goal? How can they do this if they don’t fully understand what this goal is? Poor communication can be one of the greatest downfalls for businesses, and any negligence in this area often lies with management. Only 18% of respondents from the same survey viewed the company they worked for as a good organisation, indicating a link between understanding the organisation’s goals and an employee’s view of the company. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communications Tagged With: communication, Engagement

The Top 10 reasons to communicate

May 26, 2011 By Beattie Payne Leave a Comment

Two thirds of office workers think communication in their offices could be improved. (Mindlab International & Opinion Matters)

Communications hold a company together. Internal communications are just as, if not more, important than your external communications; your employees are your biggest brand ambassadors. Here are our top reasons to communicate: [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communications Tagged With: communicate, communication, employees, external communications, Internal communications
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