360 degree feedback
If communication in the enterprise goes in only one direction it won’t be fully effective. Workers need to have channels to send communication back, in the form of questions, assessment, and suggestions.
Tag: collaboration
Asynchronous communication
Asynchronous communication can be the key to effective collaboration across virtual teams, across geographies and time zones. It prioritizes productivity and efficiency over being constantly connected.
Gamification in organizational communication
Gamification uses game design concepts and elements to engage employees, drive behaviors and increase the impact of messaging.
Fishbone analysis
The root cause analysis tool known as an Ishikawa diagram – popularly called a fishbone diagram – is a visual brainstorming method. It helps teams dig deeper to understand the origins of a problem.
Journalist questions
Journalists are taught six key questions that need to be asked, and answered, for any article or news story to be complete and accurate. These questions can also help us create problem-solving strategies in a business environment.
Design thinking
Design thinking offers a non-linear, human-centered approach using a variety of analytical, strategic, and practical processes to solve difficult problems as well as innovate new products and services.
The employee as brand ambassador
If you want to know what a company is really like, find someone who works there and start asking questions. These days you don’t need to look hard for those workers, they are all around us on social media, and their opinions, behaviors, and value systems reflect back on their company. Your employees are already your brand ambassadors.
A different place along the journey
This morning I was reading some takes on last night’s episode of The Good Place and of course everyone was excited about the weird and unexpected and hilarious way they… Read more »