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Internal Communications and Employee Engagement
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Carolyn Ray Mar 19.
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Hi everyone, Just wanted to let you know about an IABC International Conference on Employee Communications in Toronto Oct 22-23. I'm co-presenting about dialogue, social media and internal communications with Jennifer Rock from Best Buy (US) who is…
Hi everyone, Just wanted to let you know about an IABC International Conference on Employee Communications in Toronto Oct 22-23. I'm co-presenting about dialogue, social media and internal communications with Jennifer Rock from Best Buy (US) who is…
Hi everyone, we just released our study results today about internal communications and dialogue - visit www.national.ca/startthedialogue - would love your thoughts and feedback!
Hi there fellow Canadians! My firm is doing a small study on internal communications and engagement with a focus on the economy - I wondered if anyone in this group might like to participate. It's a fairly quick 30 minute telephone interview. I'm ha…
has anyone ever seen any good, relevant articles written for a CEO/Leadership audience about how internal communications can help improve productivity, morale, commitment etc?
You've heard the hype, but how useful is social media really? Share your experiences, comments and questions.
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- At 5:27pm on January 28, 2009,
Bill Hogg PerformanceExcelerator said…
- Did you ever do anything about meeting with people local to Toronto. I didn't hear anything back from your originsal post.
- At 7:27pm on September 16, 2008,
David Zinger said… - Carolyn
Welcome to the employee engagement network. Always good to welcome another Canadian. I hope communication and pride are good sources of engagement.
David
Profile Information
- Who are you?
- I've been in communications for the past 18 years and most recently led Interbrand's global internal brand engagement practice; now I'm working with Canada's largest PR firm, NATIONAL, to help our clients engage their employees. I believe that effective communications is a huge opportunity for collaboration between HR, Marketing and Communications and a great way to connect employees to the business strategy, customer experience and brand.See our recent study at www.national.ca/startthedialogue.
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- I'm a professional communicator who works with organizations to help optimize employee engagement
- Where are you located?
- Toronto - and on twitter at dialoguedivaray
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21% Canadian workforce engaged? Yikes!
I attended a Gallup breakfast in Toronto last week where - for the first time - I saw Canadian statistics citing 21% engaged; 61% not engaged and 18% actively disengaged, which is even more daunting than the US numbers. Although we didn't have much discussion at the session, I was fairly surprised by this and wonder what the implications are in the face of recent economic uncertainty. What are people's thoughts on this? Are Canadian organizations doing enough to engage and communicate with emplo… Continue
Posted on October 21, 2008 at 9:23am — 7 Comments
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Does employees’ satisfaction with workplace diversity positively impact employees’ overall satisfaction with their jobs?
The attached research gives us some insight into this topic. I look forward to your comments.
All the best,
Kevin Sheridan
As a consultant, I often have the privilege of acting as my client’s right hand or lending a listening ear for what’s going on in their business. I am not a certified coach, but years of being a performance improvement specialist has taught me much…
Appreciate the question--but what if you consider that there is more than one type of "true" engagement, and that different types of engagement may involve more or less spiritual, intellectual or participatory involvement?
Create and support one language for your employees by clearly communicating the mission, values, and team agreements of your organization.
Say hello and ask them how their day is going.
Men get engaged when you acknowledge what they do, and women become engaged when you acknowledge who they are.
Yonica:
I appreciated the statement: "an invisible grandfather clause." Staying power and growth not just sticking around because of the pension. Well said.
David
Finding a candidate with some staying power is such an awesome thing. There are a lot of candidates out there who are willing to stick with a good employer, and there are others who are just looking to build their resume.
Though you may find candid…
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