Tag Archives: talking
Don’t Let Technology Screw Up Your Relationships
A Harris Interactive survey for Whitepages.com released findings on what communication modes are most open to misunderstanding. Not surprisingly, 80% of adults found it most easy to misinterpret the tone of e-mail. Seventy-eight percent found text messages to be misleading, while 71% could also be put off by letters. Consider this: all these modes are [...]
What Happens When We Don’t Communicate With Our Employees
Tasks are repeated because instructions aren’t clear. Morale plummets and rumors abound when a managing partner engages in doublespeak regarding the firm’s future. Administrators constantly battle employee retention because of the poor interpersonal skills of some professionals. Precious time is wasted in meetings that are exercises in egos rather than solutions. Valuable staff leave because [...]
In Tough Times-Silence Is NOT Golden
In the face of this severe, take-no-prisoners economic downturn, far too many organizations are responding in knee-jerk reaction to the thought of holding all but the smallest of meetings. Training budgets are slashed. Employees hunker behind their desk, hoping that no one from HR can find them or else they’re huddled around a PDA, text [...]