Archive for June, 2010
Different Generations Want the Same Thing?
Monday, June 28th, 2010I came upon an interesting post the other day on the CRM Learning blog titled The Myth of Generational Workforce in the Workplace. The blog post reviewed new research on the multigenerational workforce by Jennifer J. Deal, a research scientist with the Center for Creative Leadership.
Deal argues that the stereotypes associated with the different [...]
Internal Communications: Lessons for BP
Monday, June 14th, 2010Like many of you, I’ve been following the tragic oil rig disaster and subsequent spill into the Gulf. While companies may eventually realize the importance of external communications, adequate communications with employees is often lost when a crisis occurs.
I’ve worked for a few companies who’ve had their share of crises that were either self-inflicted or [...]
The Movement to Open Communication Cultures
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010In my last blog I suggested that we were unlikely to see the fulfillment of a vision of full corporate democracy imagined by a new generation of anti-authority Internet bloggers. Their dream is of the end of corporate hierarchy and autocracy to be replaced by consultation and the flowering of social media that presumably will [...]