Category: Internal Communication

Kathleen Downs, a vice president at Robert Half Finance & Accounting, suggests administrative professionals take these steps to boost cross-departmental collaboration in their offices.

For those of us prone to email faux pas—like accidentally sending your brutally honest thoughts about a colleague to that person instead of the friend you meant them to go to—Google is here to help.

Organizations thrive on the open sharing of ideas and information. In the modern age, the easiest way to implement open sharing techniques is through software tools, writes entrepreneur Amy Rees Anderson. She suggests using technology to create these at your company.

If your organization has a gossip problem, here are three ways to get rid of it.

You have the knowledge. Your employees can benefit from it. Now comes the tricky task of communicating so that your advice makes a difference.

Communication in the workplace affects productivity and engagement. When teams communicate well and demonstrate their ideas, they maintain a steady work flow and make decisions efficiently, writes Deidre Paknad, CEO of Workboard, Inc.

Humor can be a positive force if it’s used to entertain, provide optimism in the face of adversity or relieve tension, writes Manfred Kets de Vries, INSEAD distinguished professor of leadership development and organizational change. But if humor comes from a place of ridicule or malicious intent, it can quickly become hurtful.

Persuasion plays a major role in our everyday conversations. We often try to get others to do something they weren’t doing before, says Dr. Mark Goulston, author of Just Lis­­ten: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone.