Change Communication
To blog or not to blog…
Monday, November 10th, 2008I’m seeing conflicting reports. There was the article I read recently from Wired that said if you haven’t started a blog, forget it. Blogging is passe. Now, it’s all about Twitter and Facebook.
A couple of weeks ago, both Ragan and Melcrum were all about blogging. Even CEO blogging. Based on the experience I’m having with two [...]
Blogging without RSS – recipe for non-involvement
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008We have finally tested the necessity for RSS feeds with blogging in a client project. Didn’t set out to test this particular aspect. We said from the start that RSS feeds would be crucial. That is the accepted thinking in the blogosphere. No RSS feed, no attention. People cannot be expected to remember to go [...]
Re-framing change in the employee mind
Thursday, October 9th, 2008Can we just stop talking about change as though there is an end? As though, if we can just get through this current change, everything will settle down?
It won’t happen. We know that intuitively. We might wish for change to halt and give us a break, but does it ever? Have you noticed that everything [...]
Alone and ambiguous
Friday, September 5th, 2008You gotta love Les Potter. Check out his recent post on working alone as a sole proprietor. This is one of the two questions I get asked most often by people considering going out on their own. I’ve been at it for nearly as long as Les.
So, question one is how do you stand the [...]
Stage those “informal” communications
Thursday, June 26th, 2008I just returned from the IABC International Conference in New York City. As always, it was a busy week of learning, catching up, walking and shopping.
This year, the content was primarily focused on employee engagement and change – a sign of the times. I attended many of the change-focused sessions and one really sparked my [...]