tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:36:39 +0000Herb BrooksInterpersonal relationshipthesisTwitterEric ShinsekiMeasurementHuman resourcesvalue of communication in hard timesKnowledge workerSiemens Enterprise CommunicationGmailInternational Association of Business Communicatorswatson wyattCorporate social responsibilitygeneralBusinesssocial contractInternal communicationsCongressOrganizational Changecost of poor communicationSustainabilityLinkedInEmployee RelationsWatson Wyatt Worldwidecommunications perspectiveJohn KotterSocial networkCommunicationsocial mediacommunications roimusingsInstant messagingFacebookCommunicating Excellence!thoughts, inspirations and perspective modifiershttp://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)Blogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-7956591159127794510Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:44:00 +00002009-06-18T11:58:16.819-07:00Herb BrooksGlossing the hard truth to keep morale up? Usually backfires.Image by South Carolina's Northern Kingdom via FlickrMelcrum, a leading research and training organization specifically designed for the senior-level communicator has recently reviewed a study in the UK that showed many employees were wary and disengaged by corporate messages that they felt didn't ring true.As they titled it: "Internal communicators hiding the truth, says survey":"The YouGov http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/Dkz7SuaefGU/glossing-hard-truth-to-keep-morale-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/Dkz7SuaefGU" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/06/glossing-hard-truth-to-keep-morale-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-2696362817273498145Tue, 26 May 2009 17:01:00 +00002009-05-26T09:19:09.187-07:00Internal communicationsJohn KotterBusinessOrganizational ChangeKnowledge workerEric ShinsekiEight Steps for Successful Change in OrganizationsEnabling Change through CommunicationChange is a necessary part of our business environment. If we don’t change, we fImage by Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton via Flickrade away. As General Eric Shinseki, Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army once stated “If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.”Organizations are being compelled to change, especially in our current economic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/5aVU2UF66NM/eight-steps-for-successful-change-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/5aVU2UF66NM" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/05/eight-steps-for-successful-change-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-3217681739365155402Fri, 22 May 2009 15:37:00 +00002009-05-26T09:18:32.342-07:00My Blog is My Holy Grail, So I Can’t Drink Out of ItI was very excited the day I started this blog. I was very excited but I was also writing and spending ages of quality time with my thesis. Starting this at the same time and being called to focus on the thesis provided a lovely way to say “I want this, but I can’t have this right now”. I finished my thesis one month ago, and my blog remains… somberly active. I am a communications strategisthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/5iXfRfkRrhQ/my-blog-is-my-holy-grail-so-i-cant_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/5iXfRfkRrhQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-blog-is-my-holy-grail-so-i-cant_26.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-4047195478185226068Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:56:00 +00002009-04-07T13:29:02.832-07:00communications roicost of poor communicationMeasurementThe Hidden Cost of Poor and Ineffective CommunicationsImage by Roby72© via Flickrby Sharon R. Rode (an excerpt from the Development and Future of Corporate Communications in a Disruptive Age - Master's Thesis, '09)The owner of a mid-sized business is experiencing positive growth. His employee pool has just exceeded one hundred and work continues to flood in. There’s just one problem. This mid-sized organization is secretly losing up to $524,569 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/uR8DNxEvrjM/hidden-cost-of-poor-and-ineffective.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/uR8DNxEvrjM" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/04/hidden-cost-of-poor-and-ineffective.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-3506311015050793328Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:29:00 +00002009-03-28T08:06:11.322-07:00communications perspectiveInterpersonal relationshipHuman resourcessocial contractInternational Association of Business CommunicatorsThe New Social ContractImage via WikipediaMoving beyond the paycheck and understanding employee needs - a communications perspective by Sharon R. Rode (an excerpt from the Development and Future of Corporate Communications in a Disruptive Age - Master's Thesis, '09)The ‘new social contract’ in a business perspective is referenced primarily within the human resource function, but it is no less relevant to strategic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/dSoSN_GjCNg/dont-care-what-i-call-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/dSoSN_GjCNg" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/02/dont-care-what-i-call-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-2244862254225112120Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:53:00 +00002009-03-30T09:24:05.098-07:00CongressFacebookLinkedInsocial mediamusingsTwitterGmailSocial networkYou TWITTER? Titter....(hee hee)Okay. Yes. I twitter.Image via CrunchBaseWhen I first created a Twitter account, I was in the middle of my MBA courses, and writing a paper for e-commerce on being a consultant in a web 2.0 world. That paper never got submitted as it turns out - not because it wasn't actually pretty groovy but because my professor thought it was too much of a stretch for true 'e-commerce'. I think she may have http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/3ukEUWThNjA/you-twitter-titterhee-hee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/3ukEUWThNjA" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/03/you-twitter-titterhee-hee.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-7585869348333388601Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:23:00 +00002009-03-28T07:44:03.090-07:00communications perspectiveCorporate social responsibilityFacebookLinkedInsocial mediaSustainabilityTwitterSocial networkNavigating and leveraging Social Media - Where to start?Image by Matt Hamm via FlickrThere are many swept up in the hype and buzz of ‘social media’ and ‘web 2.0’. But in a recent sojourn through my new fair city, I realized there are just as many if not more, still left standing at the crossroads of brick and mortar meets www.There is a paradigm shift occurring now around social media and web 2.0. Technology has changed the shape of our lives and how http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/DR7dyg4vk08/navigating-and-leveraging-social-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/DR7dyg4vk08" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/03/navigating-and-leveraging-social-media.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-1591549016122929766Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:45:00 +00002009-03-16T12:47:32.426-07:00What an odd sensation...Today, I cleaned up my introduction, wrote a quick conclusion and finalized my abstract. I have just shipped my final draft of the thesis to my advisor -- for the first time with all thesis parts... everything in place!This is such an odd sensation. I have no more to do, until he returns with edits... *looks around* wow, there is a world out here!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/uKDLreg4YzI/what-odd-sensation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/uKDLreg4YzI" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-odd-sensation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-7156705079228420081Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:48:00 +00002009-04-01T20:11:43.131-07:00value of communication in hard times"Is this the recession where everyone finally realizes that the communication function is vital to getting an organization through hard times?"Image via WikipediaPreface: I am currently neck-deep in the research, writing, conferring and editing of my master's thesis. While it is my desire to have a vibrant and thoughtful communications-oriented blog - the building out of my hoped for insightful posts may have to take second place as I complete this final task toward earning my degree. Change: the hidden opportunity for communicatorsBy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/q5GTdJTvCAA/is-this-recession-where-everyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/q5GTdJTvCAA" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/03/is-this-recession-where-everyone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-6154809098442904368Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:26:00 +00002009-03-13T21:08:00.990-07:00communications perspectivethesisAnticipation is building...I can see the end of the thesis... and it is SO exciting! It's true, I didn't quite hit the original deadline - but we did get the extension (Advisor and I)... and knowing I am a few working days away from the final... is *thrilling*.My advisor has said his timeline will allow for review by April... I really need to get this cranked out.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/88C7MQH0zRY/anticipation-is-building.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/88C7MQH0zRY" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/03/anticipation-is-building.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-8499400323291720022Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:17:00 +00002009-03-28T07:50:40.463-07:00communications roicost of poor communicationInstant messagingSiemens Enterprise CommunicationIt's not just Watson & Wyatt... more on the 'cost' of ineffective communication (or the complete lack thereof)Image by Alex Osterwalder via FlickrPreface: I am currently neck-deep in the research, writing, conferring and editing of my master's thesis. While it is my desire to have a vibrant and thoughtful communications-oriented blog - the building out of my hoped for insightful posts may have to take second place as I complete this final task toward earning my degree. These findings (and related white http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/k0sDPKItPI4/its-not-just-wyatt-watson-more-on-cost.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/k0sDPKItPI4" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/03/its-not-just-wyatt-watson-more-on-cost.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-3204272727964533256Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:59:00 +00002009-04-01T20:07:43.142-07:00communications roiEmployee RelationsWatson Wyatt Worldwidewatson wyattCommunicationWatson Wyatt's 2007/2008 Communication ROI Study - HighlightsImage by opacity via FlickrPreface: I am currently neck-deep in the research, writing, conferring and editing of my master's thesis. While it is my desire to have a vibrant and thoughtful communications-oriented blog - the building out of my hoped for insightful posts may have to take second place as I complete this final task toward earning my degree. Two extremely intelligent gentlemen, Richardhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/XheQcU1j-7Y/here-read-this-instead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/XheQcU1j-7Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/02/here-read-this-instead.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526120288535934893.post-5374448441599531373Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:33:00 +00002009-04-01T19:59:21.147-07:00musingsgeneralA Day for New BeginningsI did not wake up this morning thinking to start a blog on Communicating Excellence...I woke up thinking "Wow, it's my birthday! I'm 29 all over again!"But this is a day for new beginnings, and a time for me to let go of old fears and worries -- things that have held me back in the past -- and unleash all that is within me. Not just in my career, but in my life.So today, I start here. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~3/WgLFZDq6-A4/day-for-new-beginnings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wordsmyth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/communicatingexcellence1/~4/WgLFZDq6-A4" height="1" width="1"/>http://communicatingexcellence.blogspot.com/2009/02/day-for-new-beginnings.html