Author: Judy Ringer

Does conflict disrupt your workplace environment? Read on! Judy Ringer answers some commonly asked questions on the subjects of workplace conflict, difficult people, and how to manage them more effectively.Q. What are some typical breakdown

Author: Kevin Hobbs

Office politics! It’s just another way of saying: “The employees are not getting along!”When so much of a company’s success depends on the employees’ ability to work together as a cohesive team, it is critical that people understand and a

Author: Lee Hopkins

There are 12 essential elements of a successful internal communications strategy:1. Effective employee-directed communications must be led from the top Effective communications require the active commitment and endorsement of se

Author: John T. Mooney

Human Resource Communications and Corporate Communications – are they one in the same? Both plan and develop written communication strategies to further the understanding and perceptions of their audience. Both provide counsel and editorial supp

Author: Scott Ginsberg

Walmart was the first business to require all its employees to wear nametags. (There's a surprise!) Sam Walton created this initiative because he wanted his customers to "get to know the people they bought from."But the value of employee

Author: Philip Lye

Workplace ConflictConflict is an inevitable part of business life and not all conflict is negative. Most people would agree that where there are people there is conflict.Some workplace conflict is healthy and if viewed positively can

Author: Harry Hoover

Today's successful organizations are the ones which carry on open and honest communications with their employees. If employees know and understand the mission, they will help communicate it to customers.Here are some employee communication

Author: Rhonda Goetz

In Western cultures we use all manner of jargon to communicate. Especially sports analogies. How many times have you used... let's get this project over the goal line. the deadline is here, throw a Hail Mary Pass. this wi

Author: Dale Klein

Who can escape the daily onslaught of innovative ways to shape up, trim down, remove unwanted wrinkles and hair, and any other undesirable features in an effort to essentially redesign ourselves? The barrage of infomercials, pop-up advertising, b

Author: Lillian D. Bjorseth

Most people are not aware of the “sitting” language. You can create the illusion of power or equality in your relationship-building efforts by where you sit and where you seat others at meetings, conferences and after-hours events.Power