Archive for April, 2011

Ethics in Business Communication

Privacy issues around words such as “Personal”, “Private”, “For the Eyes of Department Management Only”, “Privileged” and other words requesting Privacy in communications need to be very seriously considered.It is incumbent upon managers in business, education, and industry today, to be very sensitive and forthright in their communications, and in response to privacy requests regarding [...]

Communication Breakdown – How Lack of Communication in Your Business Breeds Disorganization

The reality of most businesses today is that more and more employees must multitask. Many people work independently, while others must work in groups sharing project responsibilities. I find that in every office there are at least two communication problems. How many times have you not done something because you automatically assumed someone else was [...]

Transparent Communication

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security adjusts the security alert status from code yellow to code orange. The change is announced on national television news networks. You immediately launch your orange alert status program – or, do you? More likely, you’ll do what almost everyone else does when the alert status changes. You will probably [...]

Communications Strategies in Business

Anyone in business will attest to the fact that effective communication is fundamental to ensuring the smooth day-to-day efficiency of an organisation. A business owner, in effect, needs to be all things to all people, and it is imperative that he or she has communications strategies in place across the entire network of the business. [...]

Tips For Using Electronic Communication in the Workplace

On the first day back at work this year an employee at one of my clients sent an email containing her new year’s resolutions to her to all the email addresses in her work group – by mistake. She had meant to send the email to her friends group, but had clicked the wrong button. [...]

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