Internal Communications

Employee Communications: Do You Hear Me?

“What are words for? When no one listens anymore.” The early 1980s song “Words” from Missing Persons aptly sums up today’s growing epidemic: the lost art of listening. Listening is a powerful communication skill and it’s on the decline. From the dinner table to the conference room table, people are tuning out loved ones and coworkers.

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Employee Communications: Using Cartoon Characters

One approach I took was to use an avatar (or cartoon character) as a champion or change agent along the journey. In this case, the avatar represented the target audience undergoing the change. We gave him a name, his own email address and phone extension with an outgoing voicemail message. The email address and phone extension were outlets to send emails and voicemails and capture feedback and questions.

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