Originally Published PR Week December 11, 2009
Most companies are not paying out big bonuses this year, if they’re paying anything at all. Exacerbating the situation is that many employees saw their salaries frozen during 2009. They’re anxious, to say the least.
So how do managers throughout the company have conversations with employees as the year comes to a close?
Here are some thoughts:
First, don’t duck the discussions. Employee anxiety only gets worse in the absence of credible information. You and your people must fill the void. No discussion is the worst possible scenario.
Second, the primary concern of many employees today is job security – (more…)
Engagement Has Become the Business World’s New Currency
Bob Feldman
February 12th, 2010
Originally Published PR Week, February 12, 2010
The impact of social media on how business is run is just starting to mainstream in corporate America. I’m not talking about online promotional campaigns; I’m taking about the very heart of how business is conducted.
The consequence is a redefinition and reframing of how a company and its various stakeholders relate to one another and the impact each has on one another.
Call it “The Engaged Enterprise.” Engagement is the new currency. It suggests an authentic, dynamic, deeper relationship in which conversation and business ideas are shared up, down, and sideways.
In the Engaged Enterprise, stakeholders have deeper relationships with the company. Stakeholders actually talk to one another. Their voices are heard, respected, even acted upon in exchange for their loyalty. The result: The enterprise is smarter and more engaged with their constituents leading to better decisions and deeper, longer-lasting relationships.
Some examples? Consider these three: (more…)
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