Employee Communication

Ideas and techniques in employee communication for both front-line employees and managers.

Employee communication: An essential element for leaders and employees.

For employees, effective communication it makes work easier, faster, and more satisfying. For managers or leaders, it makes the team or department more productive, aids in employee retention, and ensures work done aligns with business priorities.

Everyone wins. But, effective employee communication doesn't come easily. It requires information, effort, and time (and from a management perspective, good employee communication also requires money.

Here, you'll get employee communication information, and because this is an advertising supported site, the articles, information, and resources are free. You don't pay anything, but I do hope you'll support our sponsors by visiting their sites if you see something of interest. You'll also get communication tools that help you communicate effectively.

My name is Bob Abbott; I wrote the articles on this site, and I've had experience on both sides of the employee communication issue, as both a front-line worker and as a supervisor. I've also consulted with many managers and employees in process of writing and publishing employee newsletters (see my book, A Manager's Guide to Newsletters: Communicating for Results, for more information).

Here are the employee communication resources you’ll find on this site:

Workplace Communication Flows: A complete booklet on employee and organizational communication spread over three pages. We start with downward communication (from management down to the front line); upward communication (feedback that goes back up the hierarchy); lateral communication (back and forth among peers); the grapevine (how gossip fills an organizational need); and team communication (a special kind of lateral communication).

Employee Surveys: Make better decisions by moving from opinions to facts. With facts, you have the foundation for good decisions, whether the issue is employee communication itself, or just about anything else that demands good decision making.

Employee Newsletters: One of the best vehicles for employee communication in any organization is the newsletter. No matter how it's done, as long as it's done reasonably well, it's your best bet for giving and getting information.

Employee Resource Sites:Information and other resources that help you communicate effectively.

Want help with your employee communiction project?

Visit my services page, where you will learn more about my approach to helping you communicate effectively

Call me at 1-403-948-7774 or send an email to info@employee-communication.com to arrange a no-charge, no-obligation first discussion.

Bob Abbott
Word Engines: A Communication Company
2125 Summerfield Blvd.
Airdrie, AB Canada T4B 1X2
(403) 948-7774