Employee Communication

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. From them, you'll also get communication tools that help you communicate effectively.

My name is Robert F. (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, and I'm the author of A Manager's Guide to Newsletters: Communicating for Results,.

Navigating this site: 
Workplace Communication Flows: Understanding downward, upward, lateral, and grapevine communication in organizations

Employee Newsletters: Some insights into the use of newsletters for employee communication

Employee Surveys: Good communication demands communication in both directions; here's how to learn what employees think