It’s often said that employees don’t work for companies; they work for people. Similarly, employees don’t build trust with the companies they work for – they build trust with the people they work for. Through that lens, it’s easy to see why fostering trust between leadership and employees is paramount to a productive work environment and long-tenured employees. According to Psychology Today, there are 10 behaviors that demonstrate trust. Although internal communications will

Internal communicators generate some great content! From authentic letters from management, to feel-good stories about how employees are touching lives in their communities, to mini-successes along the way to fulfilling a long-term plan, and more. And that content gets sent out in an email or newsletter, or posted on an intranet, or maybe it even gets discussed at a company meeting. But those stories can be so much more! As you work to give employees a sense of purpose – help

The art of attacking others with words is a useful skill for litigators, but it does not carry much value outside the courtroom. Adlerian psychologists will tell you we all have feelings of inferiority, and people thrive where they feel a sense of belonging and contributing. They also say the most productive environments are those in which people work together in cooperation and mutual respect. Regardless of the size of your business, the same rule rings true when communicati

Remember when you were a kid and your parents would whisper to each other in the front seat of the car so you couldn’t hear them? I always assumed they were talking about something terrible, like cancelling our planned stop for ice cream, or touring an open house for an extended period of time. Not much changes once you reach adulthood and become gainfully employed. We tend to assume that if the people in charge aren’t sharing information, it’s because it’s bad. That’s why in