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Can you hear me now… ?

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Basically, most companies have very limited in-house communication. Too often employees aren’t aware of what is going on or they got informed a few hours before.

Sometimes there is no communication between departments. At all.

The worst ever experienced was an engineer that upon arrival in his office was told that some manager was now in his office.

Think he was upset?

Even more surprising was that the new manager made sure that everyone knew she didn’t care; after all—she was a manager and thus superior. Unfortunately examples like this are more the norm than anything else; leading to employees feeling disoriented and disloyal.

How well do you communicate?

With superiors?

Subordinates?

Customers?

Suppliers?

In the long run companies create more workload by ignoring the importance of communications.


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  • Frank Kanu on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 @ 17:49
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How do you find the truth?

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  • Frank Kanu on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 @ 06:00
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03/12/2008

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A lie hides the truth. A story tries to find it.
Paula Fox

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  • Frank Kanu on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 @ 04:00
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Which department…

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  • Frank Kanu on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 @ 08:00
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Are too many rules slowing you down?

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  • Frank Kanu on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 @ 06:00
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03/11/2008

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Hell, there are no rules here—we’re trying to accomplish something.
Thomas Alva Edison

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  • Frank Kanu on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 @ 04:00
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Team Spirit and Corporate Culture

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Isn’t it surprising how many in management believe that the team spirit within departments makes up for missing corporate culture?

As a matter of fact a missing corporate culture can be quite damaging to any (big or small) business. While customers will recognize and appreciate the team’s spirit within a given department, having to deal with a different culture when talking to someone else is cumbersome at best. Even worst is how often the team spirit is based on the assumption the team one belongs to is better than other teams.

At times other teams are even seen as phlegmatic and unknowledgeable.

Would you consider that corporate culture?

Do you live within a corporate culture?


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  • Frank Kanu on Monday, March 10th, 2008 @ 16:02
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Which secrets do you know?

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