Improve employee town halls by banning planted questions
Earlier this week a client asked me to observe her company’s employee town hall meeting.The format was pretty standard: three presentations followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. And that’s when it...
View ArticleThe one thing you should do to improve employee town halls
At last week’s IABC Strategic Corporate Communication Leadership Summit, my session was designed to help participants “think outside the box to engage employees.” So naturally I introduced one of my...
View ArticleWhy it’s so critical to get town halls right
The other day, a client called me to tell me about The Town Hall That Fell Flat.My client (I’ll call him Ted) had been working closely with his leader to make the organization’s employee town halls...
View ArticleA terrible town hall mistake: too many topics
I just returned from the PRSA Connect 15 conference, where I spoke about employee town halls. And I wasn’t surprised to learn that one of communicators’ biggest challenges is having to include too many...
View ArticleAlison Davis helps communicators build their leadership brand
Alison Davis sets communicators and business professionals up for success by showing them how to build their leadership brand in a free interactive webinar on September 8 from 12-1 p.m. EST. This...
View ArticleBan the boring executive interview
Got a cup of coffee or your caffeinated beverage of choice?Good, because I need to talk to you about the ubiquitous executive interview: you know, the newsletter or website article in which a leader is...
View ArticleA simple way to make employee town halls more inclusive
Here’s the problem with conducting a town hall meeting where some employees gather in person and others join remotely: Remote employees have an inferior experience, especially when it comes to...
View Article4 ways your leader can improve communication
Employees want their leaders to be visible, candid, easy to understand and open to discussion. As communicators, we can help leaders meet some of these needs by writing blog posts and developing...
View ArticleHow to convince leaders to (finally!) change town hall meetings
Your employee town hall meetings aren’t great, but at least they’re predictable. Sure, the agenda is tightly packed, and there are too many speakers, and you haven’t solved the problem of remote...
View ArticleTop 10 things employees hate about town halls
You sweat and you struggle to organize your leader’s town hall meetings. And employees in attendance can see how hard you’re working to make sure the slides run, the A/V works and the Q&A doesn’t...
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