HR Communication Lesson: Surprise Them

Got a spare 5 seconds? Take a look at this Dutch retail shop’s website.

Wait…wait…wait…there.

If you want to do a great job communicating with your employees, give them a little surprise on top of something they recognize. It works.

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  JT 9 months ago 1 point

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  This is the November 2008 selection for:
  
  "Idea I Am Mostly Likely to Rip-Off and Show My Superiors As My Own Work"
  
  Thanks for being networked to the world in a way that you can bring this to KnowHr.com/Blog
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  Frank Roche 9 months ago 1 point

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  JT, that's a pretty good one. I'm a compendium of useless knowledge...sometimes it moves into the useful category. Glad it did.
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