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HR Communication Advice: Make Sure Your Message is Important
Sep 1Here’s a message to HR communicators: Your message might not be all that important.
But it should be.
Check out Google’s Priority Inbox in this video. It filters email based on importance.
What does that say about where email is headed when machines are making determinations based on email usage behavior? It means your message had better be important and impactful or it’s going to end up in the scrap heap. Google Priority Inbox or not, communicate what’s important. And then get outta there.
If Your Business Jargon is Awful, Unsuck It
Aug 28
Unsuck It cracks me up. (It sounds like something The Cynical Girl would say.) Enter your corporate crap phrase and get simple English back. I’m thinking of creating an entire translator for HR communication jargon. It’s fun.
Hat tip to Swiss Miss for this one!
A Piece of Eating Advice
Aug 25Don’t eat anything that has a label.
I read that in UltraMetabolism. Wanna get your employees to eat better? Just tell them that.
Visual Demonstrations Win: Penn and Teller on Vaccinations
Aug 23The video below is called Penn and Teller on Vaccinations. (My friend MsInformation brought to my attention. Let’s do a little test…let’s say I tell you that vaccinations don’t cause autism. Some of you would come down on one side of that argument, and others would come down on the other side. Now watch the video.
If you’re communicating with your employees and want to make a point, which approach wins? Words? Or video?
(There’s a serious profanity that comes up a couple times in this video. It’s generally NSFW.)
HR How-To: How To Make Friends at Work
Aug 19Your boss isn’t out to get you. And your coworkers aren’t enemies in your race to the top. But if you’re stuck in this mindset, chances are it’s because you don’t have friends in the office. The good news is that bridging the gap between strangers and friends is easier than you think. Here we’ll show you five easy ways to make work better by making office friends.
1. Organize outings.
On a hot day, wouldn’t you just love an afternoon ice cream break? The next time you get an urge to take an afternoon break, go for it. And invite others along, too. You’ll realize you weren’t the only one itching to get out of the office for a few minutes.
2. Be the one to help out in a pinch.
We all have the kind of days when we don’t even have time to take a break for a quick bite to eat. But the next time you see one of your coworkers in over her head, don’t just walk on by and snicker to yourself. Stop by her desk. Ask if there’s anything you can do to help her out—even if it just means picking up an extra sandwich at the cafeteria.
3. Say goodbye to that “strictly business” email nonsense.
Just because you like to keep your work email separate from your personal one doesn’t mean you have to be all business all of the time. The next time you see an article, Woot shirt or a funny xkcd you think a coworker would enjoy, don’t hold yourself back. Just don’t turn into the guy who sends out 10 emails a day.
4. Ask about their day. And mean it.
That means you can’t stop at, “Hi, how are you?” It means remembering what they told you the day before and following through the day after. This shows you were actually listening and that you actually care. You’ll notice it’s a lot easier to understand why a coworker may be underperforming when you know their 18-year-old cat just died.
5. Share things.
More things than your stapler, that is. The next time you read a good book or buy a new CD, bring it into the office and pass it along. Sharing personal items brings a personal touch to your office relationships—not to mention expose you to some cool things you haven’t heard of before.
Here’s the bottom line: If you really want to enjoy your job, you have to appreciate the people. Having friends in the office is just one easy way for you to make work better.
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