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See employees learn.
Learn, employees, learn.
See employees say, “Ah.”
“Ah,” said the employees.
“Ah, ah, ah.”
Simple language works.
Simple, simple, simple.
Snickers the Wonder Dog forgot how to go to the bathroom on her morning walk.
She’s seven. And as you can tell by her name, she’s wonderful. But with this new behavior — Gee, you mean you think I shouldn’t just walk down the middle of the sidewalk like nothing is happening in the world? — [...]
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Yesterday was one of those winter travel days I’d just as soon forget. I left Chicago in a snowstorm on one of only two planes that made it into Philadelphia. When I got to PHL, the airport was packed because of so many cancelled flights. People were everywhere.
They were standing like sheep [...]
There’s a very interesting article in Ad Age about how in Spain, Pepsi is called “Pesi.” The embedded video below shows soccer star Fernando Torres being reprimanded by an American director who wants Torres to say, “Pepsi.” He says, “In my neighborhood they call it ‘Pesi.’”
Would you consider listening to how the locals in your [...]
Here’s a communication hint: When you say, “You know what I mean?” people don’t know what you mean.
Use your words. Explain. Then you don’t have to say, “You know what I mean?”
That goes double in HR communication. Don’t leave ‘em guessing.
KnowHR Blog serves up straight talk about human resources. We like simplicity in language. We believe that people really want to do a good job, that there are ways to create motivation, and that communication is at the heart of it all.
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