Communication is key to culture and engagement

Align organizational culture and communication

Do your communications consistently reflect the Core Culture of your company? To clarify, you must align you communications with the core principles and values of your culture. Therefore, communications must provide a consistent message that reinforces the Core Culture.

After completing a Culture Assessment, one of the first actions is to share the message with all employees. After that, you want to consistently reinforce the core principles in all of your messages.

Therefore, take the time to review all communications vehicles. One-by-one, alter them to incorporate the organization’s prime principles. Above all, your goal is to increase the frequency of getting the same message in all communications. This frequency of repetition nurtures success in living the Core Culture.

Take the time to review each communication vehicle–such as the intranet, newsletters, meeting agendas, speeches, to name a few. And make changes to align the messages with the Core Culture principles and values.

Improve internal organizational communication

Communication is a universal Priority. It supports employee engagement. If you think your flow of information throughout the organization is not keeping employees engaged, have Sheila conduct an internal Communications Audit for your organization.

• Firstly, evaluate how you share information within your organization.
• Then, assess the content, audiences, messengers, channels and media, and frequency/timing of communications.
• Moreover, determine the effectiveness of communications, considering issues of information lacking and information overload.
• Above all, recommend changes to improve information flow in your organization.

Through this customized Communications Audit, you will have an organizational communication plan. The plan outlines strategies to improve communications.

Improve employee communication skills

Do your employees present themselves in a professional way through their written and oral messages? For example, do they plan before they speak or write? Effective communication is a critical component for success in the workplace.