This blog is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center. If the pandemic highlighted one issue, it was the realisation of the importance of leadership communication and connectivity with employees. Providing information at the start was critical. But as the crisis unfolded, gratitude and empathy focused around employee wellbeing became increasingly important (Ruck and … Continue reading Communicative Leadership: A Model Fit for a Post-Pandemic Era
In January 2016, Bruce Berger, Ph.D., professor emeritus, University of Alabama, and research director of The Plank Center for Leadership in PR, posed the question ‘Does Organizational Communication Research Matter?’ I am happy to report that the resources provided by the Organizational Communication Research Center are highly valued by PR Academy students as our courses … Continue reading Addressing the Employee Communication Paradox
My current, as yet unpublished PhD research, suggests that employees are very interested in knowing how their organisation is progressing. Why? Because they understand that the success of the organisation has a direct link to their own job security. However, they expect senior managers to tell them about organisational progress, not their line manager. This … Continue reading Challenge the Wisdom and Let’s Hear It from the Top