3 WAYS TO INCREASE LEADERSHIP PRESENCE IN THE WORKPLACE
Recent Leadership Communication survey result shows that employees prefer to connect with senior leaders. They want to feel respected, trusted, and engaged in the company’s strategic direction. In fact, direct hearing or communication with boss provides an additional level of boost to employees.
That’s why keeping leaders in the front and center in the workplace always help. Leaders always play a vital role in an organization, whether it’s the sharing of Company’s progress or accomplishments, or guiding an employee to help him succeed.
So, here comes the 3 ways to increase Leadership presence at the workplace.
4. Introduction
Recent Leadership Communication survey result shows
that employees prefer to connect with senior leaders.
They want to feel respected, trusted, and engaged in
the company’s strategic direction. In fact, direct hearing
or communication with boss provides additional level
of boost to employees.
That’s why, keeping leaders in the front and center in
the workplace always helps. Leaders always play a vital
role in an organization, whether it’s the sharing of
Company’s progress or accomplishments, or guiding an
employee to help him succeed.
So, here comes the 3 ways to increase Leadership
presence at the workplace.
5. 1. Always utilize different communication channels
• Make sure to best utilize the communication
channels you have, or it’s also good to create some
new ones.
• To better connect with employees and to make the
message more human, try to include the leader’s
“voice” in all communications. This can be done by
using the current communication channels. So, take
advantage of opportunities, balance your leader’s
communication program, and let your leader
provide meaning and context for an issue.
• A blog or webcast can also be created as a new
communication vehicle that will help sharing his or
her personal perspective, experiences, some relevant
facts and a big picture information.
• Tip: Whenever your leader says something meaningful
and memorable (even if you helped shape it), highlight
these quotes in sidebars or callouts of news articles.
6. 2. Interactive town hall meetings
• Meaningful dialogue in town hall meetings always
helps in building employee confidence and trust in
leaders, because they get this rare opportunity to
interact live with senior leaders.
• To let employees feel more engaged in the topic,
while having town hall meetings, create an agenda
that includes audience participation. You can still
share important information, but carve out time for
activities.
• Tip: If your employees are global, go global then local.
The first half of the session can be devoted to a virtual
message from a top leader to all locations. Then, hold an
“local” meeting led by another leader where employees
can interact and participate.
7. 3. Try informal group meetings
• Pick a specific topic and discuss it out on coffee chats
or lunches with boss, these less formal meetings give
some great opportunity to employees to make them
feel heard.
• Senior leaders are constantly traveling to different sites
for meetings, so look for opportunities to schedule
employee events while they are in town. Your leader will
send a message that employees are valued by including
them in the visit.
• Tip: Create a friendly, around-the-campfire dynamic
in the meeting hall by letting your leader seated at
the same level as employees. Though, this is a minor
point, but create some big impact.