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Employee Communication and
       Engagement




        May 20, 2009
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How HR goals and objectives are related to
 communication and engagement

The financial case for strategic communication

The link between communication and
  engagement

How to communicate effectively
What do you like about
 employee communication at
 our company?

What would you change?
Attract
          Retain
                   Engage
People: Communication as a retention
strategy
Systems: Consistency in communication
practices
Culture: Engage with two-way
communications
Are people leaving due to
a lack of communication?
Is there consistency in the
    barrage of messages?

  email announcements
                           staff meetings
          one on ones
                            intranet postings
departmental newsletters
                              executive memos
Are our employees
engaged?

How do we know?
Strategic communication
brings bottom line results
Communication =
57% higher return to
shareholders




Source: Watson Wyatt 2006 Communications ROI Study
52% gap in
operating income
between high
engagement and
low engagement
companies



                   Source: ISR Global Engagement study of
                   more than 664,000 employees over 12 mo.
                   period
Engagement:
Commitment that
leads to greater
effort and intent to
stay
Communication
    drives
 engagement
Most important commitment
            driver:

Having a clear understanding of
strategy and direction of the
organization and how it’s linked to
day-to-day work
Most important aspect of an
 organization that wants to
   increase engagement:


  Ability to communicate
Engagement

                     Commitment


               Acceptance


     Understanding

  Awareness




Business
Goals And
Strategies
Employee communications
    must be strategic
Communications must be
     managed
Goals of
employee
communication
Tactics
“If communication is not your
top priority, all of your other
priorities are at risk.”

             - Bob Aronson
             communications consultant
Can we afford to communicate
        effectively?

    Can we afford not to?

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Employee Communications And Engagement

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. Thanks for coming. I really appreciate having the opportunity to present on something I’m very passionate about.
  2. Thanks for coming. I really appreciate having the opportunity to present on something I’m very passionate about.
  3. These are the four main topics I’d like to discuss this afternoon
  4. Before we get started, I’d like to get your feedback on these two questions.
  5. 3 verbs in HR’s mission statement Engagement affects retention and attraction. We have 14,000 recruiters working for us.
  6. HR’s strategies, next three slides
  7. People: Communication as a retention strategy. Think of a recently hired employee – young and used to getting information easily, has a busy manager, doesn’t have a phone directory, gets a big paycut
  8. Systems: Consistency in communication practices. And how do we know which medium is best? Are the important messages getting through?
  9. Culture: Engage with 2-way communication. We have to ask them! – Surveys, focus groups, talking to them
  10. Watson Wyatt Communication ROI Study of 264 American companies found: Communication effectiveness is a leading indicator of financial performance More than 1/3 of the economic value of strategies goes unrealized 3 of the top 5 reasons deal with communication: Strategy communicated poorly Actions required to execute are not clearly defined Organizational silos and culture block execution
  11. Watson Wyatt Communication ROI Study of 264 American companies, difference between most effective and least effective groups
  12. Every consultant will give you a different definition, but it boils down to this. It keeps people in their seats and makes them work harder!
  13. Communication drives engagement and the evidence is overwhelming – Watson Wyatt, Towers Perrin, IABC, SHRM, Gallup (Communications Executive Council engagement study) Most committed employees give as much as 57% greater discretionary effort compared to least committed group, most studies show that less than 30% of employees are engaged Companies with above-average levels of employee commitment are nearly twice as likely to outperform their industry average revenue growth than are their peers with below-average levels of employee commitment. Top 4 levers on discretionary effort have to do with communication (Appendix C) Communication is the top lever for boosting intent to stay (retention), compensation and job quality far less powerful (Appendix D, F) Internal communications capability ranks among the top 4 of more than 30 engagement drivers (Appendix E) All of this holds true for blue collar and white collar workers Watson Wyatt - Firms that communicate effectively are 4.5 times more likely to report high levels of employee engagement versus firms that communicate less effectively.
  14. Highest performing organizations reach the commitment stage. The key is the 3 C’s Graph courtesy of Tom Lee of Arceil Leadership – www.mindinggaps.com
  15. Not just an issuer of messages, but engages employees in support of business strategies Explains strategies, why they are important, and why employees should take a personal role in achieving them Complex business made up of heterogeneous business units with different cultures spread out all over the world have complex strategies Role of internal comms is to make the complex simple Shows all employees how they can contribute Internal comms is no longer a soft function, it drives business performance and is a key contributor to organizational success (business partner) Develops strategic communication plans Results of communication are measured to show results
  16. Create an internal communications team It is almost unheard of that a company of our size doesn’t have an internal comms function It is a process or system to be managed, just like any other functional area Takes the burden off of HR admins, and managers (HR or not) Structure (Appendix G) Falls under HR, but works closely with Marketing Communications Ideally made up of a manager, an editor, a writer, and two intern writers at the corporate office Employee communication specialists at each of the business units would report to the manager Also involve other employees informally – advisory board for story ideas, feedback, etc.
  17. Goals Brand the employee experience Define and drive organizational culture “ Humanize” – use humor, emotion Increase engagement Achieve measurable results Communicate organizational change Help managers communicate effectively with their employees
  18. Tactics In all communications, tell employees “what’s in it for me” (WIIFM) and “why should I care” (WSIC) In many companies, it would be a sin to pass a news release as employee communication Survey employees often for feedback and trends Measure changes in behavior or attitudes due to communication Develop a yearly communication plan (See Appendix H) Employ all mediums as needed (print, intranet, video, etc.) Use social media to facilitate top-down and bottom-up communication (blogs, comments on articles, etc.)
  19. Questions? If you are in agreement, how should we proceed? Anything you would like to see an employee communications function do that I didn’t mention?