When you’re at the top of an organization, it can be difficult to get an accurate snapshot of how your company functions lower down the corporate ladder. Many leaders have a false sense of how their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tess Brigham (MFT, BCC) covers mental health in the workplace. Imagine this: Sarah, a Gen Z project coordinator, wraps up her ...

Widespread layoffs in 2023 took a toll on morale that continues to reverberate in 2024. In the absence of positive emotions and a positive workplace culture, employee engagement and innovation both ...

Telling someone to “stop mumbling” may seem harmless, but public corrections can damage confidence. Respectful clarification ...

As businesses adopt more tools and platforms, communication also helps ensure that new systems are used clearly and ...

Communication is essential to success in both personal and professional life. When boiled down to its bare bones, any interaction between two individuals is entirely about attempting to communicate ...

As a business owner or manager, you are probably looking for ways to drive growth, build a positive workplace culture, and save money for your organization. There are many different ways to achieve ...

Many things irk people about the way modern companies operate. Workplace communication tools and so-called enterprise social media platforms are among the low-stakes but high-impact bugbears. Reading ...

We all know the new year is a time for setting intentions and making resolutions. For the most part, they are personal and focus on something we should start or stop doing such as exercising more or ...

Understanding bias in workplace communication, whether it’s in job descriptions, performance feedback or elsewhere, was a founding objective of Textio, the Seattle-based augmented writing startup.

When people interact in person, subtle signals like facial expressions, body language, and tone of voice play a crucial role in communicating intent and meaning, whereas written communications lack ...