Business in Action, 9th Ed.
Chapter 8: Organization and Teamwork
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"Do you hate your voice?
"The quality of a business's internal communication often says a lot about the company itself.
"It is so easy for messages to get lost in translation.
"If the members of the team cannot communicate, isolation limits their potential.
"Being a good listener is one of the most important skills you can master if you want to advance your career and build meaningful relationships.
"Internal communication is important for any organization to function effectively.
"A position could be an opinion, an idea, or a plan.
"We all have to negotiate in life, whether it’s asking for a bigger raise, nailing down details of a contract or even getting your kids to do their homework.
"Wharton's Peter Cappelli discusses IBM's decision to rethink its remote work policy for some employees.
"In an email from Musk to Tesla employees published by Inc's Justin Bariso, Musk encourages employees to buck the traditional chain of command found in most companies, in which messages always flow through managers.
"Unsurprisingly, research shows that when employees perceive their workplace as more political, they are less engaged, less productive, and more likely to quit.
"When left unchecked, not only does rampant incivility make our days more tense, it also leads to a loss of focus, a loss of productivity, a deliberate slacking off among disgruntled employees, and even serious health problems.
"Content engineering or content marketing is essentially about designing the right kinds of content that might engage consumers.
"I became an HR person in 1984, when many of my readers had not been born yet.
"Serial entrepreneur, angel investor, philanthropist, author and CEO of Bizzultz May McCarthy [photo, left] explains how intuition will help you achieve financial freedom.
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"Ameen Haque, Founder of Storywallahs, is a storyteller, story coach and consultant.
"It’s time for leaders of organizations to stop debating the millennial problem, hoping that this supposedly exotic flock of sheep will get with the program.
"What is the secret to the unparalleled success that keeps Amazon growing while so many traditional retailers are shutting their doors?