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• Sensitivity and Sensibility

  A recent study of over 50,000 employees in Canada and the US found that every employee despises at least one thing about the way their boss treats them at work. The results are interesting and have a leadership and communications impact. Below are some Read More... Posted 30 July 2007 08:30 by Kathleen Frith | 0 Comments Filed under: Internal Communications, Managerial Communications

• Social Networking - Disney Style

  Earlier this week, The Walt Disney Company launched a social networking site for the under 14 crowd. Disney Extreme Digital (Disney XD) is aimed at attracting those too young for sites like MySpace , has parental and content controls and limits users Read More... Posted 03 May 2007 08:55 by Kathleen Frith | 0 Comments Filed under: Social Networking, Education, Digital Communications

• Fair Trade Towns

  I came across an interesting article on the CBC website this morning. The town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, is set to become the first 'fair trade town' in Canada. Mayor Bob Stead says residents of the town have indicated a willingness to pay more for fair Read More... Posted 18 April 2007 16:06 by Kathleen Frith | 0 Comments Filed under: Consumer Trends, CSR

• (Mis)perceptions and equality

  I went to Edmonton on Tuesday to observe a one day session of The Manager is the Medium , a managerial training program H&K Canada recommends and sells to clients. As part of the program, participating mangers undertake a "communications covenant" Read More... Posted 23 March 2007 06:17 by Kathleen Frith | 0 Comments Filed under: Managerial Communications

• Smart companies work inside-out

  In January, Edelman released their largest ever study on credibility and trust - the Edelman Trust Barometer 2007. To see a webcast of a panel discussion centered on the study, click here . Over 3000 respondents from 18 countries took part in the survey, Read More... Posted 02 March 2007 15:33 by Kathleen Frith | 0 Comments Filed under: Internal Communications, Managerial Communications

• Managers are not organizational salespeople

  Last week I had the opportunity to spend time with Gail Roberts, co-creator of The Manager Is The Medium , a training program that teaches managers to think about communications within a strategic paradigm, and co-founder of Mindszenthy & Roberts Read More... Posted 26 February 2007 08:19 by Kathleen Frith | 0 Comments Filed under: Internal Communications, Managerial Communications, Communications Training

• Simple stories

  I recently attended an IABC Calgary half-day workshop on corporate storytelling. The presenter, Corrine Tessier , had the 20 or so participants start the day by partnering up, with one person telling the other a two minute story about an object in their Read More... Posted 15 February 2007 08:21 by Kathleen Frith | 7 Comments Filed under: Story-telling