Many companies invest heavily in preparing their people to strengthen communication skills. In 2024, U.S. companies spent approximately $98 billion on employee training. And preparation does matter.

As a thunderstorm rattled through Bloomington last month, a small group of middle-aged guys sheltered in a big tent across the street from the IU Health Bloomington Hospital and kept watch on the rest ...

Leaders keep thinking they need to increase the amount of communicating they do within their organization. But more messaging is rarely the solution. In fact, it’s often the problem. Today's employees ...

When communication breaks down at work, it usually falls into three buckets: the message, the relationship, or the process. That is, people twist the what, the who, or the how. Distorted Messages When ...

Today’s business landscape is evolving constantly, and leaders face a constant stream of change — from return-to-office mandates and hybrid work models to the integration of artificial intelligence ...

Corporate communication plans fail for one reason: they try to be everything to everyone. Organizations tend to chase every channel, speak to every audience, and dilute their message until it holds no ...

Launching a business with a close friend can seem like an ideal arrangement. Partners trust each other, enjoy working together and appear to share similar goals. But reality often differs once money, ...

My engagements with rural communities in Nigeria have shown that the state and non-state actors have not effectively communicated the polio vaccine in a way that will make the rural population accept ...