02/05/2024

Four Morale-busting Communication Mistakes Leaders Should Stop Making

'Fake it till you make it' is no longer a winning strategy

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 suffer.

This leads us—a senior scientist and an organizational researcher—to conclude that today’s leaders must take action to energize employees and boost morale so that creativity and innovation can thrive despite the difficulties companies have faced and will no doubt continue to face.

But executive communications can be fraught, and there’s often a disconnect between what leaders believe needs to be said and what employees need to hear. The Axios 2023 State of Essential Workplace Communications report found that many business leaders see figuring out what to communicate to employees and stakeholders as the top challenge they face; the same survey finds that employees want to hear thoughtful and insightful perspectives from leaders on a consistent cadence.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Fast Company.