The problem of poor line manager communication skills has been identified in several surveys as being the biggest single barrier to successful internal communications.
Instead of looking at the many reasons why this is the case – including lack of training, etc – we outline 5 things internal communicators can do to help line managers improve their ability to communicate what's important and relevant in their organization.
These include:
Tim Vaughan
Editorial Director, Poppulo
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