The Secret to Your Company’s Happiness is Communication

The Secret to Your Company’s Happiness is Communication
With workplace activism on the rise, a deliberate internal comms strategy can help create ownership and stave off worker alienation
Karen Wickre
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5 min read·
Jan 27, 2020
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Photo: Morsa Images/DigitalVision/Getty Images“When I grow up, I want to manage employee communications,” said no one. Ever.
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Written by Karen Wickre
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Connector, word wrangler, reality checker; communications advisor, author (“Taking the Work Out of Networking”), Marker columnist (https://marker.medium.com)/.
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