How to empower employees to share information
Many times employees are afraid to share information because they’re fearful of losing their jobs or being stuck on a project they aren’t interested in. Here’s how to empower them to share information:
- Show it’s part of the culture. From the hiring process demonstrate and discuss with potential employees that information sharing is part of the company culture.
- Use technology. Find a project management tool that can show you the flow of information, what the process looks like and where information might get stuck. Check out Trello, Airtable, and Asana.
- Incentive collaboration. Think about if demonstrating collaboration can be part of the promotion structure. Can you add this into a requirement to move up within your organization?
Workplace Communication Speaker and Trainer at Everything's Not OK and That's OK
Alissa Carpenter is the Owner of Everything’s Not Ok and That’s Ok, author of How to Listen and How to Be Heard: Inclusive Conversations at Work, TEDx speaker, and host of Humanize Your Workplace.She works directly with organizations to bridge communication gaps across generations, job functions, and geography and has worked with non-profits to multi-billion-dollar enterprises.She has an MEd in Social and Comparative Analysis in Education, is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and is certified in the Strong Interest Inventory and Myers Briggs Type Indicator.Alissa has been featured on ABC, CBS, NPR, FOX, Forbes, and quoted in multiple media outlets including CNN Money and Fast Company.
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