4 ways to refresh your HR communications strategy

At any given time the workplace includes four generations — kind of like the Thanksgiving table — which can challenge communications. While we each may have different opinions, we also have often common goals and common ground.

Tomas Mathews, chairman of the board at the  Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation  , has lived through many a workplace revolution. As a one-time senior people-human resources officer for companies that range from entertainment to technology, Mathews was at the frontiers of an industry that invented many of the communications platforms utilized today. This exposed him to both the public and the workforce impact.

Mathews shared several tips for how leaders can rethink their HR communications strategy.

Mathews explained that the most successful workplaces have fun with communications strategy.

“There’s just different formats you’re going to have to use to reach different parts of the population,” he said. “And  it’s  an opportunity to be creative about how you reach those different populations.” This means using all platforms — from technology to well-crafted and thoughtful memos left on desks.