The 5 competencies of highly effective comms leaders

As the state of work continues to shift amid a recession and changing labor market, so too must organizational strategy evolve to create an employer brand that puts culture front and center and is modeled by leaders. Ragan CEO Diane Schwartz believes the communications industry is at an inflection point. “The communicator is the heart and soul of the workplace,” Schwartz recently wrote in a piece for Fast Company. “They are the secret ingredient to employee retention.”

Schwartz goes further to explain how effective communication boosts employee retention:

Those involved in employer branding strategies know that it’s an inside-out challenge requiring effective employee communications. It demands transparency from the CEO, better manager-employee communications, and a culture in which employees believe in their company’s purpose.