According to the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer, regular employees now have more credibility than CEOs when providing information about a company. This represents a major shift that has implications for how internal communicators engage employees and leaders. While traditional corporate communications are distrusted, empowering employees and leaders to advocate for the company through social media and by building stronger customer relationships can help rebuild trust over time. Internal communicators must support leaders to engage authentically with employees through tools and resources that make transparent and candid dialogue easy.
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Measuring employee engagement can drive positive organizational change and increase revenue, retention, and overall productivity. However, mismanaging your employee engagement program can actually decrease trust, accountability, and empowerment amongst employees.
Join Qualtrics and Sarah Marrs, Employee Engagement Specialist, as we discuss common pitfalls that undermine engagement programs along with some practical tips to ensure a successful experience.
Trust is an essential element for team building, empowerment and managing virtual workplaces. Anchored in extensive behaviour research, we now know there are four key systems or sets of practices management can use to build and sustain trust. Like most change in the workplace, the initiative begins with management. The result is cultural change which will boost productivity, employee engagement and enterprise success. This 2002 presentation was part of a team building and change management program from 1997 to 2003.
How the leaders of the US Navy and the rock band U2 connected with people so everyone wanted to gave their best efforts and align their behavior with group goals.
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Autora de livros e estudos sobre o tema, Leslie ĂŠ "estrategista-chefe" da Weber Shandwick (a S2Publicom ĂŠ empresa do grupo).
A especialista esteve no Brasil em encontros com executivos de comunicação de grandes empresas do PaĂs.
Nos eventos realizados em São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro ela falou sobre a importância da construção e dificuldades da preservação da reputação de marcas e empresas.
Confira a apresentação (em inglês).
This whitepaper will demonstrate the importance of having an effective Cross-Functional Leader, someone who can bring clarity, strategy, organization and a collaborative approach to any company. Unfortunately too few companies have either brought in someone or identified personnel that have Cross-Functional Leadership skill set, which has caused one of the most insidious problems in corporate AmericaâŚ. âWelcome to the wonderful world of AMBIGUITYâ
The current economic crisis will impact home and retirement account values for years to come, but where it may have the biggest impact is in corporate reputations, where even the most respected brands in the financial services world have seen trust for their leadership and institutions drop to all time lows.
Employee Engagement, Trust and Corporate Social ResponsibilityRich Baker
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On 4 February 2014 David MacLeod OBE and Richard Baker MBA presented a special session on Engage for Success, CSR and the importance of Trust in organisations.
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A highlight of the key employee engagement findings from the 2013 Edelman Trust Barometer and actions companies can take.
Learn more about Trust in Employee Engagement: http://edl.mn/Zat6zi
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Why is it essential to Head Teachers today
ITfC presentation at workshop of Bengaluru South 3 HMS at GHS Konapanna Agrahara on July 2015
Presentation which covers many of the points in the work I just published ("Developing Leaders in a Global Landscape") in Linkage's "Best Practices in Leadership Development Handbook". All rights reserved - please no re-publication without permission.
Employee Engagement Best Practices: Survey Process Tips to Improve Trust, Acc...Qualtrics
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To view the on-demand webinar for this presentation see the below link: https://success.qualtrics.com/survey-process-tips-watch.html?utm_source=slideshare
Measuring employee engagement can drive positive organizational change and increase revenue, retention, and overall productivity. However, mismanaging your employee engagement program can actually decrease trust, accountability, and empowerment amongst employees.
Join Qualtrics and Sarah Marrs, Employee Engagement Specialist, as we discuss common pitfalls that undermine engagement programs along with some practical tips to ensure a successful experience.
Trust is an essential element for team building, empowerment and managing virtual workplaces. Anchored in extensive behaviour research, we now know there are four key systems or sets of practices management can use to build and sustain trust. Like most change in the workplace, the initiative begins with management. The result is cultural change which will boost productivity, employee engagement and enterprise success. This 2002 presentation was part of a team building and change management program from 1997 to 2003.
How the leaders of the US Navy and the rock band U2 connected with people so everyone wanted to gave their best efforts and align their behavior with group goals.
Public Engagement: Survive and Thrive in a Bigger Society Vol. 3Edelman Digital
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The third volume of Edelmanâs annual publication, Public Engagement: Survive and Thrive in a Bigger Society, is a collection of thought pieces written by the UK team in which we continue to explore the shifting media, thought and working landscapes that we inhabit, as well as the increasingly complex relationship between businesses, brands, government, the media and society.
Reputação Corporativa: desafios e oportunidades em tempos de crisesS2Publicom
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Leslie Gaines-Ross, uma das maiores especialistas do mundo em reputação corporativa.
Autora de livros e estudos sobre o tema, Leslie ĂŠ "estrategista-chefe" da Weber Shandwick (a S2Publicom ĂŠ empresa do grupo).
A especialista esteve no Brasil em encontros com executivos de comunicação de grandes empresas do PaĂs.
Nos eventos realizados em São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro ela falou sobre a importância da construção e dificuldades da preservação da reputação de marcas e empresas.
Confira a apresentação (em inglês).
This whitepaper will demonstrate the importance of having an effective Cross-Functional Leader, someone who can bring clarity, strategy, organization and a collaborative approach to any company. Unfortunately too few companies have either brought in someone or identified personnel that have Cross-Functional Leadership skill set, which has caused one of the most insidious problems in corporate AmericaâŚ. âWelcome to the wonderful world of AMBIGUITYâ
The current economic crisis will impact home and retirement account values for years to come, but where it may have the biggest impact is in corporate reputations, where even the most respected brands in the financial services world have seen trust for their leadership and institutions drop to all time lows.
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How are leaders responding to a competitive and economic environment? IBM interviewed 1,541 CEOs, general managers and senior public sector leaders, including 105 Electronics Industry respondents.
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The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer Spring Update reveals trust in government has reached record levels amongst Britons, rising more than any other country surveyed for a special pandemic edition of the Edelman Trust Barometer released today.
The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer is the firmâs 20th annual trust and credibility survey. It measures trust across a number of institutions, sectors and geographies.
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The 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer is the firmâs 19th annual trust and credibility survey. It measures trust across a number of institutions, sectors and geographies.
The 2018 Edelman Earned Brand study reveals that nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of consumers around the world now buy on belief, a remarkable increase of 13 points since 2017. These Belief-Driven Buyers will choose, switch, avoid or boycott a brand based on where it stands on the political or social issues they care about.
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The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer is the firmâs 18th annual trust and credibility survey. It measures trust across a number of institutions, sectors and geographies.
2017 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Institutional InvestorsEdelman_UK
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The 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Institutional Investors, a survey of institutional investors who invest in global equities highlights emerging business risks and opportunities for companies, their boards, and management to build and maintain trust with the financial community.
The inaugural report reveals that roughly half of institutional investors think that most companies do not acknowledge the risks to their business from the current political climate, reflecting broader concerns raised in the Trust Barometer Global Report 2017.
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The 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer is the firmâs 17th annual trust and credibility survey. It measures trust across a number of institutions, sectors and geographies.
The 2016 EARNED BRAND study is a global online survey of 13,000 consumers in 13 countries that examines the consumer-brand relationship across 18 brand categories.
For global results see: http://www.slideshare.net/EdelmanInsights/earned-brand-2016-global-results
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The last 18 months have marked one of the most turbulent times in energy industry history. World-renowned energy expert and chairman of IHS Daniel Yergin said, âThe energy industry has never faced so many questions about what its future will look like.â In todayâs complex operating environment, the Edelman Trust BarometerTM underscores that trust is an asset that enterprises must understand and properly manage in order to be successful.
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The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer is the firmâs 15th annual trust and credibility survey. It measures trust across a number of institutions, sectors and geographies.
The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer surveyed more than 33,000 respondents with an oversample of 1,150 general population respondents ages 18 and over and 500 informed public respondents in the U.S. and China and 200 informed public respondents in all other countries representing 15 percent of the total population across 28 countries. All informed publics met the following criteria: ages 25-64, college-educated; household income in the top 25 percent for their age in their country; report significant media consumption and engagement in business news and public policy. The 2016 Trust Barometer UK Supplement was fielded from 11th â 13th January. The survey consists of 1,000 general online population with Informed Publics occurring naturally in the population sample. Additional boost samples of 250 low income households and 100 high net worth individuals have been included in the UK Supplement.Â
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It measures trust across a number of institutions, sectors and geographies
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The UK energy sector results from the 2014 Edelman Trust Barometer.
The annual Trust Barometer is the largest study of its kind, and explores rising and falling levels of trust across twenty-seven markets, and 33,000 people; considering different industry sectors; as well as the impact and perception of government, business, media and society
Following George Osborne's Budget Statement announcement, Edelman's polling shows the UK general population's sentiment towards the Budget and key political parties.
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Facebook Graph Search is the search engine inside Facebook.
You can use it to find photos, restaurants, places, and new and old friends. It works by joining up all the different data points you and all your friends have entered into Facebook and returning relevant results based on how they are all connected. For example, you can search for ârestaurants in London my friends likeâ. The algorithm uses all your friendsâ check-ins and âlikesâ related to restaurants in London to give you a list of restaurants that, if you can trust your friends, youâll like too.
This work explores the notion that SEO for Graph Search will be a battleground for companies and brands vying for the top spot in search results just like in Google.
However, there will be a difference in how Facebook determines which company, brand, or piece of content ranks better than others. I propose that each individual and brand on Facebook will have an authority score, similar to KloutÂŽ. This ultimately will mean that the value of each personâs like, or opinion, will vary.
Brands, companies, and individuals will then be judged based on the quality of their fan base, and by extension, the quality of the friends of each of their fans. How qualified a fan is will reflect how relevant the fanâs interests, personal details, such as education and place of work, and Facebook connections are to the brand.
The 14th annual Trust Barometer is the largest study of its kind, and explores rising and falling levels of trust across twenty-seven markets, and 33,000 people; considering different industry sectors; as well as the impact and perception of government, business, media and society.
In todayâs world, the growing need for insight and perspective from plugged-in individuals across the world, in real-time, is an imperative; not only is it crucial to ensuring we become better communicators, decided strategic thinkers and more inspired human beings who always remain relevant and at the fore, itâs fun to see what the world is up to!
In looking at trends and movements within different countries and how these develop and evolve, it is especially inspiring to witness the micro, grass roots activities of small communities become impactful beyond their original incarnation and alongside this, the social narrative that tells the story as these movements develop into what we call trends.
We welcome even more contributors to this issue from our offices in Brazil and Nigeria, both of whom have provided us with exciting insights into their markets and the happenings in their region.
As always, please feel free to contact us with any thoughts, questions or feedback on trend@edelman.com
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Edelmanâs annual study into Entertainment trends is now in its sixth year. The research tracks the impact of social media and new platforms on entertainment audiences in the UK and US, revealing the key issues that entertainment brands and communication professionals should consider when looking to engage audiences with content
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We know we want to create products which our customers find to be valuable. Whether we label it as customer-centric or product-led depends on how long we've been doing product management. There are three challenges we face when doing this. The obvious challenge is figuring out what our users need; the non-obvious challenges are in creating a shared understanding of those needs and in sensing if what we're doing is meeting those needs.
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1. TRUST AND LEADERSHIP
BUILDING TRUST IN LEADERSHIP
W
e all know that the a âregular employeeâ jumped by 16
communication points [see Figure One, page 36]. THE 2012 EDELMAN TRUST BAROMETER
environment This development has massive The 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer is the 12th annual trust and
has undergone implications for the way CEOs and credibility survey.
a seismic shift employees are used as spokespeople The survey consisted of 20 minute online interviews conducted
over the last decade. Anyone for their organization. As if the public from 10 October to 30 November 2011. It sampled 25,000
and everyone is now capable of relations management of the BP general population respondents, with an oversample of 5,600
producing content through a Deepwater Horizon spill hadnât already informed publics in two age groups (25â34 and 35â64) across
âcloverleafâ of traditional, social, told us, these findings clearly show that 25 countries.
hybrid and owned media. Every we can no longer rely only on the CEO More information can be found at www.edelmaneditions.
company is now a media business to be the face of the company.
According to the 2012 Edelman and every individual is now a So communicators must look for
com/2012/01/trust-barometer-2012/
publisher. new ways of connecting âregular Ⲡwww.edelmaneditions.com
Trust Barometer, regular rank- Edelmanâs 2012 Trust Barometer employeesâ with the outside world
[see box, right] shows the â building employee trust so they
and-file employees now have acceleration of one trend that holds feel able to act as willing advocates
special significance for internal for their company when they speak
more credibility than chief communicators â the diminishing with customers, friends, family and
trust in leaders and those who neighbours.
executives. Nick Howard, have traditionally held power and But the traditional ways of
influence over others. communicating with employees are
Edelmanâs Director of Employee This has partly been driven by simply not enough. Another crucial
events in the wider world â whether finding of the Trust Barometer
Engagement, explores what this itâs the inability of business leaders was that official company-issued
to tackle corruption and excess communication was distrusted by
means for Internal or the failure of political leaders employees at all levels. Only 29
to fix the economy or respond percent of executives and 21 percent
Communicators and their future to changing social tensions. Itâs of employees trusted corporate
clear that âweâ donât trust âthemâ communication. This finding is a
capabilities and responsibilities. anymore. wake-up call to communicators to
This trend has also been driven re-evaluate the trustworthiness and
by the changing expectations of effectiveness of all communication
citizens (including your employees) activities â checking them for
who, through social media, are problems with relevancy of content,
driving a new model of governance effectiveness of format or delivery,
thatâs more democratic â to or lack of opportunities for true
THINK TANK: RESEARCH, IDEAS AND paraphrase Abraham Lincoln: engagement.
OPINION INFLUENCING COMMUNICATION of the people, by the people and
AND THE WORKPLACE for the people. This makes it Building employeesâ trust in leadership
increasingly difficult for leaders The starting point for any effort to
(including your CEO) to manage rebuild trust must begin with leaders
messages and build trust. themselves. They must be better
Nick Howard is Director of Employee engaged in the business and they must
Engagement at Edelman, the worldâs largest PR
Agency with 4,400 people in 63 offices worldwide.
The importance of employee have the support they need to better
advocacy engage â and build trust â with their
Readâthisâand learn
He has over 15 yearsâ experience advising business
leaders across Europe, North America and the In the 2012 Trust Barometerâs list employees. Developing an effective
UAE. Before joining Edelman, Howard was Retail of those whom people would trust leadership engagement program is
Communication Director for Lloyds Banking Group, as a source of information about quite possibly the top priority for
where he led the successful communication of â¤What competencies Internal Communicators need to
Europeâs biggest financial services integration â their company, CEOs fell by 12 every Internal Communication team.
points, the biggest decline in 12 Doing this successfully requires build trust.
Lloyds TSB and HBOS.
years. At the same time, trust in a clear understanding of who
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2. TRUST AND LEADERSHIP
CSR AND IC
Figure One: Credible spokespeople â peers and regular employees see dramatic rise, while Figure Three: Global trust comparison â although not directly associated with
the credibility of CEOs and government officials plummets. [Adapted from original report trust in CEOs, we have included this graphic for those global organizations who
ŠEdelman, 2012.] your leaders are and how Of course, engaging leaders themselves wish to consider levels of trust among their regions. [Adapted from original report
you segment them into is only half the story. They also need to ŠEdelman, 2012.]
appropriate populations. For be supported to build trust with their
2011 2012 example, the most senior employees. Given the findings of the 2011 2012
executive team who set the Trust Barometer, itâs clear that traditional GLOBAL 55 GLOBAL 51
Academic or expert 70% Academic or expert 68% strategy will benefit from a leadership communication channels, such Brazil 80 China 76
different approach to ânext as newsletters and blogs, on their own are
Technical expert in the 64% Technical expert in the 66% UAE 78 UAE 73
company company level downâ leaders whose simply not up to the task. The most effective
Indonesia 74 Singapore 67
A person like yourself role it may be to direct the channel for helping leaders build trust is
Financial industry analyst 53% 65% +22 China 73 India 65
day-to-day efforts of all other still face-to-face so communicators should
employees. help leaders by giving them simple tools Netherlands 73 Indonesia 63
CEO 50% Regular employee 50% +16
Through a program of and materials that make it easy for them to Mexico 69 Mexico 63
NGO representative Greatest
NGO representative 47% 50% face-to-face working sessions, facilitate discussions with their teams and Singapore 67 Netherlands 61
increase since
participative conference calls put broader company messages into context. Argentina 62 Canada 58
A person like yourself 43% Financial industry analyst 46% 2004 and dedicated leadership Many companies refer to this type of India 56 Italy 56
Government official or channels, leaders should support as âengagement in a boxâ â a toolkit Italy 56 Argentina 54
43% CEO 38% -12
regulator be given the âbig pictureâ of messages and materials that leaders Canada 55 Australia 53
Regular employee Government official or 29% -14 for the company. This will receive on a regular basis to help them:
34% regulator South Korea 53 Brazil 51
broaden their perspective n Present consistent company messages
Biggest declines in Sweden 52 Sweden 49
and help them understand to employees through agreed wording
Barometer history the overall business, rather and talking points. Japan 51 U.S. 49
than just their own day-to-day n Share their own perspectives on those Australia 51 South Korea 44
Q119-126. [TRACKING] Below is a list of people. In general, when forming an opinion of a company, if you heard information about a company from each person,
how credible would the information be â extremely credible, very credible, somewhat credible, or not credible at all? (Top 2 Box, Credible: Very + Extremely responsibilities â both âlifting messages through credible storytelling Spain 51 Poland 44
Credible) Informed Publics ages 25-64 in 20 country global total (excludes Argentina, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and UAE). their headsâ from their day techniques [see the box on the right]. France 50 U.K. 41
jobs and making it easier for n Stimulate discussion about âwhat these Poland 49 Ireland 41
them to see how their work messages mean to usâ by encouraging Germany 44 France 40
directly affects business team members to share their own U.S. 42 Germany 39
Figure Two: CEO credibility returns to low of 2009. [Adapted from original report ŠEdelman, 2012.] goals. It will also allow them perspectives. U.K. 40 Spain 37
to provide input to important n Encourage decision-taking and action
Russia 40 Japan 34
business topics, helping them through interactive planning tools
100 Ireland 39 Russia 32
India China feel more involved in the based on game theory.
Japan USA business and providing the Composite score is an average of a countryâs trust in all four institutions (Business, Government, Media, NGOs). Informed Publics ages
CEO with valuable feedback There are different ways of delivering these 25-64 in 20 country global total (excludes Argentina, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and UAE) and across 23 countries.
S. Korea UK/France/Germany
80 and insight. materials, such as Edelmanâs own âExplain,
In too many organizations, Engage, Actâ approach. But whatever the
leaders are treated in the specifics of the approach, the aim should always bring the two together to create employee
Percentage (%)
same way as every other be to make things as simple as possible for the ambassadors â people who talk about the
60 employee for communication leader, allowing them to role model winning company online in a quasi-official capacity.
purposes. How often has an behaviors and build empathy and trust. Similarly, the fall in CEO credibility [see
employee in your company Figure Two] makes it more important than
40 gone to their boss with a Helping leaders and employees build trust with ever to prepare employees to advocate on their
question about an important the outside world companyâs behalf. Ambassador programs are
communication only to be Once youâve established a strong rapport and nothing new, but encouraging employees to
told: âI donât know⌠Iâve alignment internally, you can turn to empowering engage their online networks can exponentially
20 only just heard about this employees and leaders as external ambassadors, multiply their impact. And focusing on a
myselfâ? Timely âheads-upâ connecting them better with the outside world. companyâs own technical experts â who are
communication to leaders via What are practical next steps? Based on the regarded as particularly credible employees â
email, SMS text message or findings from the Trust Barometer, here are can further amplify efforts, especially during
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 a dedicated leaders intranet three immediate opportunities: a crisis. When a productâs quality or safety
site is a simple and essential comes into question, who better to address such
Year way of ensuring leaders hear 1. Empower your employees to be ambassadors via concerns than the people who designed it?
Q119-126. [A CEO of a company TRACKING] Below is a list of people. In general, when forming an opinion of a company, if you heard information about a about important business social media To successfully activate and nurture
company from each person, how credible would the information be â extremely credible, very credible, somewhat credible, or not credible at all? (Top 2 Box,
Credible: Very + Extremely Credible) Informed Publics ages 35-64 in the US, UK/France/Germany, China, India, Japan and South Korea
topics ahead of other With both employees and social media growing ambassador programs using social media, itâs
employees. in credibility, thereâs a clear opportunity to critical to establish levels of certification within
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3. TRUST AND LEADERSHIP
your organization to ensure that employees are capture customer stories and experiences and
social media-savvy and properly empowered in a then share those with the broader organization.
way that still respects boundaries. In addition to They can also increase the amount of input
certification, you should create a regular flow of generated by internal crowdsourcing of
information to your social media ambassadors innovative ideas, new products or new solutions
so they have sufficient content at their disposal based on customer feedback.
and the right channels to provide feedback to
leadership on particularly interesting actions or 3. Rebuild trust in the CEO through candid,
reactions that their discussions inspire online. meaningful dialogue
Yes, CEO credibility has decreased, but a
2. Engage employees in building customer company cannot survive or thrive without
relationships strong leadership. In a world where there are
Setting the global standard Leaders and regular employees alike point
to quality products/services and listening to
channels for every voice and cutting through
the communication clutter remains a challenge,
for Internal Communication customer needs/feedback as the top two attributes
that drive trust in a company. Since employees
many CEOs and other leaders would do well
to increase their connection to employees
heavily influence both, building a sense of shared in ways that play to their personal strengths.
ownership for the companyâs products and There are a number of actions leaders can take
customer responsiveness can lend credibility to maintain and rebuild trust with employees,
Book your place today and join the long to improvement efforts. Moreover, looking such as communicating a clear and compelling
beyond just traditional, corporate-sponsored vision, taking a conversational tone of voice,
list of communicators who have already communication (and perhaps experimenting with encouraging a culture of storytelling, engaging
transformed their day-to-day working Accredi social media as one of several channels) may help managers and employees in candid dialogue
ta
now av tion
reach employees at all levels given the current about the business, and demonstrating
distrust in official company communication. transparency, especially in the face of
lives and accelerated their careers. ailable Companies can explore ways to put simple
processes in place that allow employees to
challenging issues.
âThe most valuable training course for any internal HELPING LEADERS BUILD TRUST THROUGH STORYTELLING
communicator â should be a requirement for anyone who is
âStories persuade people by uniting an idea with an emotionâ â Robert McKee, Hollywood script doctor
responsible for Internal Comms.â Lloyds Banking Group âWhy was Solomon recognized as the wisest man in the world? Because he knew more stories than anyone elseâ â Alan Kay, Walt Disney
Helping leaders be better at storytelling is a core part of helping them be better communicators so they connect with their employees to build trust. An effective leader is able to
âThis course has been really valuable in helping redefine rephrase cold facts or complex messages into stories that resonate with employeesâ emotions and experiences.
what Internal Comms actually is, its value and how to own it This doesnât always come naturally to leaders so communicators may need to coach them. Here are three examples of the types of stories that leaders can use to build trust with their
as a function in your business. Really comprehensive and employees:
relevant.â Kelloggs n âWho I Amâ stories
Team members sometimes make automatic judgments about who leaders are. A Who I Am story gives a powerful insight into what really motivates us and is useful for new
leaders who wish to connect with their team. Who I Am stories can break down barriers, build empathy and a connection â they help team members realize that the leader is âa
âIt was ALL totally relevant and most useful.â Pfizer personâ just like them. Sometimes a Who I Am story can be used by the leader to reveal some type of flaw about themself or a mistake that theyâve made... and learned from. This
www.melcrum.com/blackbelt shows the team that the leader trusts them with this information. Revealing flaws can also make the leader more approachable, because it demonstrates that theyâre only human.
n Teaching stories
âExcellent session for reminding and reinforming ways we blackbelt@melcrum.com
It can be very hard to encourage people to follow without demonstrating. This is the domain of teaching stories. The story of âThe Boy Who Cried Wolfâ is a good example that
can do our jobs better and add value to our organizationâ EMEA: +44 (0)20 7357 8888 we all know from our childhood. This story alone has taught millions of us not to call for help unless thereâs a real need for it. Although itâs simple, like most fables, itâs done an
Coca-Cola Enterprises effective job for centuries. Stories and metaphor are powerful in this way.
USA: +1 202 393 8960 n âValues in Actionâ stories
When you see the word âintegrityâ, what do you think of? Honesty? Doing the right thing for the right reason? Every value can mean something different from person to person. So
âBrilliant â I wish I had this training two years ago!â UN FAO Asia Pacific: +61 (0)2 9222 2810 when leaders want to pass on values to their people, they should start by defining what those values mean to them. So, if a leader wants their team to demonstrate a high level of
customer service, they might tell a story or share a real experience that reveals exactly what an excellent customer experience feels like to them.
One final point on storytelling â the stories that leaders share with employees must be real, and not made up. Communicators must help leaders identify these authentic personal
stories, not conjure them from thin air.
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