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Appreciated by thousands of thoughtful students, successful managers, and aspiring senior leaders around the world Communicating for Managerial Effectiveness skillfully integrates theory, research, and real-world case studies into models designed to guide thoughtful responses to complex communication issues. The highly anticipated Sixth Edition builds on the strategic principles and related tactics highlighted in previous editions to show readers how to add value to their organizations by communicating more effectively. Author Phillip G. Clampitt (Blair Endowed Chair of Communication at the University of Wisconsin—Green Bay) addresses common communication problems experienced in organizations, including: • Communicating about major changes spanning organizational boundaries • Selecting the proper communication technologies • Transforming data into knowledge • Addressing ethical dilemmas • Providing useful performance feedback • Structuring and using robust decision-making practices • Cultivating the innovative spirit • Building a world-class communication system Have You Ever Formulated a Response to Someone’s Idea Before the Person Finishes Speaking? Watch a video from the author now.
Communicating about Change
Communicating about Change
There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things. For the reformer has enemies in all those who profit from the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit from the new order, this lukewarmness arising partly from the incredibility of anything new until they have had actual experience of it.
Failure is never fatal, but failure to change might be.
Most organizations are far more adept at evaluating their financial position than they are at measuring the effectiveness of their change efforts. Perhaps executives find it easier to manage budgets and measure rates of return than to ...
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