How to Implement Watson Wyatt Hierarchy of Effective Communication in Your Company

4. "Enlist a volunteer army." Once the guiding coalition has developed the vision, its members should provide extensive communications about how the change will improve the business and how those improvements will benefit employees. Key elements in effective communications include simplicity, use of examples, multiple forums, repetition, explanation of apparent inconsistencies and two-way communication. The group should model the behavior expected of employees.

Experts estimate that effective communication strategies can double employees' acceptance of change. However, often companies focus solely on tactics such as channels, messages and timing while failing to do a contextual analysis and consider the audience. Some of the specific communication pitfalls and possible remedies for them are the following:

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