Thursday, February 6, 2014

Communication Strategies

Spray & Pray: Passive receivers are showered with information
Tell & Sell: A restricted set of messages with explanations for importance and relevance
Underscore & Explore: Give-and-take strategy for communicating key issues
Identify & Reply: Responding to employee concerns about prior communications
Withhold & Uphold: Telling employees only what they need to know when you think they need to know it

Clampitt’s Communication Strategy Continuum

 Seeking a Middle-Ground Communication Strategy

  Avoid Spray & Pray and Withhold & Uphold.
  Use Tell & Sell and Identify & Reply sparingly.
  Use Underscore & Explore as much as possible.
Merging Communication Strategies and Media Richness: Managers need to select the richest medium possible when employing Tell & Sell, Identify & Reply, and Underscore & Explore strategies.
The Grapevine: The grapevine is the unofficial and informal communication system in an organization.

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