Communication Is Not A Soft Skill
A CEO announces on a Friday that an all-hands meeting will take place on Monday. The topic is "a reorganization." All those hands spend the weekend wondering about their futures. At least they weren't wondering while they were on the clock. Perhaps that was the thinking behind sending the email on Friday. Monday comes, the crowd assembles, and the CEO takes the mic. "It's been a tough few years! A lot of change has occurred but the good news is, we are profitable. In order to stay that way and satisfy our shareholders, we will be making some changes. We'll go forward with our normal annual review process but unfortunately, there isn't any budget for increases this year. But everyone keep up the good work! It's a tough job market out there and the best defense is a good offense. I'm going to end this meeting early so you get some time back! That's all for now." The Slack messages fly. No one knows what's next. Not much