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Whether you have three or 300 team members, internal communications<\/a> are critical to the success of your company.<\/p>\n

Achieving corporate objectives cannot be done without ensuring all of your staff members are on board with what needs to be done and how it should be done; however, conveying pertinent company-wide messages to employees is just one side of the coin.<\/p>\n

Employees must know which channels are available to them to relay their opinions, comments, and suggestions to upper management. Likewise, upper management should provide them with consistent support and encouragement in doing so.<\/p>\n

Organize your internal communication channels in such a way that they allow for proper management of employee feedback.<\/p>\n

Why are Internal Communication Channels Important?<\/h3>\n

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The focal point of your internal communication plan should be your staff. How they get the information they need to do their jobs, as well as the tools they use to communicate with each other should be in direct connection with gathering and analyzing their feedback.<\/p>\n

Internal communication best practices<\/a> are those that give your employees a voice and make them feel as though you value their ideas. Depending on the size of your organization, you may or may not have an internal communication specialist or department in charge of making this communication happen. However, there should always be a unified action plan that includes employee feedback management, and then oversees its execution.<\/p>\n

No matter how you choose to go about it, you will need a solid structure in place for your company\u2019s internal communication channels. Apart from simplifying day-to-day tasks, especially for remote or hybrid teams, these channels should be the main touchpoints for employee feedback and its subsequent management.<\/p>\n

At the very least, the tools you choose for your team\u2019s internal communications should include a dedicated platform or space for deliverables, timetables and deadlines, project statuses, and a list of all personnel within the company\u2019s hierarchy. Access to these elements is essential for all employees, regardless of the department or type of work they do.<\/p>\n

By interlinking these elements in one place (or platform), you can easily direct people to a feedback section where they can refer to those elements as prompts for any comments or suggestions they may have, at any point during the year.<\/p>\n

Audit Your Current Internal Communication Channels<\/h3>\n

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The goal of all internal communication channels is to facilitate smooth interaction between your workers and your company. To have these channels work to their full potential, you must design them in such a way that employees want to engage with them.<\/p>\n

Doing an audit of your current internal communication<\/a> channels means taking a look at how your existing channels are doing. Gathering feedback on the channels your workers find useful \u2014 or, more markedly, which channels they do not use frequently \u2014 is what will inform your internal communication channel audit.<\/p>\n

For example, many companies rely on their intranet for the bulk of their internal communication needs. Let\u2019s say your company is one of them \u2014 though the following applies to any other channel you may currently use as your main one for internal comms.<\/p>\n

The first step is to assess how many workers use the intranet at all. If you discover that only a handful of them do, you\u2019ll need to reconsider how this particular channel fits (or doesn\u2019t fit) into your team\u2019s internal comms environment. Does it feel too outdated to use? Do the people in charge of updating it do so regularly? How easy is it to navigate?<\/p>\n

To encourage workers to use the intranet (or your preferred internal comms channel), you may need to take time to redesign it. This redesign cannot happen overnight, so make sure to ask your staff what they would like to see improve.<\/p>\n

Emails and newsletters<\/a> can serve as reminders of where helpful resources can be found on the intranet, how to access personal profiles and give feedback, and other tidbits relevant to your team (more on that later).<\/p>\n

Develop a Sound Employee Feedback System<\/h3>\n

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To foster a work culture based on continuous feedback, you should motivate workers to express their opinions throughout the course of their career at your company.<\/p>\n

Consider the many milestones and phases that each employee goes through during their \u201ctenure.\u201d Then, make a list of instances where their input provides you with relevant and objective insights into your operations.<\/p>\n

The following are some recommended times to request feedback from an employee:<\/p>\n