Comments on: How To Get Traction With Leaders And Employees On Business Strategy http://www.marciaxenitelis.com/blog/how-to-get-traction-with-leaders-and-employees-on-business-strategy Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:30:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marcia http://www.marciaxenitelis.com/blog/how-to-get-traction-with-leaders-and-employees-on-business-strategy/comment-page-1#comment-528 Marcia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:30:06 +0000 http://www.marciaxenitelis.com/blog/?p=157#comment-528 Hi Kathy, Thank you for your question. The best way to find out what employees are thinking and why is to conduct focus groups. And it is always best to conduct them with employees at the same level and if possible from the same area that way you can see if their view on a topic is unique to their particular location. You can find out more detailed information on employee research using focus groups by <a href="http://www.repositioningemployeecommunication.com/" rel="nofollow">clicking here</a>. Hi Kathy,

Thank you for your question. The best way to find out what employees are thinking and why is to conduct focus groups. And it is always best to conduct them with employees at the same level and if possible from the same area that way you can see if their view on a topic is unique to their particular location. You can find out more detailed information on employee research using focus groups by clicking here.

]]> By: Kathy Mellon http://www.marciaxenitelis.com/blog/how-to-get-traction-with-leaders-and-employees-on-business-strategy/comment-page-1#comment-515 Kathy Mellon Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:56:03 +0000 http://www.marciaxenitelis.com/blog/?p=157#comment-515 Thank you for your well thought out article. You have defined quite a few of the problems Change Managers. I also know from experience that engaging the upper level employees with well laid out plans, i.e. deadlines & milestones, is imperative to getting the lower level employees to conform to the new changes. As workers look to their superiors for direction, upper /mid level employee’s attitudes are imperative to a successful change. I would like to know more about how to find out what groups of employees are thinking and why. Kathy Mellon Thank you for your well thought out article.
You have defined quite a few of the problems Change Managers.

I also know from experience that engaging the upper level employees with
well laid out plans, i.e. deadlines & milestones, is imperative to getting the lower level employees to conform to the new changes.

As workers look to their superiors for direction, upper /mid level employee’s attitudes are imperative to a successful change.

I would like to know more about how to find out what groups of employees are thinking and why.

Kathy Mellon

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