If you have employees spread across the country, state, or even just across town, what is a proven list of cost-effective strategies you can use to ensure your cultural values are maintained and that communication remains strong?
During our webinar on maintaining community in a virtual workplace last month, our 2006 Best Boss, Tim Keenan, shed some light on this, based on his experience presiding over High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi), a 325-employee firm based in Virginia that assists the U.S. Government in super-computing needs that range from science to defense and national security.
Tim has learned a lot in just a few years as president of HPTi, having assumed the role in 2003 after his partner and former CEO was killed in a tragic plane crash.
In transitioning from COO to CEO and expanding the business, Tim boiled down his advice for other small business leaders who need to keep employee communication at a premium as follows:
- Listen
- Be inquisitive
- Be shameless
- Be relentless
- Be creative
Hear more on each of these points from Tim's closing segment of his presentation from our September 2008 webinar:
What would you add to Tim's list that are part of your strategies when it comes to workplace team building and employee engagement best practices to foster open communication?
