Most of us crave closure and clarity in the workplace, Leighton added, and a lone “hey” feels too open-ended. Some online have noted that hey hanging is more common among baby boomers, and Leighton ...

“Hey” ― with no other text or context accompanying it ― suggests that the sender is waiting for a little chitchat before getting to their point. And “hey” with no follow-up or with a heavy pause? That ...

When I began my business journey, I naturally gravitated toward understanding the business world through collecting information. Being an academic researcher, I dissected both scientific and ...

Communication is the smartest investment organizations can make to improve performance, culture, and leadership.

It’s Monday morning, and your team meeting is already off track. Your manager is running through a rapid-fire list of updates—half of which are news to most people in the room. You’ve been trying to ...

Confusing communication could cost your company — but the right emojis could help. In a new survey from software development company Atlassian, more than a third of respondents — knowledge workers ...

Q: How does creativity influence and shape communication in a workplace? A: Creativity, or lack thereof, influences every part of a workplace, including communication. When we think of communication ...

When you’re at the top of an organization, it can be difficult to get an accurate snapshot of how your company functions lower down the corporate ladder. Many leaders have a false sense of how their ...

In the digital age, there have never been more channels for people to express their views—and their disagreements. But what if we could debate without division? Or discuss controversial subjects ...

Many things irk people about the way modern companies operate. Workplace communication tools and so-called enterprise social media platforms are among the low-stakes but high-impact bugbears. Reading ...

Three letters. One syllable. It may seem like an innocuous enough message, but in digital workspaces such as Slack or Google Chat, few words or phrases are as anxiety-inducing as a simple “hey.” And ...