What it is…
There are many different communication trends that are different than in the past. The world is changing. People are changing and our priorities have changed. In the past most woman did not work, and just stayed home with their children. Now a days woman do work, some hold jobs very high up in the corporate latter. There is business done in different countries, which causes diversity, and people to network. This is one reason why communication trends have changed.
Different Trends
Globalization
Diversity
Flexibility
Flat
Networked
In my blog I am going to concentrate on three of the trends I think are most important, globalization, diversity, and flexibility.
Globalization
Globalization is a main trend because of the cross country business deals, meetings, and expanded corporations. McDonalds is one of the biggest corporations that have done this. McDonalds has products in different countries that appeal to the culture in that particular country.
Diversity
In the workplace there are major diversities. Even in our class there are many different ethnic groups. This is a trend that we must get used to considering we must know the difference between our cultures to be able to communicate effectively. Even non-verbal actions mean different things between different cultures. In knowing the definitions of certain actions of the diverse employees you are working with will give an advantage to your organization. If your organization does not know how to communicate effectively between the different diversities, your organization will have a hard time succeeding.
Flexibility
Flexibility is an awesome thing that an organization can offer to their employees. Flexibility can include the amount and time of hours per week or day of working, the amount of work you do yourself and the amount of work you share with another employee. Another example of flexibility is when an organization offers a workout facility, meals or a hair salon within the organization. The company Google does all of those and also allows their employees to bring their dogs to work. This is a great example of an organization that flourishes with flexibility.
Work Experiences
When I was working in my internship at Prodigal Media, they were very flexible with my class schedule. I would work only 4 hours a day 5 days a week. They let me come in when I would like depending on my class schedule, and the amount of homework I had per week. This type of flexibility was a organization wide schedule, everyone in the organization can pick their hours. The employees work a lot more efficient when they can pick their hours.
Also at this internship we were able to go to lunch together and discuss projects. The reason why we were able to leave the office and go to a paid lunch together was to get our creative juices flowing. This is a very important aspect in a creative workplace.
With my graduate assistant position I am able for the most part to leave and go to lunch whenever I would like. I also can go home whenever I would need to. I think this is good because I tend not to over indulge in this. I want to be at work, so it works out that I am there, but it is nice to know that I can leave whenever I would like.
Other links:
In this article it explains all of the aspects of flexibility in the workplace. Flexibility is a great way to keep your employees happy and wanting to work at your organization.
http://www.familiesandwork.org/3w/tips/downloads/companies.pdf
This link shows how IBM incorporates different countries into their internet website. It is a good way to actually see the globalization in action.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/lwwcm-global/
There are many different communication trends that are different than in the past. The world is changing. People are changing and our priorities have changed. In the past most woman did not work, and just stayed home with their children. Now a days woman do work, some hold jobs very high up in the corporate latter. There is business done in different countries, which causes diversity, and people to network. This is one reason why communication trends have changed.
Different Trends
Globalization
Diversity
Flexibility
Flat
Networked
In my blog I am going to concentrate on three of the trends I think are most important, globalization, diversity, and flexibility.
Globalization
Globalization is a main trend because of the cross country business deals, meetings, and expanded corporations. McDonalds is one of the biggest corporations that have done this. McDonalds has products in different countries that appeal to the culture in that particular country.
Diversity
In the workplace there are major diversities. Even in our class there are many different ethnic groups. This is a trend that we must get used to considering we must know the difference between our cultures to be able to communicate effectively. Even non-verbal actions mean different things between different cultures. In knowing the definitions of certain actions of the diverse employees you are working with will give an advantage to your organization. If your organization does not know how to communicate effectively between the different diversities, your organization will have a hard time succeeding.
Flexibility
Flexibility is an awesome thing that an organization can offer to their employees. Flexibility can include the amount and time of hours per week or day of working, the amount of work you do yourself and the amount of work you share with another employee. Another example of flexibility is when an organization offers a workout facility, meals or a hair salon within the organization. The company Google does all of those and also allows their employees to bring their dogs to work. This is a great example of an organization that flourishes with flexibility.
Work Experiences
When I was working in my internship at Prodigal Media, they were very flexible with my class schedule. I would work only 4 hours a day 5 days a week. They let me come in when I would like depending on my class schedule, and the amount of homework I had per week. This type of flexibility was a organization wide schedule, everyone in the organization can pick their hours. The employees work a lot more efficient when they can pick their hours.
Also at this internship we were able to go to lunch together and discuss projects. The reason why we were able to leave the office and go to a paid lunch together was to get our creative juices flowing. This is a very important aspect in a creative workplace.
With my graduate assistant position I am able for the most part to leave and go to lunch whenever I would like. I also can go home whenever I would need to. I think this is good because I tend not to over indulge in this. I want to be at work, so it works out that I am there, but it is nice to know that I can leave whenever I would like.
Other links:
In this article it explains all of the aspects of flexibility in the workplace. Flexibility is a great way to keep your employees happy and wanting to work at your organization.
http://www.familiesandwork.org/3w/tips/downloads/companies.pdf
This link shows how IBM incorporates different countries into their internet website. It is a good way to actually see the globalization in action.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/lwwcm-global/
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