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The article presents a case study of how the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), a professional organisation in Great Britain, provides support to the development of effective leaders in the private and public sector. Topics discussed include the factors that trigger organisational change, the management of problems during the transition, and the hindrances to change. Also provided is information on the significant role of communication in the transition process and key decision making.

Communication is the process of one party transmitting a message to a receiving party, who then responds. Skilled communicators, however, are aware of the steps underlying this process: The sender encodes the message so that it can be transmitted in oral, written, electronic, or nonverbal form. The receiver must then decode the message to interpret it. Nonverbal communication is a key part of encoding, and it plays a significant role in the total communications process between individuals -- several findings indicate that 65 to 70 percent of social meaning is conveyed by nonverbal communications (De Meuse & Erffmeyer, 1994). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As social media tools become embedded in everyday life, companies must decide how to develop the social media competency among employees. They also must determine how social media skills will be used to achieve business goals. The social media competency can be an important tool for internal and external communication, community-building, marketing, and education. However, this competency is more complex than traditional communication competencies. It requires focus and alignment with specific goals, as well as clear understanding of boundaries and corporate privacy expectations. In addition to strong writing, reading, listening, and relating skills, individuals must develop the ability to communicate in new styles and use good judgment in addressing different audiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents several pieces of advice on how to talk down an angry employee, how to communicate, and how to resolve the underlying problem.

The article presents several legal briefs including need for employers to clearly communicate their policies and rules, then enforce them uniformly; documenting employee requested transfer; and offering medical treatment as a reasonable accommodation.

The article presents a case study on the brand and corporate reputation maintained by American soft drinks company Coca-Cola Co. from sponsoring football games at various levels. It examines the marketing opportunities for the brand offered by football, the main purpose of communication and some barriers to good communication. It also suggests ways of making effective communication and the process of evaluating its effectiveness.

The article presents a case study of FKI multinational group of companies, specifically on the issue associated to communications. An overview of the communication strategies of companies like Clarkson Osborn, Whipp & Bourne Ltd. and Bristol Babcock Inc. is provided. The tasks and activities of the companies in their communication system are also discussed.

The article focuses on the considerations in the U.S. presidential transition period. Topics discussed include an outline of the basis of the decision making in the new administration, the demand of foreign policy and national security for enhanced communication and cooperation between administrations, and the modern activities in presidential transition.

The article reports on the improvement of staff productivity at Eurodata Systems through the implementation of the Microsoft Unified Communications solution. It integrates telephony and multimedia with Microsoft software to make possible improved project collaboration, allowing users to better control communications and personal workflow. The company is also launching unified communication strategies to reap the benefit of reductions in operational costs and improvements to service quality.

The article focuses on the movement of businesses towards real-time data and apply it for more adaptive decision-making given the growth of fringe business intelligence (BI) areas. It is noted that all technologies around BI space are intended to make decision-making more relevant to the business. Thus, businesses can build up a more accurate picture of what happened if they take data collected and apply to a process.

The article shares tips to resolve conflicts in the business including identifying the cause of the conflict, encouraging communication, and setting and making goals achievable.

A reprint of the article "Adidas worker hotline bridges communication gap" by Katie Smith, which appeared in the online resource' April 15, 2015 issue, is presented.

A labour market risk report on Pakistan is presented. It talks about the impact of the massive emigration of business people and educated Pakistanis on Pakistan's labour market and domestic demand. Businesses are advised to institute local training programmes for some types of skilled labour as a preparation for potential labour shortages. The report stresses the importance of communicating regularly with affected workers to businesses participating in privatisations.

The article focuses on the benefits of monitoring voice capability on a wireless network to business enterprise. AirMagnet Inc. recently launched its AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer which provides automatic analysis and tracks the quality of voice on encrypted wireless network. It directly identifies the source of problems, enabling enterprises to confidently implement and administer voice capability over a WiFi infrastructure.