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Benefits of Communication Training for Businesses

Strategy Driven

Transparent communication kindles trust, eliminating confusion, while active listening sparks meaningful dialogue and tailors solutions. McKinsey & Company’s report underscores that robust client communication strategies breed customer retention and positive referrals. Tailor your choice accordingly.

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The Energy Efficiency of Trust & Vulnerability

Mills Scofield

CS : The Industrial Revolution was based on achieving efficiency by scale through replication – a frozen goal in a static context. Technology does not do much in a complex interaction (per McKinsey´s articles on interaction). At BIF8, Brandon Barnett gave a great story about the difference between complicated and complex.

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How GM Uses Social Media to Improve Cars and Customer Service

Harvard Business Review

In 1933, General Motors President and CEO Alfred Sloan established the automobile industry’s first full-time consumer research department under the direction of Henry “Buck” Weaver, a pioneer in market-based decision making. Be active listeners.

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