Why and How to Identify Perception Gaps About The Workplace

Large differences in how employers and employees view the job experiences of workers can lead to crisis situations at companies and government agencies. In this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute,” find out how to identify those perception gaps before it is too late.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:08):
Big differences in how employers and employees see workplace related
issues could lead to a crisis for many organizations. Welcome
back to another Crisis Management Minute. WHYM Edward Siegel, author
of Crisis Ahead and The Crisis Casebook. I'm also a
Leadership Strategies senior contributor for Forbes dot com. Are there

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perception gaps at your organization about productivity, employee well being
and other matters? To know for sure, executive should conduct
periodic surveys of employees and managers. Then, based on the
results of the research, steps can be taken to help
bridge the gaps. But don't ignore big differences and how
executives and employees view job related topics. Otherwise you'll run

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the risk of creating simmering internal problems that could boil
over into something much worse. That's it for this edition
of the Crisis Management Minute. Be sure to come back
next week for more advice on how to prepare for
and manage a crisis, or subscribe to The Crisis Management
Minute wherever you get your podcasts. Remember, it's not a

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matter of if your organization will have a crisis, but
when and the sooner you're prepared for it. The better