April 25, 2018

Episode #26: Are You Ready for the Employee Activist?

22 minutes

Here’s a new topic that Sharon Phillips and I have been exploring: employee activists. In this podcast, we defined employee activists as those who vigorously advocate for their companies and leadership to support or oppose a cause or issue.

After learning that Google’s employees sent a petition to their CEO, I recently wrote a blog about employee activists on LinkedIn, which sparked a great conversation. Here are just a few topics we discussed:

The power of employees’ voice — and why they’re not afraid to use it

Why employee activists are different than employee ambassadors

Weber Shandwick’s study on employee activists’ profiles

Povaddo’s study on the rise of employee activism in the workplace

How communicators can respond

And much more.

And we expect the employee activist will only increase. Just imagine those Parkland students entering our workforce in a matter of years. Sharon and I believe this will greatly affect crisis and employee communications. Do you?

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