Employee communications go down the drain
New media applications are popping up everywhere. On subway straphangers. Inside elevators. Over the dentist’s chair. Over the urinal.
Normally reserved for beer ads, dating services and condom come-ons, the bathroom has been co opted by one government agency. Mark Anderson, a manager with Workforce Safety & Insurance, the workers’ compensation agency in North Dakota, has put in place the “Info To-Let” - a clear plastic sleeve mounted on the bathroom walls, over the urinals, and in the stalls themselves.
The sleeves are used to pass along internal communications messages, including soliciting suggestions for employee of the month and announcements about the Christmas party.
“Basically, we just try to keep employees ‘flush’ with the news of the organization so they get a ‘handle’ on everything,” Armstrong laughs …
“We just completed a survey this month, and the vast majority of respondents—89 percent—found ‘Info To-Let’ to be either highly effective, effective, or were neutral in their opinion,” he says. “Only 11 percent of employees found it to be ineffective.” (Ragan)
