Week Three Learning Log - Sections Three and Four: SHRM Post and Feedback

Section Three:  SHRM Connect

As I worked through this weeks' assignments and read the material, I thought about the credit union I work for and communication audits.  I have worked for many sized companies, from multi-national to a single office with a half dozen employees.  My question for the discussion board surrounded the question of what methods would work best with what sized corporations, and how would the size affect the effectiveness?  The post is below.

http://community.shrm.org/communities/viewdiscussions/viewthread/?GroupId=19&MID=31576

Section Four:  SHRM Feedback

While I did not receive feedback from weeks one and two questions, I received a great response to the above question.  The response stated that small or medium-sized company communication audits would definitely be different than those of a large company, and suggested that a town meeting seems more appropriate for a small company where everyone could come together and share their ideas and communicate.   I completely agree with this feedback. 

A town meeting would be ineffective with a company of thousands of employees. Methods to complete a communication audit should be based on the size of the company and the information that company is trying to gather and obtain.  I would suggest that a survey would be more appropriate for large company rather than a town meeting.  I work for a smaller company, and town meetings appear to be the most effective method of communication for us.