The Daily Stat: Nothing Like an In-Person Meeting When Talking About Pay

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile JANUARY 13, 2010 Nothing Like an In-Person Meeting When Talking About Pay Some 78% of companies have increased their electronic communication with employees over the past two years, and many are planning to use more social media in the coming year, according to a Towers Watson survey of 328 companies globally. But 73% of employers still think staff meetings are best for informing workers about changes in business performance, and 58% still prefer face-to-face meetings when it comes to talking about pay. Source: Towers Watson Share Today's Stat: RELATED PRODUCT Manager's Guide to Face-to-Face Communication Special Collection — Save 50% It's easy to be lulled into thinking that face-to-face communication skills are no longer important. If you're anything like today's typical manager, you communicate mainly through email and voicemail — and have complicated business relationships with people you've never laid eyes on. But what happens when you need to conduct a delicate performance review, hammer out a tough negotiation, or persuade your skeptical boss to approve funding for a project? ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: LATEST POSTS Finding Inspiration in Cereal Thanks, Gen X, for the Conversation Has the Recession Made Your Life Simpler? The iTunes Effect and the Future of Content Get the latest posts every morning! PREVIOUS STATS Smaller Raises in 2010, but Fewer Freezes Merging Sales Forces Is a Key Step in M&A Emerging-Market Consumers Like Green Products Executives' Grim Outlook Is Only Short-Term Cell Phones and Green Products Seen As a Boon Single People Become Bigger Force in Real Estate Market How Many Doctors — and What Kind? Travel Expected to Stay Steady at Best in 2010 Most Countries Beset by Corruption No Increase in Pesticides in Corn Belt Rivers GIVE THE GIFT OF SUCCESS Send your colleagues and friends a subscription to Harvard Business Review. Order today » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Publishing. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Publishing Email Newsletter Preference Center. Copyright © 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 1-800-545-7685 (617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)