Good piece on the front of today's Globe & Mail Careers section, by Alexandra Edmiston - principal of boutique agency Media Image.

"...top leaders...understand that powerful cumunications skills are not a warm-and-fuzzy evil but vital to their success. Regular, effective communication from the top can enhance employee pride, offer inspiration and directly correlates to employee satisfaction and retention."

Alix sets out seven simple, constructive steps to improve executive communications. It's the sort of straightforward stuff any communications pro would nod sagely at and mumble "true, true..." - but it's well worth saying, nonetheless, and well said in this piece.

My only gripe with the article is that there's one particular word sadly conspicuous by its absence.

Blog, Alix – get your CEOs to blog.