Fred Youberg

Approximately 80% to 85% of people in developed regions like North America and Europe report using email. The percentage for 18- to 25-year-olds is greater than 98%. Love it or hate it, it is definitely big part of our everyday lives. Within our council, the email lines are constantly buzzing. There are staff to staff communications coordinating actions and solving problems. There is a constant stream of communication from volunteers to staff and there is also a fair amount of communication...

I would like to devote this blog space to a discussion of communication. It was George Bernard Shaw, who said "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." Communication within our council is critical and is certainly a challenge. I guess I’ll devote this first post to a description of how we are attempting to meet the communication challenges that we have within the council. We have a Communications Group comprised of volunteers and paid staff who...