Posted AT 5:11 AM EDT on 29/03/06
Keep employees in loop
VIRGINIA GALT
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail
Readers of HardHat Highlights, the house organ at Edmonton-based PCL Constructors Inc., get quarterly updates on the status of various construction projects across the country in addition to tales about the prize salmon their colleagues have landed.
Senior executives hold "fireside chats" twice a year to discuss financial results with employees, and an internal company website keeps everyone posted on day-to-day developments.
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