First I’d like to start by sending out a BIG THANKS to the group for the successful completion of our 2010 financial audit! PricewaterhouseCoopers has officially signed off on our financials and we’re ready to pass the documentation along to the next step: formatting and preparing the annual report.
As you know, getting a passing mark from the auditors is one the groups goals for the year. It is also an essential part of being able to market our financial credibility as a business. Although this task goes seemingly unnoticed to the rest of the company every year it is because this group performs well together and gets the job done where it matters.
As an indication of this accomplishment we’ll be going to lunch this Wednesday with the CEO. As a heads up he’ll probably be looking for input and suggestions to help improve next year’s audit and other general goals for the group. Start thinking of questions or suggestions you may have for him on Wednesday.
Thanks, and keep up the good work group!
Good message! I would be very pleased to receive this email and would thoroughly enjoy going to lunch on Wednesday with the CEO to celebrate that accomplishment. I think you did a good job using the SUCCESs tips to make the core of the message stick.
ReplyDeleteI liked the informality, BIG THANKS, in your message, Bill although I don't know if it would be accepted by all employees or not. Personally, I find it helpful to make the message stick. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBrief and to the point. You managed in a short statement to thank the employees, announce the success of the financial audit, explain the importance of the task and announce another event (the lunch).
ReplyDeleteIf I were an employee here I would understand what we accomplished and how.Simple and to the point.
ReplyDeleteI also like the reward of the lunch with the CEO! Very creditable
Hi Bill,
ReplyDeleteIn the past, I heard of many other types of audit such as Environmental, Quality etc. Financial audit is probably does not get noticed to the whole company as you mentioned. At least, I know in my company our financial audits is conducted by our corporate office which I still see as an internal audit.
But to exhibit company's financial credibility I noticed there are two methods, one is publishing company's financial statement in quarterly review (Yahoo or Google finance page are good source to find these) and maintaining good credit rating. I think if my company continues to pay on time then there are some third party companies who publish good credit ratings for our company. Our suppliers check our credit rating through these third party auditors to decide whether they want to do business with us or no or may want to change in billing cycles. Probably, I see this second part as some sort of financial auditing but I guess it is not exactly same as yours. May be it depends on the nature of the business and company.
Nice work Bill. Your message was very simple and direct, which is great in making it stick. Your BIG THANKS, combined with lunch with the CEO, is sure to make the employees know their work is appreciated.
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ReplyDeleteYour message certainly emphasizes just how proud you appear to be with your employees. The fact that you opened the message with a capitalized BIG THANKS and closed the message by reminding them to keep up the good work lets them know that they are performing up to your expectations. I also think lunch with the CEO helps employees feel appreciated. While I always see the CEO at my company, I know many individuals rarely interact with their company’s CEO. Your statement was simple and straightforward. I think this message would certainly “stick”(stay)in the minds of employees at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Bill, this is a solid announcement to a targetted audience that will no doubt encourage them. Nothing like a little visibility and approval for work well done.
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