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Take the 4th Annual Global Intranet Strategies Survey and Get Insights You Can Use

In my career, I have had the opportunity to lead and be a part of four company-wide portals and intranets. I am convinced of the power of this collaborative  internal communication tool to improve productivity, enhance engagement and connect stakeholders. With the advent of social media tools and technologies, integrating newer ideas for the benefit […]

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How Internal Communicators Can Lead Your Organization’s Social Networking Beginning

Planning to get your organization on the social media map? There are factors which I learnt along the way that is needed to get completely immersed. Read more about the do’s and don’ts of kick-starting your firm’s social media communication. Understand also how you can leverage internal communication context and content. The power of social […]

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Re-branding of Satyam weighs in on ‘values’ and ‘internal expertise’

Quite interestingly, the re-branding of Satyam as Mahindra Satyam takes cues from ‘within’ – relying heavily on values and inherent strengths. This amplifies the role of internal communication and branding on how employees and external stakeholders perceive the company’s image. Also important to note the emphasis on ‘internal’ attributes which the new entity defines as […]

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Internal Branding and the Employee Experience – Stick to the Basics

In today’s Times of India edition (June 10, 2009), Amitabh Kant, the architect of two of India’s well known tourism campaigns (Kerala’s ‘God’s Own Country’ and Incredible India) shared his thinking on branding in an interview. His articulation of branding and travel experience made me draw a parallel with how internal communicators can benefit by […]

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Is the value of internal communication dependent on the quality of the people who represent it?

A comment in a research report ‘Developing tomorrow’s Internal Communications Professionals, Liam FitzPatrick and Hamish Haynes’ (Working: May 2004) citing recruitment specialist Watson Helsby got me thinking. This is how it read: “The internal communications role has not attracted enough high caliber individuals. Inevitably, the perceptions of the value of internal communications are intrinsically intertwined […]

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Effective Employee Communication Key In Rallying Workforce around Company Goals

Yet another survey on the economic environment! This one gives a sense of how leaders perceive the slowdown and its impact Mercer – AIMA pulse survey report on the implications of economic environment on talent management was conducted on April 2009 with C-suite and key decision makers. Six questions ranging from hiring, M&A, compensation and […]