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Information overload and the role of internal communicators

Organizations are waking up to the alarming increase in information overload and drop in productivity among their staff. According to RescueTime, an organization which analyses computer use behavior, a typical information worker who sits at a computer all day turns to his e-mail programme more than 50 times and uses instant messaging 77 times.The research also […]

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New media success tips for the management education community

The management education community (students, placement professionals and leaders) can derive immense benefits from new media/social media/Web 2.0 and its popularity. Rising interest in new media coupled with faster, cheaper access to the internet has fueled opportunities for interactivity, community and brand building. But, awareness of how new media impacts our personal and professional lives is […]

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Listen to a podcast on new media and internal communication

  Welcome to my first podcast on my blog!  http://aniisu.podbean.com/2008/06/17/podcast-on-new-media-and-internal-communication/ In this podcast, I summarize the implications of new media influence on internal communications and provide a strategy for managers to leverage opportunities to their advantage. The views from this podcast are from a workshop conducted on the same subject in 2007.   Below are some starter-kit […]

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Employee videos from India on You Tube

My new found interest in YouTube got me searching for employee videos to understand how organizations in India express themselves online.   The results returned some fascinating clips…sharing my favorites below.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynfg27tErNU (Frito Lay’s referral program)   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTXL5Z6EZQs&feature=related (Thought Works, a day in the life of a developer)   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV4RXX6Zer4 (Swipe Out – a […]

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The role of internal communicators – support staff or strategic advisors?

I was intrigued by a recent advertisement from a mining major in India seeking a manager for corporate communications. The expectations were to ‘support’, ‘manage’, ‘edit’ and ‘publish’ communication like newsletters and work to internal group requirements! And this was for a managerial role. Interestingly, the application required to have work experience between 5-10 years while […]