While surveys are one among the popular ways to gauge employee sentiment and feedback how we share the results and findings makes the difference between action and apathy. Very often we get caught up with in getting our surveys to be statistically significant by focusing on participation or persuading leaders to up the number of […]
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12 Ways to Build Your Team's Presence Internally
As internal communicators it is crucial to engage consistently with stakeholders and demonstrate value and commitment. If you are looking at ways to enhance your team’s presence internally look up the following recommendations. My article – 12 Ways to Build Your Team’s Presence Internally is available on PR Moment’s website at: http://www.prmoment.in/1076/12-ways-to-build-your-communications-teams-presence-internally.aspx Interested in your thoughts.
Does Gifting During Festive Seasons Improve Engagement?
Receiving a Diwali gift during this festive season is something most staff in India based organizations look forward to. Many organizations do so as an annual exercise irrespective of the state of the economy and most vouch that it does have a positive impact on engagement. Or at least in how staff perceive the organization […]
It’s all About the Message..and the Simple Stuff
What we say and how we act combine to create messages that are retained by audiences who receive them. Messages, both direct and indirect, when delivered consistently can build culture, improve connection, raise awareness and drive engagement. When our world continues to evolve and get more complex it is often the simple stuff that matters. […]
How Can Organizations Communicate Tolerance and Harmony at Work?
India recently witnessed one of its worst fears unfolding with threats and rumor mongering leading to an exodus of a community from cities. Some anti-social elements spread rumors and threatened sections of a community via social media and short-service message service. The fear created an uneasy feeling across the nation and by the time leaders […]
‘Zero E-mail’ and Change Management: An Internal Communication Opportunity?
There are reports of Atos, a French organization planning to do away with e-mail in the near future. That near future is around the corner. The CEO has stated that after 2014 none of their 80000 employees will be exchanging e-mails. Ambitious? Crazy? Impossible? Intriguing? I have been thinking about what this change means for […]
Holiday Parties and That Time of the Year….
…when companies want to let their staff have fun and let their hair down. It is also that time of the year when communication winds down and employees are asked to rejuvenate and come back energized. I wanted to reflect on how organizations can ensure staff continues to be informed, engaged and recognized as the […]
Internal Communications Pointers from the Chile Miners Rescue Mission
I have been following the Chile miners rescue very closely and felt there were many lessons to learn from how the entire program was executed and communicated. To begin, it was one of the world’s most successful operations to get miners out from the longest underground entrapment in history. The meticulous planning, the pace at […]
Best Companies to Work in India Study – New Approach, Different Perspectives
The Business Today -Indicus-People Strong Survey is out (February 7, 2010) and the top names sound familiar. Infosys ranks numero uno followed by Google. TCS, Microsoft also feature in the list. Noteworthy names missing are NetApps, Adobe, Cisco, Intel and HCL who were ranked highly in other studies last year. With an all new methodology […]