On September 28, 2013 I had the opportunity to conduct an employee engagement masterclass workshop at PRAXIS, a PR and Corporate Communications conference held at Lavasa in Pune, India. You can also look up my tweets from the event. Employee engagement is currently a one-way street. Organizations have taken on the onus to retain staff, […]
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How Can Internal Communicators Think Globally?
Sharing an article on cross-cultural communications that I recently co-authored with Priya Thyagaraj of Touchpoint Communications for Simply-Communicate. // http://lnkd.in/uViJMV Interested to hear your thoughts.
Does Your Internal Communications Process Document Serve Its Purpose?
Have an internal communications process document or plan to write one for your organization? Here are pointers that may help you create one that meets the needs of your audiences. Recently, an internal communicator reached out for a review of her draft internal communications process document that she created. The draft looked great although I […]
Purpose, Credibility and Line of Sight Can Connect Staff to the Big Picture
This post seemed to have a struck a chord with many professionals and apart from the comments which came to the blog I was impressed by the numerous recommendations that people shared on Linkedin communities. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this discussion. For the benefit of all I will distill the thoughts shared […]
Announcing the Results of the 2012 State of the Nation:Internal Communications Survey
How involved are internal communicators in driving employee engagement? What do leaders think of internal communicators? What advice do internal communicators have for building a career in this function? How promising is the future of internal communications in the region? What do internal communicators focus on? Has social media adoption increased in internal communications? Find […]
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. […]
Engagement Begins With Each of Us
There were a couple of interesting comments to my last post – ‘let us do a campaign to energize our staff’. Anindita points to keeping the audience front and center of the campaign while Collin believes that a campaign can’t solve this issue although tweaking the approach might work. Thank you for taking time to […]
“Let us do a campaign to energize our staff!”
As internal communicators we often have stakeholders running after the next, big, bright ‘shiny’ object and that can be amusing and challenging to deal with. They can’t be blamed since their line of sight is limited and ‘quick wins’ are ways to move their agenda forward. However, we have a role to play in asking […]
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 […]