The recent announcement by Infosys to set up an internal portal (similar to Facebook) to give  employees a ‘voice’ intrigued me. According to the news report, the intranet called the ‘Infy Bubble’ is supposedly a platform for disgruntled Infoscions to vent on. Is the assumption that employees don’t have a voice? I would disagree. The […]
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Internal Communications and Social Media –Discussing Trends and Opportunities
Yesterday, July 19, 2011 I had the pleasure of interacting and sharing perspectives on internal communication and social media trends and opportunities with about 100 students and communication professionals from leading organizations in Bangalore. Organized by COMMITs (a Bangalore based institute for journalism and mass communication) and COMMIT (Communicators in IT, a group of communication […]
The joy of partnering with a leader blogger who ‘gets’ it
As an internal communication professional nothing can come close to working for an internal client who just ‘gets’ it! I wanted to write this post to share insights from an ongoing partnership that I am beginning to enjoy. Also, share some ideas to make your internal leader’s blog leap ahead. Two reasons that make it […]
Sharing India with the world
Aware and Connected. This is exactly how I felt earlier this month as I shared perspectives on social media and internal communication from India with a set of global communicators who attended my session at the 2011 World International Association of Business Communicatiors Conference held at San Diego, US. The IABC World Conference brings 1,400 […]
Best Employers in India Have Inclusive Cultures and Communicate Consistently
The Outlook Business-AON Hewitt  Best Employers Study results in India are out. The Aon Hewitt Best Employers in India 2011 study is supposed to be the largest employee research project of its kind. Surveying began in September 2010, with employee engagement results available as early as three weeks from the completion of online surveying. Overall […]
Coaching Your Internal Communication Team to Success
There is a myth that in order for coaching to be a success it should be only handled by leaders, it requires a certification and also it expects staff to be receptive. I beg to differ. As communication professionals we have a responsibility not just to grow ourselves but to also grow the function and […]
What’s your Internal Communication Measurement Mantra?
If you followed the recently concluded cricket World Cup 2011 tournament which India won the statistics shared on TV may have overwhelmed you. The amount of data crunching that cricket historians did ranged from the mind boggling to the inane. While I was able to comprehend and understand how cricketers’ batting and bowling metrics can […]
Seeking an Internal Communication Role? Plan Your Change
Seeking a role in internal communication and not sure how to go about the interview process? In this blog I am sharing pertinent themes and relevant questions that you should ask and seek answers for while planning your move and interviewing for a role in internal communication. I an earlier post I had written on potential […]
Revolution 2.0 and Implications for Internal Communications
Over the past few weeks the world watched as people movements toppled regimes across the Arab world. I have been intrigued by the way leaderless bands of people joined hands to form a cohesive force that overthrew a dictator in Tunisia and freed Egypt from a ruler who stayed in the saddle for 30 long […]
Media, Manipulation and Internal Communication – Challenges and Directions for Change
I had the opportunity to share perspectives on media, whistle blowing and manipulation at a two day national seminar (Media Manthan) conducted by St. Aloysius College, Mangalore on January 21- 22, 2011. Justice N Santosh Hegde (Karnataka Lokayukta Head), BBC’s former producer Adam Clapham, Kuvempu University’s Professor Poornananda and Justice Saldanha, a recognized social activist were among […]