Tag: internal communications

Every noteworthy organization gets recognized for its work locally or internationally and is keen to proudly display the awards won.  The objectives primarily are to instill pride among employees, delight prospective clients and improve awareness about the organization’s great work and wins. However, organizations struggle with creating the right experience when it comes to implementing […]

Building a social media presence and brand expects focus and discipline. It also needs one to think intently about your goals and how you plan to stay relevant to your stakeholders. I recently authored an article on this topic for Social Samosa, a digital media consultancy. Here is a summary: Identify your personal goals and objectives Have […]

With many organizations including enterprise social networks or internal social media in their strategies to engage employees it becomes imperative to actively listen to conversations and mine sentiments to craft suitable and timely interventions. Especially, after a sensitive event or a key business decision that impacts most employees there is always going to be conversations […]

My post – ‘Internal Social Networks – Are They a Waste of Time?’ received a lot of attention when I polled people on Linkedin. Some recommended using Facebook and other external channels rather than compete against them. Others felt employees needed to be given more accountability. A few were divided about the viability of internal […]

Do read my guest post  on Rachel Miller’s blog – Dairy of an Internal Communicator and share your thoughts. Interested to hear what you think. Rachel Miller  is a UK based Internal Communication and Social Media strategist and the author of Share This. She tweets at @AllthingsIC.

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 […]

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 […]

While the nation mourns and comes to terms with the loss of an aspiring medical student to a brutal sexual assault there are many questions left unanswered. What will it take to heal a nation and leaders to confront reality? Will there be a time when women will be treated on par and be safe […]

I just received a WordPress.com 2012 annual report for my blog and wanted to share it with you. You can look up the most popular posts in 2012 and earlier. Thank you for your views, perspectives and insights that fuels my passion for internal communications. I look forward to your continued support  as I aim to […]

It is that time of the year when most organizations look to celebrate their successes and engage staff in year-end parties and communication. It is also that time of the year when internal communicators are hard pressed to deliver high quality content and communication even as work winds down! However, in the frenzy to get […]