Nothing compares to the power of feedback and networking. I recently witnessed its influence while shaping a set of internal communication posters we created for a milestone event. The posters were an element of a larger campaign to get employees excited about the organization’s history, progress, people, culture and talent. When we began the campaign […]
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Internal Communication Trend Spotting For 2010
In 2009, as the world coped with one of its worst economic downturns it also created opportunities for internal communicators to revisit their practice and come out stronger. Internal communicators were called to craft some of their toughest messages in organizations which reduced workforces and froze pay. They also had the ‘not-so-envious’ task of communicating […]
Lessons from Launching and Reviewing an Internal Leadership Blog
After over a year, the leadership blog (internal corporate blog) aimed at employees is gaining momentum at my organization. I wanted to share insights on how we began, progress we made and personal learning. In case you are planning to champion a blog in your organization (training, business, engagement, CSR among others), I hope these insights […]
Building an internal connection forum for your leadership
Over the last few days, I’ve heard of a couple of requests from my fellow communicators in Bangalore on the need to create an ‘internal’ CEO brand and build connection with employees.  One request stemmed from an overall internal communication objective to improve the leader’s image and the other was from a tactical perspective […]
Can internal communicators do more during crisis situations?
The Mumbai terror attacks paralyzed the nation and spurned the world to look at terrorism in a new vein. India’s 9/11 was covered extensively on all possible traditional and new media vehicles. The reach and dynamism of You Tube , Twitter, Flickr and other popular sites helped spread the word at the speed of thought. […]