I had this interesting question posed today and spoke with the individual to understand the genesis of this thought. Here is the scenario and it may possibly be a situation many internal communicators face at their workplace. This communicator, fresh out of college has completed close to two years with her organization supporting a business […]
Month: August 2012
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 […]
Internal Communications Strategies To Strengthen Your Corporate Social Responsibility and Volunteering Initiatives
The impact of an organization’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives on employee engagement is gaining recognition. However, to make initiatives successful internal communicators can play an important role in overcoming skepticism, making CSR a priority, driving change and creating structure. Very often organizations struggle to create a consistent strategy for CSR, gain commitment on initiatives, […]
Faster, Higher and Stronger With Internal Communications
My earliest recollection of the Olympics is the 1984 Los Angeles Games when my brother and I woke up early morning to catch the opening ceremony. Carl Lewis became a household name, the Indian hockey team came 5th and P.T. Usha missed a medal by a fraction of a second. We eagerly awaited an update […]
Making Your Noticeboards Work Harder For Internal Communications
Many organizations continue using noticeboards (bulletin boards or poster boards or pin-up space as they are called in some companies) as internal communications channels for sharing company news, updates and rollouts. Even with the advent of social media and more sophisticated  internal communication channels  such as plasma screens or touch kiosks  (I know of organizations […]
Are Internal Communicators in the Business of Keeping Stakeholders Happy?
Internal communicators often have to balance between doing what is easy and what is the right thing to do for the business. Often the latter isn’t the most popular decision since it goes against the grain and antagonizes stakeholders. Amy, the internal communicator from Indi Company handled the company e-zine  – Reach and she got […]