Month: December 2014

With the world of work changing rapidly and expectations from the increasingly young workforce rising, internal communication in 2015 and beyond will never be the same. In this post I share perspectives that internal communicators must consider to stay relevant, add value and continue making an impact. Evolving asks of the internal communicator: With employees […]

If you have ever been asked this question how you choose to answer it can provide insights on your focus, values, attitude, passion and abilities. In recent conversations I have observed how those posed with this question were either unable to gather their thoughts quickly, spoke of work that they didn’t directly handle or provided […]

Announcing the launch of the 2014 APAC and India Internal Communications Survey! The Survey aims to gauge the progress, maturity and impact of internal communications in the region. Link to survey form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ec3iq2wJIACB4ICLmg52Nkf-HbYDdGgjmBFFK96WYlE/viewform This is the fourth edition of the survey. It is the first ever study from India among practitioners and is meant to be […]

Over the last few months I have had several conversations with internal and corporate communication professionals on networking, best practices, career management and making progress in this evolving function. In this post I am sharing a simple Progress Guide For Internal Communicators (with tweaks, really anyone interested to make progress) can use as a map. However, […]

Managing corporate communications at a global in-house centre or a shared service? Keen to shape how communications can be improved within GICs? Participate in the ‘2014 State Of The Communications Function in GICs Survey’ and help enhance how communicators and leaders can benefit from this important function. Link to survey form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QYDBF3U-3MY1SKxKz75tLeAnsuHtjpJsCM-R2VaEoXk/viewform The survey runs […]

As I reflected on the tearful farewell given by the sporting fraternity to Phil Hughes, the Australian cricketer who dies in a tragic accident I personally felt Cricket Australia and other sportspersons demonstrated great poise and empathy during this episode. There are often such unfortunate accidents that befall employees in organizations and I wanted to […]