Internal Communication

Trust Builds Capability: Paula Ordoñez Angel on Growing a GCC Beyond the Original Blueprint

Heads of Global Capability Centers are often recognised for operational excellence, scale and efficiency. Yet behind every successful centre is a leadership philosophy that determines whether it remains a delivery organisation or evolves into a trusted strategic partner. In this edition of GCC Voices, I spoke with Paula Ordoñez Angel, former Americas GBS Site Director […]

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New Udemy course launched: Building a Distinct Global Capability Center

There are two kinds of global capability centers. The first kind delivers. On time. Within SLA. Year after year. And then it gets closed. Not because it failed. Because nobody could explain — clearly, specifically, compellingly — what made it worth protecting. I have watched this happen to centers that outperformed their peers on every […]

Internal Communication

Whose voice is it anyway?

What happens to the concept of a single organisational voice when employees have a legally protected right to produce their own? The communications crisis at Volkswagen between 2023 and 2025 is unlike anything produced by the Silicon Valley CEO memo era, because it operates in a fundamentally different power structure. Understanding it matters not just […]

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My New Udemy Course – Employer Branding Masterclass is live! Take it now.

My new Udemy course is live — and I could not be more excited to share it. After 25+ years working inside global organisations – from GCCs and MNCs to capability centres across three continents, I have finally put everything I know about employer branding into one practitioner-led course. Employer Branding Masterclass: From Foundations to […]

Internal Communication

Building the Internal Communications Community in India | Moving Beyond the ‘Lift and Shift’

A recent conversation on LinkedIn sparked an important question: why don’t we see more conferences, summits, or intimate roundtables in India dedicated specifically to internal communications (IC) and culture? It is a valid observation. Globally, there is a thriving ecosystem of IC-focused communities and thought leadership. In India, while incredible work is being done by […]