Every communication team often takes stock at multiple points in their journey. They do it in different styles. Some prefer to let their hair down and ‘bond’. Others prefer to keep it objective oriented and then have fun. While still others decide to reinvent themselves through learning and development. However, I believe that when you […]
Internal Communication
What If We Get Negative Comments On Our Internal Social Media Page?
Rajiv stood motionless for a few seconds as the weight of the question he just heard hit home. Kapil, 55, the CEO of his pharmaceutical firm – Spike Ltd had just turned down a request to engage on their internal social enterprise platform. Read how Rajiv, 30, who heads Corporate Communications for Spike Ltd shaped […]
Connecting with global internal communications practitioners
I had the opportunity to connect with the Simply Communicate team at London. Over the years our connection and engagement has grown from discussing topics of interest to elevating the thinking amongst internal communicators globally. Met with Marc Wright and Gloria Lombardi for the first time in person at their office. I felt very welcomed […]
Announcing The 2013 APAC and India Internal Communications Survey Results
How robust is the internal communications function? Which channels are most popular in the region? How integrated is internal social media? What advice do communicators have for others joining the function? What drives engagement in the workforce? What does the future look like for internal communications? Find out all this and more with the results […]
How To Run An Effective and Inclusive Community Social Media Campaign
Very often when we think of social media we aim for eyeballs and reach for the brand by posting content on a page. When it comes to using social media for a charitable cause it can get trickier since you have to balance between staying true to the need and promoting the brand. However, when […]
Managing Gen Y Takes Sensitivity and Positive Intent: Leaders Share Perspectives at NASSCOM GIC Forum’s Leadership Series
I attended NASSCOM Global In-house Centres (GIC) Forum’s Leadership Series on ‘Managing Gen Y’ at Bangalore on February 6th where senior leaders from leading companies discussed the challenges and implications of engaging this growing group. In his keynote address Biren Ghose, Country Head of Technicolour explained the different kind of workplace – physically, emotionally among […]
Building A Brand Inside Out: How A Campus Video Improved Recruitment
Sharing my article on Tesco HSC’s effort to gain the hearts and minds of prospective hires from campus. The article appeared on Simply Communicate, a UK based global internal communications forum of over 20,000 members. Link: http://www.simply-communicate.com/case-studies/company-profile/campus-video-drives-recruitment-tesco-indias-hsc
Respect Comes with Expertise, Drive and Consistency
This post seemed to have got a lot of interest and I am sure the conversation will shape how many internal communicators begin thinking of their team and role. There were so many different perspectives which readers shared as solutions when I shared this post on Linkedin. I mention a few here: a) ‘You need to have […]
Intraskope: 2013 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 14,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that many […]
“How Can We Get Back Respect For Our Internal Communications Team?”
Nina sounded upset and frustrated as she spoke with Dinesh, her new manager who joined to head Yeti Ltd, a big player in the travel and tourism space. Nina worked as an internal communications specialist with the firm of over 5000 employees spread across 3 cities in the country. Dinesh was taken aback by her […]