Internal branding

    What does an internal communicator do when you are faced with a challenge of gathering content for the intranet? Do you wait for content to come in or are there some steps you can take to continue keeping the intranet alive?   I thought of a couple of ideas and would like to […]

While 2006 draws to a close, I wanted to leave you with some closing thoughts on trends in internal communications which seem to have impacted business in India.  From my experience and interactions with senior leadership and human resources, the following observations indicate an  increased awareness of how internal communications can create value and build brands. Local lingo: […]

    Despite the rage of new media ( and me propagating it in my MBA classes!), it took me over 6 months to download my RSS reader. Unsure if it was inertia. I attempted downloading a reader sometime ago but the details for registering were a put-off. I never really got around to completing […]

   The findings of the 2006 Macro trends in Internal Communications (Stromberg Consulting) are eye-opening. It provides insight into areas which are shaping the future for this critical domain. The use of newer technological tools, the simplification and personalization of information and the growing pressure to show ROI for communication are the sign of the […]

    I might be raising a stir by mentioning this but it is time we wake up and face reality. While exit interviews are a good way to learn why employees leave, what if you conducted them well in advance so as to pre-empt the decision of leaving?   How on earth do you […]

 I received a warm response to my presentation on the Yin and Yang of internal communications at a St. Joseph’s College of Business Administration organized ‘Marketing and Communication Workshop’ on October 7, 2006. While Chinese goods are the rage in town, little did I realize that Feng-Shui and Chinese take-aways are as popular as dal and […]

I would like to hear from internal communications professionals on a day in their lives…how they spend their time and what activities do they invest in…. The best entries get a chance to be quoted in an upcoming article on the same subject. Here is how my day goes… I dive into a sea of […]

I have always wondered if internal communication professionals need to improve their own understanding of the business and enhance processes or do they need to make other employees better communicators to be successful at their jobs. Anyday, I would pitch for the latter….by helping other employees and clients become better communicators, the internal communications professional […]