While I am aware of induction and orientation sessions conducted to induct employees into the organization, I would be keen to know if there are specific focussed inductions undertaken to get internal communicators up to speed with the role.
In my previous assignments, it was mainly ‘trial by fire’ to get into the ‘groove’! IÂ dived into work from day one and imbibed the culture. Some organizations have a structured way of meeting senior leadership and key stakeholders – others leave it to chance or by the frequent meetings.
I am a firm believer that a structured induction process should be created for internal communicators to get a ‘feel’ of what it takes to success at creating, managing and selling communications. This can be the responsibility of the team leader or the senior leadership who helps the professional understand the ‘ways of the land’.
 I found some interesting thoughts on the web ( http://leapfrogcomms.blogspot.com/search/label/internal%20communication).
