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 […]
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Stepping Back to Move Forward
In a new role and already experiencing ‘performance’ pressure? Many organizations and teams expect communicators to be on the ‘ball’ from Day 1. It make communicators feel inadequate if they don’t ‘deliver the goods’ right from the word go. One of the best pieces of advice a leader once shared with me was to take […]
What Will It Take For My Staff To Understand Our ‘Big Picture’?
Every organization, big or small, faces the issue of getting employees to understand, appreciate and align with the vision and goals that will drive profitability and success. However, when the message is pitched very high employees don’t get it. If it is ‘dumbed’ down staff feels like they are treated like kids. Pratap, the go-getting […]
Announcing the Results of the 2012 State of the Nation:Internal Communications Survey
How involved are internal communicators in driving employee engagement? What do leaders think of internal communicators? What advice do internal communicators have for building a career in this function? How promising is the future of internal communications in the region? What do internal communicators focus on? Has social media adoption increased in internal communications? Find […]
12 Ways to Build Your Team's Presence Internally
As internal communicators it is crucial to engage consistently with stakeholders and demonstrate value and commitment. If you are looking at ways to enhance your team’s presence internally look up the following recommendations. My article – 12 Ways to Build Your Team’s Presence Internally is available on PR Moment’s website at: http://www.prmoment.in/1076/12-ways-to-build-your-communications-teams-presence-internally.aspx Interested in your thoughts.
Bridging the ‘Mindset’ Gap in Our Future Workforce
I spoke at a Management Conclave on ‘Bridging the Skill Gap’ today and came away realizing that issues such as unskilled workforces and engagement facing corporations isn’t simple. Leading management thinkers, administrators, directors, deans, faculty from B-schools in the country, placement officers and recruiters participated at the event held at the ITC Windsor, Bangalore. […]
Are you justifying your existence as a communication professional?
The recession can surely make communicators sweat! It also seems to be making communicators revisit their purpose and justify their existence. A mail from a fellow communicator in India pointed to just that – it read ‘we are gauging the span of the Corporate Communication and roles vis-a-vis number of employees. It’s going to hopefully […]
If you can’t be found, you won’t be found
I had the opportunity to speak to an enthusiastic batch of students from Bangalore Management Academy on February 21, 2009 on the changing business landscape, its impact on career planning, the heightened need for personal branding and how social media can help one succeed in this quest. The topic was ‘If you can’t be found, […]
Sharing tough messages with employees in a downturn – the Indian perspective
 By now, the industry has witnessed a host of communication ranging from measures to mitigate risks, improve efficiencies, pay cuts, reduce staff strength, revisit talent pool, unpaid holidays, closure of offices and freeze on hiring.   The toll on employees is already showing. High depression and job insecurity among them is forcing them […]