There has been a lot of media attention to recent salary hikes and freezes at a few IT organizations in India and I wanted to reflect on the issue, the role of leaders and internal communicators in clarifying line of sight. It began with Infosys freezing salaries and cutting back on variable pay for staff […]
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The Curious Case of Employee Voice
The recent announcement by Infosys to set up an internal portal (similar to Facebook) to give  employees a ‘voice’ intrigued me. According to the news report, the intranet called the ‘Infy Bubble’ is supposedly a platform for disgruntled Infoscions to vent on. Is the assumption that employees don’t have a voice? I would disagree. The […]
Lead From the Front to Build Leadership Credibility
It isn’t easy these days being a leader. With trust, confidence levels and credibility dropping rapidly among employees leaders face an uphill task to rally staff, convey messages and move forward on the organization’s goals. Trust in Leaders is Eroding The usual grouse is that leaders don’t show up, are not putting value on communication, […]
Policy Rollouts and Adoption – Role of Internal Communicators
All of us must be familiar with policies and guidelines such as ethics, gifting, dress code, behavior and office infrastructure among others that are foundations for any organization’s success – either as recipients of these policies or the creators. However how, when and what needs to be communicated will determine how your employees perceive your company in […]
Best Companies to Work in India Study – New Approach, Different Perspectives
The Business Today -Indicus-People Strong Survey is out (February 7, 2010) and the top names sound familiar. Infosys ranks numero uno followed by Google. TCS, Microsoft also feature in the list. Noteworthy names missing are NetApps, Adobe, Cisco, Intel and HCL who were ranked highly in other studies last year. With an all new methodology […]
Citizens’ Distrust of Leaders – Implications for Organizations and Internal Communication
While the Tiger Woods controversy took the sporting and corporate worlds by storm, another incident in India shook the establishment and the trust in their politicians and leaders. A well known politician was allegedly caught in a compromising situation within a state’s highest office bringing a new low to how leaders are perceived. Though we […]