Do read my guest post  on Rachel Miller’s blog – Dairy of an Internal Communicator and share your thoughts. Interested to hear what you think. Rachel Miller  is a UK based Internal Communication and Social Media strategist and the author of Share This. She tweets at @AllthingsIC.
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Internal Social Networks – Are They A Waste of Time?
Many organizations are jumping on the internal social network bandwagon and trying to mirror a lot of what Facebook offers to its users. With opportunities to share, partner, identify and create solutions that benefit the organization the internal social network seems like the best thing ever that happened to internal communications. Or is it? Having […]
How Can You Get ‘Personal Safety’ On Your Employees’ Minds?
With the recent case of assault in Delhi many organizations in India and this part of the world are considering ways to educate their staff and continually engage them in conversations on personal safety. However, while launching a safety campaign is probably simple enough, thinking intently about the messages and a sustainable plan can be […]
Had a Great Year? Are You Tapping Your Employees to Promote Your Brand
It is that time of the year when most organizations look to celebrate their successes and engage staff in year-end parties and communication. It is also that time of the year when internal communicators are hard pressed to deliver high quality content and communication even as work winds down! However, in the frenzy to get […]
How Should You Gauge Employee Engagement?
Very often employee engagement is measured by surveys that ‘ask’ staff about how they feel about their commitment in their respective organizations. What they fail to do is to gauge what employees actually ‘do’ or identify parameters that directly impact behavior. Also, employee engagement is considered an organization’s imperative while in reality it is a two-way […]
Balancing An Organization’s Oversight and Staffs' Personal Conduct
When and how must organizations intervene on personal matters that concern their staff? What if the issue is national and international news? How can internal communications help overcome unanswered questions? The recent jailing of an Indian couple in Norway has opened up questions about ‘personal conduct’ and an organization’s oversight on their staffs’ personal lives. […]
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 […]
Think Strategically While Crafting Your Internal Communications Plan
It seems this post on creating an internal communications plan got a lot of great insights which Rony can use. I checked in with Rony and he seemed delighted to see the quality of inputs that came in. For the benefit of readers I am making an attempt to distill the key points that can […]
How can I create an internal communications plan?
A couple of weeks ago an IT professional turned internal communicator posed this question to me. In this post I am sharing context about the need as a case for us to reflect on. I invite you to share your recommendations that can empower other internal communicators to get better at crafting plans. Rony joined […]
Delight Your Clients. Enhance Their Effectiveness
If internal communicators were to participate in a companywide popularity contest chances are they may end up unsuccessful.  Amy realizes that when Julie wanted her article included in the internal communications newsletter. Read my earlier post on ‘Are Internal Communicators in the Business of Keeping Stakeholders Happy?’. Not because we don’t try hard enough. It […]