Tag: internal communications in singapore

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 […]

Have an internal communications process document or plan to write one for your organization? Here are pointers that may help you create one that meets the needs of your audiences. Recently, an internal communicator reached out for a review of her draft internal communications process document that she created. The draft looked great although I […]

This post seemed to have a struck a chord with many professionals and apart from the comments which came to the blog I was impressed by the numerous recommendations that people shared on Linkedin communities.  Thank you to everyone who contributed to this discussion. For the benefit of all I will distill the thoughts shared […]

While surveys are one among the popular ways to gauge employee sentiment and feedback how we share the results and findings makes the difference between action and apathy. Very often we get caught up with in getting our surveys to be statistically significant by focusing on participation or persuading leaders to up the number of […]

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 […]

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 […]

I am delighted to share that Kevin Ruck, a respected leader in communications reviewed my book on Simply-Communicate, a leading global community of over 20,000 internal communication professionals. I had the opportunity to also feature on the December edition of the Simply-TV show on Friday, December 7. Kevin is a founding director of PR Academy, […]

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 […]

Yes, you heard it right – a ‘follow-up’ free culture! I not sure about you but I have certainly encountered cultures in organizations that work only if you ‘chase’ people to do what they are supposed to do or even share basic information that advances the firm’s interest. Recently, an internal communicator mailed me a […]

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 […]