Very often internal communicators come up with great ideas and solutions that solve stakeholders’ problems. However, these solutions sometimes don’t get buy-in from stakeholders for reasons that seem beyond the communicator’s comprehension. Or at least it feels that way. Here is a case of Meena, an internal communicator who has been invited to recommend ways […]
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Conduct Effective Leader Visits With Internal Communications
Is a senior leader expected to be in your office shortly? Keen to add value with internal communications and make the most of your leader’s time? Planning leadership visits can be a scramble unless you set clear objectives, craft effective plans and define success measures. Such visits can take up a whole lot of time […]
Interested To Use Infographics For Internal Communications? Follow These Steps.
Have an important announcement to make? Need to get your employees aligned on your company’s message? Have lots of information to share? Don’t have funds to engage an agency or an in-house designer? Make it easier for your audiences to digest your messages and engage directly by turning to ‘infographics’. Infographics are increasingly becoming a […]
Keen To Sustain Your Online Discussion? Read On.
So, now you started a discussion. Your readers have begun engaging with your topic. But, how do you ensure your readers continue the dialogue? How can you make your discussion sticky? My earlier post discussed ways to create and launch your online dialogue. Â In this post I share thoughts on sustaining interest among your readers. […]
Interested To Create an Engaging Online Discussion? Here Are a Few Tips
You want to get a discussion started on an online forum, internal or external, but are unsure how to go about it. Will readers find it relevant? Will they respond and participate? Will it improve your presence online? Here are tips to make your discussion fruitful and engrossing. Have a plan: Identify the community you […]
How Can You Communicate Leadership Transitions Smoothly? Read On
Leadership changes causing heartburn? Want to have an efficient way to communicate transitions internally? Look up the tips I share in my article ‘Communicating Leadership Changes Effectively’ that got recently published on Simply-Communicate. Here are the key highlights: 1. Address the reason for transition 2. Clarify the plan and process 3. Get ready for media […]
Making Your Awards Showcase Come Alive
Every noteworthy organization gets recognized for its work locally or internationally and is keen to proudly display the awards won. The objectives primarily are to instill pride among employees, delight prospective clients and improve awareness about the organization’s great work and wins. However, organizations struggle with creating the right experience when it comes to implementing […]
Can Your Organization Do Without Internal Communications?
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.
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 […]
How Can You Communicate Your Survey Results Effectively?
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 […]