Are you maximizing your employees’ potential? Do you know how to reduce your dependency on communication agencies? Working on a leaner budget and want to spend it wisely? Most often internal communicators view staff as recipients of messages. By making them a part of the communication creation and publishing process we bring in a completely […]
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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, […]
State of the post-recession workforce and social media internal communication opportunities
Over the last few weeks I researched the ‘state of social media adoption in internal communications in India’ and got numerous insights.  While I will share the details in an article shortly I wanted to reflect on opportunities for internal communicators to leverage social media in light of the recent 2010 Global Workforce Study by Towers […]
Thinking of a Career in Internal Communications?
I wanted to pen down my thoughts on the evolving internal communications function based on numerous queries that have come my way from students, practicing professionals and educationists. This post also articulates the role of the internal communicator, key skills and competencies needed to excel in this field and the various career opportunities that exist.  Internal […]
Internal Communicators as the Company’s Historians
About 8 years ago my supervisor at a previous employer handed me a list stating my roles and responsibilities as an internal communication professional. In that, I recollect was a line which read ‘the company’s historian’. Then, as a junior member of a growing communications team it only meant ‘collating and updating’ company news. The […]
Helping Employees ‘Get’ Your Message Through Effective Writing
I recently ran a writing workshop for a group of internal communication ‘power’ users and came away with a lot of interesting insights. As an internal communication professional I get to vet messages hitting large groups of people everyday. These range from simple office updates to complex change management roll-outs. With the speed at which […]
Grassroot’ Employee Engagement Way Forward For Organizations
Over the last few months I have observed closely as employees took ownership to drive various engagement initiatives across the organization I work in. Unlike other organizations where dedicated teams are assigned to create a fun place, employees here leverage their ‘collective wisdom’ to uplift the mood in the offices. What started as a ‘community […]
Sustainability and Communication – Fostering a Trusting Work Environment
How closely you engage your employees can be the difference between sustaining through tough times or sinking into insignificance. Unlike ever before the barometer of engagement is been tested so intently by employees in organizations world over. Sustainability means different things for different organizations – ranging from work-life balance to being a great place to work, from […]
Calling Communicators – You Have a Responsibility As Educators Too!
As communicators, I believe we are truly honored to watch how communication gets created and experienced at close quarters – especially internal communications. Since internal communications is rarely discussed at external forums or shared due to company confidentiality issues it is by far a greater challenge blurring what students or newbie communicators get to learn. […]
Getting employees on the same page with company confidential information. Catch-22?
Not just knowledge intensive industries but even FMCGs competing for mindshare face this dilemma. On one hand you want to have your employees on your side by letting them into your plans and on the other you want to ensure they can keep a secret. The best policies and processes may not be enough to […]