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.
Tag: intranet
Does Gifting During Festive Seasons Improve Engagement?
Receiving a Diwali gift during this festive season is something most staff in India based organizations look forward to. Many organizations do so as an annual exercise irrespective of the state of the economy and most vouch that it does have a positive impact on engagement. Or at least in how staff perceive the organization […]
The Visibility Factor: How to Turn Around the Conversation | Final Part
In Part 1, I shared the story of Tanmay the Internal Communicator who engaged Anita in a discussion on a newsletter and wasn’t able to provide tangible direction. I loved the feedback to help Tanmay make definite progress. Thank you Mark, Adam, Sushma and Advita for taking time to raise the conversation to a new high. For example, Adam […]
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 […]
The joy of partnering with a leader blogger who ‘gets’ it
As an internal communication professional nothing can come close to working for an internal client who just ‘gets’ it! I wanted to write this post to share insights from an ongoing partnership that I am beginning to enjoy. Also, share some ideas to make your internal leader’s blog leap ahead. Two reasons that make it […]
Wikileaks, Corporate Espionage and Whistle Blowing – Implications for Internal Communication
The world is gripped by the ‘drip-drip-drip’ of cable internal communication shared by Wikileaks through their website. Apart from gauging the impact to international relations and politics these candid revelations also put the focus firmly on the power of transparency in internal communication. Interestingly, the India diplomatic corps have looked at the positive side of […]
Best Employer Submission Insight and Your Employees' Commitment
I recently partnered with an internal team to submit content for a ‘best places’ entry. This blog post is to share ideas on distilling your organization’s interesting internal ideas and to engage employees along the way. Most of us may be familiar with the following tag lines which organizations aim to place in their communication. […]
Lessons from Launching and Reviewing an Internal Leadership Blog
After over a year, the leadership blog (internal corporate blog) aimed at employees is gaining momentum at my organization. I wanted to share insights on how we began, progress we made and personal learning. In case you are planning to champion a blog in your organization (training, business, engagement, CSR among others), I hope these insights […]
Take the 4th Annual Global Intranet Strategies Survey and Get Insights You Can Use
In my career, I have had the opportunity to lead and be a part of four company-wide portals and intranets. I am convinced of the power of this collaborative internal communication tool to improve productivity, enhance engagement and connect stakeholders. With the advent of social media tools and technologies, integrating newer ideas for the benefit […]