How to turn a reluctant communicator into an inspiring leader
Sophie shares ways to help relunctant communicators on the leadership team become inspiring ones.
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How to encourage collaboration in your organisation
This week we’re thinking about collaboration and all the positives that collaborating better brings. Kats also shares her tips for encouraging collaboration if you’re struggling in your business.
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Internal Comms: what difference does it really make to business performance?
Kate talking about what Internal Comms does for business performance.
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High levels of sickness? IC can help staff wellbeing
How Internal Comms can help improve employee wellbeing.
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Get up from that desk: why we should always prioritise the human touch
Kate talks about the human touch, and how it continues to be so important - even in this digital, automated world! She also shares tips and advice on supporting line managers in their comms efforts.
The Head Office v frontline culture clash – how to stop it going terribly wrong
There are many shocking aspects to the Post Office scandal but, as internal communicators, the one we’ve been reflecting on recently is the blatant disregard those in Head Office had for their Postmasters and Postmistresses. In particular, what that said about their culture and how that culture made all the issues with their Horizon IT programme so much worse.
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Powering purpose: how it can revolutionise the workforce
Kate writes about the human need for purpose, and why it’s more important than ever at work.
The internal newsletter: our top tips to avoid common mistakes
Sophie writes about the humble newsletter and how she believes it still has a very strong place in communications.
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The vital role of internal communications teams in workplace wellbeing
Kate discusses how IC can support wellbeing in the workplace, and how important open conversations about mental health are so important.
Damned if we do, damned if we don’t: the challenges of a return to the office for women
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The return to physical workplaces post-pandemic poses unique challenges for women, stemming from historical inequalities and increased caregiving responsibilities. While remote work offered flexibility, the burden of childcare and household duties fell disproportionately on women. With more emploers now asking people to return to the office, what does the future workplace for women look like?
Growing a winning mindset through narrative
Sophie shares learnings from Nicole Bearnes, now former Head of IC for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team.
Generative AI - a secret weapon for IC pros?
Sophie talks about Nina Schick’s talk - AI: Friend or Foe? and what she leanrt from it at the Simply Conference a few weeks ago.
Feel the fear and measure it anyway
Advice from the experts about how to overcome measurement challenges in internal communications.
Life (and internal comms) lessons from the world of improv comedy
What can we learn from improv comedy to improve our internal communications?
How your company values influence the talent you attract
Are you finding it hard to attract the right people to fill your job vacancies at the moment? If you are, have you considered how your company values (or perhaps your lack of them) might have a role to play? In our third blog on the topic of values, we’re looking at a key reason why so many leaders and business owners are now not just on board with having values, they’re also making sure they’re embedded in their organisation’s culture.
Seven ways to promote your workplace values
Rebecca shares seven ways to promote your workplace values.
2022: it’s a wrap, folks!
We’re wrapping up the year by reflecting on what we’ve seen, heard, learnt and done in 2022 in employee communications.
‘Quiet quitting’ – a new term for an old problem: why so many people are actively disengaged at work.
Kate shares her thoughts on ‘quiet quitting’ and ‘the great resignation’, the latest work trends that people are talking about, and how purpose trumps pay in the list of things employees want from their employers.
How to set up an Internal Comms function from scratch
Sophie covers some of the things to think about when building an Internal Comms function from scratch.
Home vs. Office: have you got the balance right?
Sophie thinks about whether companies have got their hybrid working policy right just yet - or whether we need to rejig post-covid.