The neuroscience of effective internal communication: how to make messages stick – part two
Here comes part two of Sophie’s blog exploring nueroscience and effective internal comms.
The neuroscience of effective internal communications: how to make messages stick - part one
Sophie writes about the nueroscience of effective communications in our latest blog.
The importance of feedback for team performance: five ways internal comms can help create a culture of open and constructive feedback
When you think of giving and receiving feedback at work it’s often in the context of a performance review. But recent research shows how feedback within teams can improve their performance and that this has a knock-on effect on wider business performance. Yet giving and receiving feedback is something many people find hard. So, how can we as IC pros help individuals, teams, managers and senior leaders become comfortable enough with feedback that everyone gains?
The twelve months of 2024
Rebecca has magically woven our year into Internal Comms for 2024 into world events - it’s a masterpiece and we can’t wait for you to read it!
AI: the Internal Communicator’s friend – or foe?
Sophie explores the pros and cons of AI and its use to internal comms professionals and businesses alike as it continues to improve and evolve at great speed!
Photo by Tara Winstead: https://www.pexels.com/photo/robot-pointing-on-a-wall-8386440/
The role of internal comms in shaping employee experience
Sophie talks about employee experience; what it is, who's in charge of it and how IC can support it.
Resilience at work: why it’s not about the individual but the team
Kate talks about a brilliant Company Doctor podcast she listened to all about resilience and thinks about how to build it in the workplace.
Photo by Ann H: https://www.pexels.com/photo/resilience-text-on-pink-ink-6980524/
Trust: why anything less than ‘excellent’ IC just doesn’t cut it
Sophie is on the blog today talking about the IC index and the link between excellent IC and trust.
Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-shot-of-a-gold-medal-on-a-black-surface-6120397/
Be more human: why stories will transform your internal comms
Sophie reiterates the power of storytelling in internal comms.
hoto by Artem Podrez: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-in-white-tank-top-sitting-on-white-bed-7505161/
Beyond the pitch: what business can learn from England’s footballers
The world cup and business - what have they got to do with each other? Rather a lot actually! Look we know it’s cliche, but we had to do it…
Exploring the benefits of AI-powered internal comms tools
Sophie’s on the blog today and she’s thinking about AI, how quickly it’s come onto the (IC) scene and the impact it continues to have on internal comms and businesses alike.
Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/bionic-hand-and-human-hand-finger-pointing-6153354/
Should you invest in an employee communications app?
Kate talks through the pros and cons of a new employee app - what appears to be an internal comms must have in 2024.
Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/facebook-application-icon-147413/
Unpacking the Edelman Trust Barometer: what it means for Internal Comms
Sophie talks about the Edelman Trust Barameter and what to think about this year’s results from n IC perspective.
Photo by gryffyn m: https://www.pexels.com/photo/potted-plant-with-barometer-on-books-5044001/
Internal Comms: what difference does it really make to business performance?
Kate talking about what Internal Comms does for business performance.
Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-strip-measure-47040/
2024 internal comms unboxed: comms audits, listening leaders & the strategy shuffle
Our lovely team on our Christmas do last week. Yes, we know it’s Janury - but we’ve been busy!
How to make AI work for you in 2024
Kate thinks about the benenfits that AI can bring to Internal Comms and how we’ll be using it (and helping to shape it) this year.
Photo by Tara Winstead: https://www.pexels.com/photo/an-artificial-intelligence-illustration-on-the-wall-8849295/
Reflections on 2023
Kate and Sophie reflect on a busy 2023 in their Internal Comms world, and share excitement for the year ahead.
Three reasons your internal comms is broken – and how to fix it
Kate talks about internal communications - and how when it’s broken - it’s everyone’s problem! She offers experience and advice on how to fix it.
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.
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.