Building a Culture of Inclusivity: Effective internal communication for diversity, equity and inclusion
Diversity, equity and inclusion are topics that leaders and communicators are continuing to learn about and understand the role they can play within their organisations to create more inclusive cultures. Last week Advita Patel, Business Internal Communications and Inclusion Strategist and Priya Bates, Internal Communication, Employee Engagement and Change Management Strategist published their first book […]
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Save your place on a course today
The latest All Things IC Masterclasses have just gone live. We offer a range of training courses for in-house internal communicators. Masterclasses are taught by Rachel Miller, Caroline Cubbon-King or Dan Holden, either in-person or virtually via Teams. Based on feedback from comms friends around the globe, we’ve introduced new offerings to suit internal communicators […]
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I’m writing a book on internal communication
Back in 2017 I met with business coach Julie Hall and told her I wanted to write a book on strategic internal communication. Having contributed chapters to various PR books over the years, I felt compelled to write my own. Following our time together, I realised there were many more avenues I wanted to explore […]
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CIPR Excellence Awards shortlist is announced
Congratulations to all the Comms and PR professionals who have been shortlisted in this year’s Excellence Awards. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has just announced who is on the 2023 list. It’s been a pleasure to help judge them again this year and I wish you the best of luck ahead of the […]
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New guide to help Comms pros learn about diversity and inclusion
A new five-part series of guides launched today by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ (CIPR) Diversity and Inclusion Network. They’ve been designed to improve the understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across the public relations profession. The first guide is available now and is an introductory guide to EDI Basics. CIPR state: “Diversity is […]
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Celebrating a decade of All Things IC
Thank you to everyone who has sent my team and I kind messages this week as we’ve celebrated a decade of All Things IC. Milestones like this are often only important to Founders. So we’ve flipped it on its head to be a celebration of all things internal communication related, to benefit internal communicators. I […]
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It’s all in your head: knowledge management and internal communication
Last week I had the pleasure of working alongside an Employee Comms team to host a bespoke day for them. During the course of our conversations I touched on the topic of knowledge management. We rarely discuss it in the wonderful world of internal communication. However, there’s amazing opportunities to be had when you unlock […]
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How companies are supporting menopausal employees
How does your organisation support people experiencing the menopause or perimenopause? Did you know some companies have menopause champions and networks? If you’ve never considered this topic before, now is the time to work alongside your HR colleagues to determine what that support looks like – both for people experiencing it and their managers and […]
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Why internal communication feels tougher today
Internal communication feels tough right now. We’ve gone through so much as a profession in the past few years, not least communicating and advising our way through a global pandemic. As a result I’m observing a shift in how we communicate inside organisations. Or more accurately, how employees experience internal communication and what their expectations […]
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How internal communicators can benefit from Masterminds
When is the last time you sat in a room with other internal communicators? Perhaps you’re fortunate enough to have a team and regularly spend time working with each other. Whether in-person or in a virtual room, you can’t beat listening to and communicating with peers. One of my favourite methods of listening to others […]
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How to set your professional goals for 2023
If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that plans change. What was on your to do list this time last year? What did you think 2022 would look like? How did it work out? If you’re in review and planning mode at the moment, I’ve got some resources to help you set […]
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How to communicate the end of 2022
What’s your top tip for year-end internal communication? What do you always do, or always avoid? I posed these questions to the global internal communication community via LinkedIn. Thank you to everyone who responded, you can see their answers below. I hope you find them useful as you get your plans in place over the […]
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