Podcast: Rachel’s book launch speech and guest interviews
This bonus episode of the Candid Comms podcast celebrates the launch of my book. Internal Communication Strategy: design, develop and transform your organisational communication was published by Kogan Page on 3 April 2024 in the UK and rest of world, and in the US today, 30 April 2024. This audio was captured as part of […]
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What do you love most about working as an internal communicator?
Thank you to everyone who entered our Valentine’s Day competition to win a bundle of All Things IC stationery. It was wonderful to read all your responses, showing a full range of reasons why we love our career as internal communicators. The lucky winner is Marleen van Willigen, Head of Internal and Client Communication, selected […]
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A Question of Comms: Anne Marie Kiernan
The latest Comms pro to sit in my hot seat is Anne Marie Kiernan, Head of Internal Communications at Kellogg Europe. Read on to discover Anne Marie’s top radio show recommendation, plus her advice for people wanting to work in this field. Would you like to sit in my hot seat? Here’s the questions you […]
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A Question of Comms: Janet Hitchen
Janet Hitchen is the Founder and Consultant of JanCo, which is launching soon. She’s the latest Comms professional to sit in my All Things IC hot seat and answer my questions. Would you like to see your name here? These are the questions you need to answer, keep checking back as I’ll be bringing your […]
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A Question of Comms: Christine Armstrong
Christine Armstrong describes herself as an “aspiring IC Manager” and is the first person to sit in my new All Things IC hot seat. Regular readers of my blog may remember I first ran this series back in 2017. It’s now back and Christine is the first to answer the questions, which include the best career […]
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Come and sit in my hot seat and share your views
What’s the best career advice you’ve been given or read? What’s your top tip to make sure internal comms is inclusive? These are just two of the questions in my brand new A Question of Comms series. Regular readers of my blog may remember I first ran this series back in 2017. Conversations this week, particularly […]
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Internal Comms predictions for 2019…
What’s going to be hot over the next 12 months? What will the trends be? Every year I contribute to various articles in the industry press to share my predictions, so I thought I’d share them here first. Spoiler: It’s not robots. I also invited my network to contribute to this article, thank you to […]
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How to fulfil your 2018 ambitions
Tomorrow is the first day back to work after the Summer break here in the UK. Do you have the blues or are you raring to go? Have you packed your work bag and lined up a stash of new stationery? Or has it been business as usual over the past couple of months and […]
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What to read this Summer
The sun has had its hat on for weeks and it’s glorious here in London. I can’t remember the last time I spent a day without applying factor 50 sun lotion to my three children and rummaging around for hats and glasses. If your thoughts are turning to holidays and what to read, I have a […]
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How to help managers communicate
How effective are your managers when it comes to communicating? Do line managers understand their role in facilitating two-way conversations and being a visible presence? Or are there barriers in place? Today I’m delighted to share the next article in my brand new #ICVoices series, which is packed full of advice from 72 professional communicators. We’ve tackled […]
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Three things you need to know from IoIC Live 2018 – day two
On Friday IC legend Bill Quirke headlined the Institute of Internal Communication’s annual conference. Ten years on from his popular Making the Connections book, he shared how IC has evolved over the past decade and challenged practitioners. If you don’t have his book, I thoroughly recommend it. Further reading: 31 books to help you learn […]
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How to communicate mergers and acquisitions
What’s the best way to communicate mergers and acquisitions? What’s the worst mistake you could make? What works well? Hot on the heels of the proposed merger of Asda and Sainsbury’s supermarkets, I thought I’d collate some advice and guidance to help you learn more about the topic. Communication during mergers and acquisitions is critical. […]
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