Comms from the Shed: Rachel joins Sam Bleazard on his podcast
“Take the leap, because you’ll never be ready!” Thank you to Sam Bleazard for inviting me to be a guest on his Comms from the Shed podcast. The episode has just been published and can be found via your favourite podcast player. Sam works in Comms at one of my favourite brands, Fortnum & Mason. […]
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Unleash your inner rebel – five takeaways from the Inner Rebel conference
Have you ever found yourself looking at a conference agenda thinking ‘It’s the same old topics again’ and not feeling energized about attending? Well, the Inner Rebel hybrid conference organised by Advita Patel certainly set out to shake things up. Whether you work in Internal Communication, PR, Marketing, HR or Operations, the high energy speaker […]
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A Candid Conversation with Caroline Cubbon-King
Today we have something new to share with readers of the All Things IC blog as we are launching a new series. We love having conversations with clients and comms friends about all things internal communication related. Each month we’ll be having a Candid Conversation with a member of the internal communication community to hear […]
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How to communicate change in your organisation
For most internal communicators, our daily work includes elements of change communication. What do you think when you hear the word change? Does it fill you with a sense of dread, or do you enjoy it? Change has a multitude of meanings for us as internal communicators and shows up in various forms. Examples include […]
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Congratulations to the CIPR Excellence winners
Last night we joined over 550 PR professionals for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ Excellence Awards. It’s been three years since the awards have been held in person, and it was wonderful to see Comms pros recognised. I had the pleasure of judging the CIPR Excellence awards again this year and as ever, was […]
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2022 State of the Public Relations Profession
An increase in working hours, impact on mental health, and career moves are familiar findings for many in the 2022 State of the Profession Report published this week by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). Each year, the CIPR survey collects insights from PR professionals (883 in 2022) to understand our profession’s latest trends […]
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Employee Engagement or Business Impact? Unleashing the power and impact of internal communication
I’ve heard many times internal communicators say they face the challenge of knowing where the boundary is between internal comms and employee experience. Does that resonate with you? As every organisation is different there isn’t a clear answer, but it’s important for us to remember the definition of internal communication comms friends – ‘the overarching […]
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Exploring measures of engagement and the role of internal communication
We’re still talking about the relationship between engagement and comms. We hear a lot from our clients and comms friends about the cross over between employee engagement and internal communication. Often, it’s about where the boundary sits between the two areas or who is responsible for engagement. Earlier today, Paul Bennun asked on LinkedIn whether […]
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Helping leaders to communicate – a steer from behavioural science
Do your leaders communicate well? If you’re looking for advice and guidance to help them, you’re in the right place. The recent State of the Sector survey results revealed a third (35%) of respondents said people managers were the primary communication channel for many of their employees; a figure that rises to 45% in organisations where more […]
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Navigating the ‘return to work’ conundrum
How are hybrid working conversations going in your organisation? Are you iterating as you go and testing new ways of working, or have you reverted to pre-pandemic plans? Last year we launched an All Things IC Online Masterclass to support internal communicators. An internal communicator’s guide to hybrid working includes lessons to help you consider: […]
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How to keep a mental health conversation going
Mental Health Awareness Week is happening from Monday 9 May to Sunday 15 May 2022 in the UK. What can you do as an internal communicator to keep the conversation going? The Mental Health Foundation is the UK’s charity for everyone’s mental health. With prevention at the heart of what they do, the charity aims to find […]
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My first week in Team Teal
A new chapter began for All Things IC this week as Communication Consultants Caroline Cubbon King and Dan Holden joined us. I rarely share what we work on, mainly because we work confidentially with internal communicators and companies around the globe. If you’ve seen my Instagram feed @rachelallthingsic you’ll sometimes see behind the scenes glimpses. […]
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