One year on – does the thought of implementing social media in your workplace still fill you with fear?
I’m proud to reintroduce my mentee, Sarah Hodges to readers of Diary of an internal communicator. She’s written a post to update you on an exciting project she undertook while studying for a diploma. I’ll hand over to Sarah to update you… It was almost a year ago now that Rachel kindly let me take […]
Read more >Why being an internal communicator in 2012 is a good thing…
If you’re thinking about your career options, do you know what the current market is like for internal communicators? What are employers looking for, what is the value of internal comms professionals and is now a good time to be one? Wayne Reynolds is a Director at specialist communications recruiter Birchwood Knight. I asked him […]
Read more >Dates for your diary: CIPR webinars
At the start of the year I highlighted the series of webinars that are taking place this year organised by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). Below are the upcoming dates and topics and looks like some crackers in there. Webinars are free for CIPR members and £30+VAT for non-members. They are a great […]
Read more >What people think I do meme… Internal Communications
Over the past few days the internet has been awash with the ‘What I do‘ meme. I looked for one which captured the role of Internal/Corporate Communicator and wasn’t able to find one, so I decided to create my own. Below is my tongue in cheek representation of ‘What people think I do’ and how […]
Read more >Empowering change through collaboration: Social Media Week begins
Today saw the launch of Social Media Week, with five day of events until 17 February in cities across the Globe including Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Miami, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo and Washington DC. To get a taste of what’s ahead, check out the promo video below. The London week kicked off today […]
Read more >Going for gold – winning line up of Olympic events taking place for comms pros
The UK is getting its ducks into a row for the London 2012 Olympic Games and there are various related events happening over the next few months for comms professionals to take part in. (Couldn’t resist using that phrase – click on the duck image to be taken to the official Olympics merchandise including these cute Team […]
Read more >Are you an award winning Internal Communications professional or team?
This week I received a postcard from the Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) promoting the IOIC Awards 2012 and calling for entries. Having looked at the association’s website, it’s interesting to note how the awards have been remodeled to include strategy, people, writing, digital media channels and campaigns. There’s also the chance to highlight individual […]
Read more >All change for internal communications?
What will be the role of Internal Communicators to maintain a sustainable business? On Tuesday 24 January an event was held by the London Communicators and Engagement Group to discuss what sustainability means for companies, what it should mean, and the central role Internal Communicators play in this debate. During it, some Visual Artists captured […]
Read more >The freshly baked smell of success
As professional communicators there are a number of bread-and-butter issues that most of us encounter at some point in our career that help us earn our crust: change comms, introducing new channels, exit plans for CEOs and launching new visions, values or brands. I’m going to stop with bread puns now, but read on to find […]
Read more >Business Leaders in Communications have their say
This week VMA Group hosted its Business Leaders in Communications Study launch in London. I was hoping to go but unfortunately wasn’t able to make the launch, so I’ve been reading about it and thought I’d share what I’ve learnt as it makes fascinating reading. The study surveyed 95 Directors of Communications in leading FTSE […]
Read more >Happy fourth birthday to the Employee Engagement network
Today marks the fourth birthday of the Employee Engagement Network, which now has 4530 members. The network was founded and is hosted by Canadian David Zinger. He is an author, educator and speaker who has written over 1400 blog posts and authored two books on work – Zengage: How to Get More Into Your Work to […]
Read more >A picture paints a thousand words… how to use images to communicate
Like many internal communications professionals, I’ve often been asked over the years to help combat the complexity of company strategies and communicate them in an engaging way. This week I came across a fantastic example of how to do exactly that thanks to Melcrum’s Strategic Communication Management magazine and their article on the power of […]
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