Countdown to Christmas: Day eight
Is your company organising events over the festive period? Day eight of my Countdown to Christmas series was first published on the All Things IC blog in May this year, and should give you some top tips to help you with yours. Don’t forget to read my guide to Christmas comms if you’re looking for […]
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Countdown to Christmas: day seven
Today’s guest article in my Countdown to Christmas series features Katherine Bradshaw from the Institute of Business Ethics. Katherine wrote for my blog back in May 2015 about ethics in business and the importance of ethical communication. We both took part in a webinar for CIPR Inside in September this year. Chartered Institute of Public […]
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Countdown to Christmas: Day five
I love it when professional communicators get together to network, swap ideas and share their stories. The IC Crowd drinks I co-hosted in London a couple of days ago (pictured) reinforced this for me as I took a few moments to watch the crowd in action. Today’s Countdown to Christmas article first appeared on my […]
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Countdown to Christmas: Day one
The All Things IC countdown to Christmas is back. Every day between now and 25 December I’m going to be highlighting a guest post from this year. This is the third year I’ve run an advent series, thank you to everyone who has written for the All Things IC blog in 2015. Today’s article features […]
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What’s the future of employee surveys?
In a world of social networking and spontaneous public likes, follows and feedback, where do employee surveys fit in? Are annual forms requiring ticks and crosses still relevant or has the employee survey had its day? I ran a course on social media strategy in London today on behalf of the Institute of Internal Communication, and […]
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Communicators share ideas on driving change
I love it when professional communicators get together to network, swap ideas and share their stories. Today the Driving Change Conference in London offered comms pros the ability to do just that. Here Sarah Mullins, @SarahMRealIC, Head of Transformation Communication at Telefónica (O2) writes for my blog on what we missed today and what’s got her thinking. You can see the […]
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Work is a thing you do, not a place you go
Work is a thing you do, not a place you go. I couldn’t agree more with this statement. What happens when you try something new? Today’s guest writer is going to share what happened when he encouraged colleagues to swap their office for a tree for an afternoon. Honestly. Stay tuned… Last week I spent a day […]
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Your Summer reading list… sorted
What does your Summer reading list look like? If you don’t have one, but would like to spend time on your professional development, or discovering new voices, this article will help. I’ve just bought two books – Richard Branson’s latest, The Virgin Way, and the classic Confessions of an advertising man by David Ogilvy. I […]
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What’s on this week
Why do we trust some brands more than others? How important is integrity for a brand’s success? How can brand confidence be rebuilt during a crisis? The answers to these questions of commercial survival are sought increasingly through the insights of brand psychology. Jonathan Gabay, author of Brand Psychology – Consumer Perceptions, Corporate Reputations is offering the opportunity to […]
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How to structure your intranet
How does your intranet affect your ability to reach colleagues, communicate important matters, and start dialogues? Intranets may be the foundation of your digital internal communications, but they have to be designed and configured in the right way. I have news of a course to help you do just that, and a guest post to […]
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Seven golden rules when using Yammer
How can you ensure employees know the best way to use Yammer inside your organisation, and how can you create a digital workspace? I’ve been writing about Yammer and all things enterprise social network (ESN) related on my blog since 2009, and have shared hundreds of case studies, tips and ideas. If you’ve reached this article […]
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How to run an internal festival
When did you last hold a successful all-employee event? Be honest… was it engaging, stimulating and provoked lots of sparkling conversations, or did it feel scripted, dated and staid? A housing association here in the UK recently held an internal festival (pictured), to shake up its usual format and give employees a new experience. I worked in-house […]
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