Seeking an Internal Communication Role? Plan Your Change

Seeking a role in internal communication and not sure how to go about the interview process? In this blog I am sharing pertinent themes and relevant questions that you should ask and seek answers for while planning your move and interviewing for a role in internal communication. I an earlier post I had written on potential [...]

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Media, Manipulation and Internal Communication – Challenges and Directions for Change

I had the opportunity to share perspectives on media, whistle blowing and manipulation at a two day national seminar  (Media Manthan) conducted by St. Aloysius College, Mangalore on January 21- 22, 2011. Justice N Santosh Hegde (Karnataka Lokayukta Head), BBC’s former producer Adam Clapham, Kuvempu University’s Professor Poornananda and Justice Saldanha, a recognized social activist were among [...]

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Lead From the Front to Build Leadership Credibility

It isn’t easy these days being a leader. With trust, confidence levels and credibility dropping rapidly among employees leaders face an uphill task to rally staff, convey messages and move forward on the organization’s goals. Trust in Leaders is Eroding The usual grouse is that leaders don’t show up, are not putting value on communication, [...]

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Engaged Workplaces = Trust + Consistency + Leadership

On Friday, July 23 I attended the Great Place To Work Conference at Bangalore and I wanted to share my key take-aways and recommendations that you can take forward within your organizations, irrespective of the industry and size. To begin, best workplaces had nothing to do with size or number of employees. The theme of [...]

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How do you identify an appropriate workplace study to enter?

If you browse the Times of India Ascent (a popular India based newspaper recruitment reference) for advertisements of major Indian or multinational firms you will notice a slew of awards or recognitions in the messages to attract talent. Mostly in the form of recognitions or logos that spell out the ranking and importance of the [...]

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Thinking of a Career in Internal Communications?

I wanted to pen down my thoughts on the evolving internal communications function based on numerous queries that have come my way from students, practicing professionals and educationists. This post also articulates the role of the internal communicator, key skills and competencies needed to excel in this field and the various career opportunities that exist.  Internal [...]

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Helping Employees ‘Get’ Your Message Through Effective Writing

I recently ran a writing workshop for a group of internal communication ‘power’ users and came away with a lot of interesting insights. As an internal communication professional I get to vet messages hitting large groups of people everyday. These range from simple office updates to complex change management roll-outs. With the speed at which [...]

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The role of internal communicators – support staff or strategic advisors?

I was intrigued by a recent advertisement from a mining major in India seeking a manager for corporate communications. The expectations were to ‘support’, ‘manage’, ‘edit’ and ‘publish’ communication like newsletters and work to internal group requirements! And this was for a managerial role. Interestingly, the application required to have work experience between 5-10 years while [...]

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