…when companies want to let their staff have fun and let their hair down. It is also that time of the year when communication winds down and employees are asked to rejuvenate and come back energized. I wanted to reflect on how organizations can ensure staff continues to be informed, engaged and recognized as the [...]
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Holiday Parties and That Time of the Year….
Posted in Blogroll, tagged 2011 events, do's and don'ts of parties, employee communications, employee engagement, holiday events, holiday parties, India IC, internal comm events, internal comms events, internal comms in india, internal communications 2011, IT social media, social media and IC, social media and internal comms, social media guidelines, social media sharing on December 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Anna Hazare’s campaign and what we can learn
Posted in Blogroll, tagged anna, anna hazare, anna hazare health, anna hazare info, anna hazare news, anna hazare update, anna news, anti-corruption campaign, anti-graft, campaigns, Care International Award, employee engagement, fight against corruption, gandhi, generation X, generation Y, global assessment, governance, govt bill, hazare news, health, I am Anna, India, india against corruption, india corruption, India IC, indian army, Indo-Pak, internal comms, internal communications, internal communications in India, jan lokpal, learning from anna hazare, Legatum, Legatum Index, lokpal, lokpal bill, marketing, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, personal freedom, Prosperity Index™, public affairs centre, Ralegan Siddhi, safety, samuel paul, social capital, social fabric, trust, wealth, well being, wellbeing, wellness, what anna teaches us, what is lok pal bill, who is anna, who is anna haazare on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Much has been spoken and written on the 74 year old crusader who is giving the Indian government a hard time with his anti-corruption Bill. The campaign has not just captured the imagination of the masses but the world is watching with awe as one man is attempting to overcome a systemic rot. Visuals of [...]
Who Own Your Engagement?
Posted in Blogroll, tagged attrition, best employers in India, best places to work india, corp comms, employee engagement, employees, engagement, India, india best employers, india corp comm, india employee comms, India IC, india internal comms, india managers, leadership, manager communication, managers, ownership, retention, who owns engagement? on July 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Employee engagement is a frequently discussed topic at organizational forums and like a hot potato the ownership seemed to oscillate between a reluctant group of people including human resources, communication teams and company leadership. I have also discovered new, improved designations of professionals in various capacities carrying the ‘engagement’ tag! At a recent Communicators in [...]
Sharing India with the world
Posted in Blogroll, tagged 100% social media growth, 2011, 2011 iabc, aadhar, adult literacy, american express, Amex, anand mahindra, Baby Boomers, bharat matrimony, BHarti, Bharti Airtel, bill quirke, bollywood, c2, coaching, cognizant, courses in social media, culture and context, dhoni, digital divide, don ranly, elders, employee engagement, Facebook, fb, Gen X, Gen Y, global communication, HCL, IABC, IBM, IC, IC in india, India, india background, india beliefs, india celebrations, india context, india culture, india digital, india digital landscape, india employee engagement, india employees, india employees mindset, india family systems, india festivals, india growth, India IC, india IT, India IT industry, india literacy, india outsourcing, india social media, india social media growth, india social media policies, india social media studies, india social media survey, india social networking, india story, india traditions, India trends, india values, india's population, indian idol, internal, internal comms, internal communication, internal communications, internet penetration in india, IT services outsourcing, m&m, ma foi, mahindra and mahindra, marriages in india, mobile subscribers in india, ms dhoni, Net generation, opportunities in india, outsourcing, population india, progress in india, respect for elders in india, sapient, sapient india, sapienyt, save the koala, second life, shaadi.com, shah rukh khan, sindhuraja, sms intranet, social media, social media coaching, social media growth in india, social media landscape, social media landscape in india, social media learning, social media trends, social networking site, srk, taj mahal, tata, tata nano, twitter, Unique Identification Authority of India, vineet nayar, wc, world communication, world conference, world's cheapest car, world's economical car, world's largest democracy, world's youngest ceo, youngest workforce in the world on June 25, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Aware and Connected. This is exactly how I felt earlier this month as I shared perspectives on social media and internal communication from India with a set of global communicators who attended my session at the 2011 World International Association of Business Communicatiors Conference held at San Diego, US. The IABC World Conference brings 1,400 [...]
Celebrating Company Milestones and Workforce Engagement
Posted in Blogroll, tagged celebrations, commitment, company celebrations, company milestones, core values, creative communication, crowdsourcing, employee commitment, employee engagement, employee networking, engaging employees, event management, events, families, feedback, friends, GPTW, how to engage staff, ideas, inclusive communications, india internal comms, internal comms, internal communication, internal communication measurement, internal marketing, internal networking, internal social media, leadership, manage messages, measurement, messaging, milestone, mission, new media, promoting events, social media, social networking, workforce engagement, Workplace, workplace communication on November 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Have a milestone worth celebrating? Unsure how to get your employees singing the same tune? Every organization big or small has reasons to celebrate important milestones during their journey to energize their staff. Be it the completion of your company’s years of operations, a new product launch, an employee growth success story or even the [...]
Uncommon Lessons From the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games
Posted in Blogroll, tagged 2010 delhi ames, 2010 delhi commonwealth games, 2010 delhi games, bcp, business lessons, case studies, case study, commonwealth games, crisis, crisis comms, crisis communication, CWG, cwg business planning, delhi games, employee engagement, engaging employees, helpdesk, human resources, india bcp, india communication, india corporate communications, india crisis communication, india cwg, india games, india internal comms, India internal communications, india ranking, internal comms trends, internal communications in India, internal stakeholders, multi sport event, october 3-14, ready-to-use communication material, road chaos, sports, sports delhi, structured communication plan, uncommon lessons on October 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With the dust settling after the successful completion of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games many organizations in India are either heaving a sigh of relief or are simply delighted not just because we came second in the ranking but also since their business operations ran smoothly. I can relate to the event and how we kept [...]
Engaging the ‘Young & Restless’ Generation
Posted in Blogroll, tagged 26/11, Accenture, Adobe, Amex, Apollo Tyres, Ashok Leyland, Ashok Peyland, Baby Boomers, Bajaj Allianz, BHarti, Bharti Airtel, blogs, brats at the workplace, brats at work, Business Today, China, co-create, communication, cover story, DLF, DLF Praamerica, employee engagement, engagement, ernst & young, ernst and young, Flickr, gen next, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, generation gap, Genpact, global workforce, India, India internal communication, innovation, internal communication, internal networking, IT, knowledge management, lattitude, learning, Maruti, mentor, mentorship, Millenials, Net generation, old world, organization, podcasts, social media, social media in internal comms, success, trends, trends in internal communication, twentysomethings, twitter, videos, workforce, Workplace, young workforce, youtube on September 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Never before has the challenge of keeping our younger staff engaged greater that now. According to recent reports the population of India will be much younger than China’s in 2050. With more young people being part of its workforce (median age of 25), India is expected to enjoy a huge economic advantage. A recent study [...]
Adopting social media inside the enterprise – challenges and opportunities for internal communicators
Posted in Blogroll, tagged Airtel, best practices in india, best practices in social media in india, BHarti, buzz, chats, Chatter, collaboration, command and control, communicators, connnection, criticism, culture and India, discussion forums, employee engagement, Facebook, feedback, glassdoor, HCL, how to do social media, IABC, in depth knowledge, India, India culture and social media, India trends, Indian firms, Infosys, internal comms and social media, intranets, IT policies, IT services, Jive, job portals, leaders, Linkedin, measurement, Microsoft SharePoint, online presence, online repuatation, podcasts, portals, productivity, productivity buster, ROI, Sharepoint, simply communicate, social media, social media adoption, social media adoption in india, social media adoption in internal comunications, social media adoption within enterprises, social media goals, social media launch internally, social media needs, social media primer, social media study, social media system, social media wants, TCS, Tech Mahindra, transparency, trust, twitter, webcasts, Wiki, wikis, Wipro, Yammer on June 4, 2010 | 4 Comments »
This article featured in Simply-Communicate, a UK based internal communication publication that reaches 15,000 communicators globally. http://www.simply-communicate.com/news/companies-india-adopt-social-media-inside-enterprise Read on for the complete article here as well. According to an IABC report over 79% of global companies leverage social media internally to improve productivity and engagement. India, however, still lags behind when it comes to adoption. To [...]
State of the post-recession workforce and social media internal communication opportunities
Posted in Blogroll, tagged career development, corporate communication in India, downturn, employee, employee engagement, employee engagement drivers, empowerment, engagement drivers, global workforce study, global workforce study 2010, image, india corporate communications, India internal communications, internal communications, internal communicators, leadership, opportunities, post recession workforce, recession, social media adoption, social media in internal communications, social media tools, watson towers on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Over the last few weeks I researched the ‘state of social media adoption in internal communications in India’ and got numerous insights. While I will share the details in an article shortly I wanted to reflect on opportunities for internal communicators to leverage social media in light of the recent 2010 Global Workforce Study by Towers [...]
Thinking of a Career in Internal Communications?
Posted in Blogroll, tagged 360 degree plan, Accenture, adoption of communication strategies, alumni, alumni stages, ambasad, audience segmentation, best practices, BT, business growth, campus communication, careers, CEO's office, change communication, chinese, Cisco, client liaisons, coaching, collaboration, commitment, communication, communication accountibility, communication channels, communication effectiveness, communication goals, communication planning, communication politics, communication ROI, communication training, community building, community relation managers, consulting, content writers, content writing, contract staff, contract staffing, corporate citizenship officers, corporate communication, creativity, credibility, crisis management, culture, culture communicators, design, designers, direct marketing, director, editing, employee branding, employee communication, employee communication trends, employee engagement, employee life cycle, entry level expectations, event management, feedback, great place to work, human resource, human resources, human resources communication managers, IBM, Indian, information security, internal branding specialists, internal communication benefits, internal communication career opportunities, internal communication careers, internal communication channels, internal communication coach, internal communication competencies, internal communication consultant, internal communication interviewing, internal communication models, internal communication objectives, internal communication overview, internal communication positions, internal communication skills, internal communication specialists, internal communication trends, internal communicators, internal event managers, internal marketing, internal researchers, internal stakeholders, internal surveys, international business communicators, intranet managers, intranets, IT industry, journalism, leaders, leadership coach, leadership communication, leadership communicator, legal issues in communication, listening, management theory, manager community, marketing, marketing communication, marketing communications, measurable communication, measuring impact, messages, mission statement, motivation, networking, newsletter editors, office communication, organizational commitment, organizational communication, organizational goals, people integrator, photography, policies and programs, portals, productivity, professional knowledge, program management, public relations, quality of communication, recognition managers, recruitment marketing, relationship building, return on investment, reviewing content, risk management, roles and responsibilities, social media, social media integrator, span of control, specialist in communication, strategic consultants, two way flow of communication, values, video editing, word of mouth, workforce, writing on April 5, 2010 | 4 Comments »
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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