What Does Pride Mean to You at the Workplace?

The recent news that Park Chu-Young who plays for Arsenal is dropped from the South Korean team for the upcoming World Cup qualification matches sparked debate about personal commitment and pride in the country and team. With the player delaying compulsory national military training the team’s manager took a firm stand on axing Park. What [...]

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Message First – Design Next!

My last post got some interesting viewpoints. Adam expressed the need for blending tone, consistency and image into the communication. Excellent perspective. Rishu talked of involving staff in the conversation and preempt questions they may have. Valid points. Annie highlighted the importance of including the ‘what’s in it for staff’ and also adding visuals that [...]

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‘Zero E-mail’ and Change Management: An Internal Communication Opportunity?

There are reports of Atos, a French organization planning to do away with e-mail in the near future. That near future is around the corner. The CEO has stated that after 2014 none of their 80000 employees will be exchanging e-mails. Ambitious? Crazy? Impossible? Intriguing? I have been thinking about what this change means for [...]

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Anna Hazare’s campaign and what we can learn

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 [...]

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What’s your Internal Communication Measurement Mantra?

If you followed the recently concluded cricket World Cup 2011 tournament which India won the statistics shared on TV may have overwhelmed you. The amount of data crunching that cricket historians did ranged from the mind boggling to the inane. While I was able to comprehend and understand how cricketers’ batting and bowling metrics can [...]

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Internal Communication Trends for 2011

Happy New Year to you! As we step into the New Year I wanted to share my perspectives on internal communication trends that I believe will shape the future of businesses and contribute to increased employee engagement.  Talent management and retention will draw even more on the power of internal communication: Attrition is looming as [...]

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Uncommon Lessons From the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games

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 [...]

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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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Communicators as Coaches to Build Your Organization’s Culture

“Coaching is for professionals”, “I am not qualified to coach”, “So much work – who has the time to coach?”, “I rather tell my team what to do rather than do this time consuming coaching bit”. Heard these before? Sounds familiar? The Times of India Ascent (September 2, 2009) front page story on mentorship and [...]

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