Engaging the ‘Young & Restless’ Generation

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 [...]

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Interviewing for an Internal Communication Role and Tips to Get Your Job

This week I have been interviewing communicators for an internal communication role.  I wanted to pen down my impressions from talking to a set of talented people, share do’s and don’ts and what I look for when it comes to hiring someone for a communications job. These ideas and recommendations I believe can apply for [...]

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Internal Communicators as the Company’s Historians

About 8 years ago my supervisor at a previous employer handed me a list stating my roles and responsibilities as an internal communication professional. In that, I recollect was a line which read ‘the company’s historian’. Then, as a junior member of a growing communications team it only meant ‘collating and updating’ company news. The [...]

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Culture Deep Dives and Focus Group Facilitation Ideas

I recently sat in on a focus group session on ‘culture’ that sought employees’ perspectives on the organization’s traits and thoughts on how to retain or strengthen the organization’s DNA.  The forums held across the organization are an attempt to gauge the role ‘culture’ plays on engagement and align employees based on an action plan. [...]

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Sustainability and Communication – Fostering a Trusting Work Environment

How closely you engage your employees can be the difference between sustaining through tough times or sinking into insignificance. Unlike ever before the barometer of engagement is been tested so intently by employees in organizations world over. Sustainability means different things for different organizations – ranging from work-life balance to being a great place to work, from [...]

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Slowdown paradox – reduce or keep internal communication momentum going?

Do you communicate more or less or continue ‘business as usual’ during a slowdown?   Slowdown impacts communication budgets but research points to continued communication improving commitment even during these scenarios. Contradictory?   While most will agree that communication even during a slowdown is critical, very few communicators and leaders end up doing so.   [...]

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Building an internal connection forum for your leadership

Over the last few days, I’ve heard of a couple of requests from my fellow communicators in Bangalore on the need to create an ‘internal’ CEO brand and build connection with employees.   One request stemmed from an overall internal communication objective to improve the leader’s image and the other was from a tactical perspective [...]

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