Five themes from the IoIC Festival
Following a packed few days at this year’s IoIC Festival, we’ve pulled together the top five things that we’ve taken away as a team.
Minimising cybersecurity risk with engaged employees
It only takes a glance at recent news reports to know that all businesses are under increasing threat of cyber attacks and the associated risks to their customers, their bottom line and their reputation.
To speak or not to speak…
Organisations are now expected to speak out on the big issues. But how can internal communicators advise on which ones to explore, and which ones to politely side step?
Internal comms: a box of surprises?
I recently had the pleasure of running a series of line manager training sessions for one of our client organisations. I talked about the value of line manager communication to organisations and productivity, and set out a toolbox of practical techniques to help attendees have more productive conversations with their teams.
From sent to seen: simple design tips to get your email read
Despite the wealth of new communications channels available to business, email remains a popular and effective way of reaching employees.
Email: extracting value from the champion of channels
Despite the many different communication tools we have, email remains the #1 most used internal communication channel in the workplace
Navigating the culture map
How do cultural differences have an impact on international teams, line manager communications and employee listening?
AI jargon buster: making sense of AI language
AI is transforming the way we work, communicate, and make decisions. But let’s be honest, some of the language around AI can feel complicated, full of jargon that makes it sound more mysterious than it really is. The good news? You don’t need to be a data scientist to understand AI.
The quiet art of active listening
“Having a voice at work can make a fundamental difference to people’s working lives and can help build better relationships between employers and their workforce.”
The Purposeful Workplace: how to create a compelling corporate culture
Record numbers of employees have been moved to, well… move, when it’s come to their careers in recent times. The challenge is written large for employers – offer a clear, compelling purpose and corporate culture or your organisation will suffer.