Family Day for employees
EMPLOYEE FAMILY DAY There was this time when people were told by their mentors not to personalize your profession, it’s just business. Things have changed now; it is about how I can make my work an...
View ArticlePresentation tips for communication specialists
WHAT LEADERS LIKE We as communication professionals work very closely with the management team of the organization. This management team comprise of dynamic, aggressive, tough task masters who are...
View ArticleOne man show companies
ONE MAN SHOW One fine morning, your company management team member decided to revise the leave policy for the organization. He/she goes drafts a note and send it across to you to make cosmetic changes...
View ArticleUse technology to communicate
TECHNOLOGY TO MEET YOUR BUSINESS OBJECTIVES Technology is a boon for all of us waiting to be leveraged. But somehow most of the communications specialists are still stuck with the traditional, not so...
View ArticleEmployee recognition program
DO YOU HAVE A RECOGNITION PROGRAM Transparency comes much later, but first you need to be clear if your organization has a recognition program, which promotes and recognizes hard work and talent. Most...
View ArticleEmployee clubs & interest groups
JOIN THE CLUB In my last post I talked about managing employee creativity and how important it is for communication professionals like us to tap employee creative talent and channelize it for business...
View ArticleCompany values- what it means
VALUES Haven’t you heard your business leaders claiming to run the company operations with clearly defined corporate values? I have been in townhall meetings, leadership seminars, where often leaders...
View ArticleAre you tactical or strategic
SHORT TERM OR LONG TERM- As communication professionals you would be required to develop campaigns, which can potentially change the way employees think about the organization. But most of us have...
View ArticleMeasuring campaign success
How do you measure your campaign success? I still remember those yearly appraisal discussions with my boss on what all have I done through the year. But the fact is if you have hundred achievements to...
View ArticleTreat employees as humans
Treating employees as humans We as communication specialists often take our employees for granted. Don’t we? How internal communications is being perceived Internal communications, the connotation of...
View ArticleYour Company leaders
How open is your open door policy As internal communications specialist, it’s our role to position our leaders over the horizon. Which means making our company leaders accessible and approachable to...
View ArticleGet over emails please
NO EMAILS Things have changed. But somehow few companies and employees refuse to acknowledge this change. They still use the dated email platform to talk to their employees expecting them to read their...
View ArticleThe big picture – what is it anyways!
DO YOU SEE THE BIG PICTURE In my previous posts I talked about the tactical and strategic approach to communications. As internal communication professionals, it is very easy to get swayed in our daily...
View ArticleJustify your salary- add value
Are you adding any value Do you know if you are adding any value to your role as a communications professional? What is adding value means Adding value means going beyond the standard expectations and...
View ArticlePushing employees to please customers
Your customers- VOC, Voice of customer, a phrase that you must have heard a dozen times in your organization. Companies make tall claims that they are customer-centric in nature, their DNA and value...
View ArticleEmployee health- the most ignored aspect
Healthy means productive- Employee Physical health is one of the most ignored aspects of every organization. In our quest to meet deadlines, tasks and team meetings, we tend to overlook one critical...
View ArticleThink twice before rejecting applicants
The WOW hiring experience Let me share some numbers with you. I can understand most of the communication professionals are not too number savvy; I am also one of them. But these figures are generic in...
View ArticleNo boring leadership events
It surprises me to see major Fortune companies still following the age-old style of engaging with their employees. Their employee count may have grown three fold but their communication approach is...
View ArticleHaving an idea and presenting it- two different things
You as a communication professional have creative ideas, or you won’t be reading this post, which is dedicated to the communication experts across the globe. Well if you don’t, time you look for a...
View ArticlePush but reward employees too
You must be a recipient of spam (because we don’t read these emails) in your mailbox from telecom companies or the banks thanking you for being their most valued customer. Dont overlook employee...
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