How to create a great Internal Communications experience

In the modern workplace creating a world class employee experience is a key factor in recruiting and retaining the best talent, and a huge driver of engagement. A great employee experience is influenced by multiple touch points inside an organisation, and there is no silver bullet or one area that can do it in isolation. … Continue reading How to create a great Internal Communications experience

The future of work I a new playbook for Internal Comms

The world of work has been changing around us for some time now, with digital disrupting the workplace and people strategies. Agility is becoming a really important part of the employee experience and to recruit and retain the best people, organisations are needing to adapt and change. Of course, a global pandemic is always going … Continue reading The future of work I a new playbook for Internal Comms

The death of the Intranet: rise up the Digital Workplace

Technology is changing the way we do things in every aspect of life, especially at work. The digital revolution is upon us in the workplace and we need to rethink how that is disrupting the employee experience and more specifically how our employees consume and interact with content, each other and the business. Traditionally the … Continue reading The death of the Intranet: rise up the Digital Workplace

Microsoft 365: Greater than the sum of its parts

With many organisations now moving towards a Digital Workplace strategy it can be overwhelming when scanning the market place for solutions. Collaboration and social tools for the enterprise have exploded and the market place is extremely crowded. In the rush to innovate, there is still a role for simplicity in how organisations can and perhaps … Continue reading Microsoft 365: Greater than the sum of its parts

Digital Content in the Workplace

Digital transformation is a focus for most organisations – ‘going digital’ has many facets, it isn’t just about the technology – it is also about culture and the content. The Digital Workplace is the inward looking part of transformation; the focus is on enabling employees to work in more agile and efficient ways. Although the … Continue reading Digital Content in the Workplace

Internal Comms & Digital: Friends or Foes?

One of the key drivers behind becoming a ‘digitally enabled’ business is the alignment with your culture – it is a movement away from traditional working practices, and traditional ways of communicating and engaging employees. The latter is a challenge to Internal Communications and HR functions that actually play a critical role in creating a … Continue reading Internal Comms & Digital: Friends or Foes?

Employee Advocacy – getting it right

It is very easy for businesses to become seduced by the power and influence of social media as a way to project brands; and the idea of using employees as storytellers is a real and authentic way to bring you brand to life. Employee advocacy or amplification is a growing trend in organisations, there is … Continue reading Employee Advocacy – getting it right

The rise of the Digital Newsroom

Organisational storytelling has long been a function of a traditional internal communications function, but as organisations continue to adapt to a digital and social age, the model of storytelling is changing. The lines between internal and external communication are very quickly blurring – and that means a different model for generating content. The Newsroom Model … Continue reading The rise of the Digital Newsroom

The role of a Digital Champion

As more businesses move towards a Digital Workplace and new ways of working, the driver behind change is going to be a mix of technology and people. The technology will act as an enabler for better collaboration and a virtual workspace – but it is the culture of a business that will drive the behaviour … Continue reading The role of a Digital Champion

Enterprise Social: a different way of storytelling

The introduction of Enterprise Social into the workplace has transformed how organisations communicate and engage with employees. Depending on the maturity of your social culture, there is now far more scope for employees to generate content and create more of a bottom up and less of a top down method of storytelling. This has huge … Continue reading Enterprise Social: a different way of storytelling