Sometimes stories are overlooked from the perspective of how we can use them to make meaning of our own experiences. This is important in order to be able to help people to learn from what we've learned and also to be able to get our points of view and ideas across more clearly. In this episode we look at using our own stories to teach, lead and inspire within our organisations ..read more

In this episode we explore the importance of civility and politeness in organisational communications. A recent article in Psychology Today discussed how, in America, people routinely engage and witness aggressive or mean spirited behaviour towards each other. How we can air differences in a way that is civil and not allow hostility and incivility to become a problem within our organisations ..read more

Whether we are working in an organisation that has a lot of trust, where people do trust each other or whether we're working in an organisation that is inherently distrustful and the impact that can have on our way, our messages land and how receptive people are to them can be significant, as we're probably all aware. So in this episode, we're going to look at trust, we're going to dig into it in a lot more detail and understand what it is ..read more

According to some surveys, 85% of employees are reporting to be disengaged. A key part of that is the inclusivity and sense of belonging that we have in our workplaces. It's often the case that our workplaces have evolved over time and there's not really been a lot of conscious thought gone into them. In this episode we explore how can create a conscious workplace, particularly in the context of multigenerational working ..read more

In this episode, we explore the difference between synchronous and asynchronous communication and the ways that we can improve the way we use these approaches. In particular, we look at them in the context of supporting our workers who are working remotely ..read more

What are some of the lessons that we can learn from a communications, from an engagement, and from an alignment perspective when it comes to lessons from Formula One, a highly competitive, highly visual, very glamorous industry. How can we use some of those lessons that Formula One deploys week in, week out, successfully year after year ..read more

Our guest has more than 18 years of experience in internal communications and is going to share with us the experience of building their career within internal comms from starting off just as themselves, through to now having a team of seven people serving 6000 employees across the globe. During that journey, we're going to find out some of the tips of how they've built up a team, some of the challenges along the way and some of the key lessons from that journey ..read more

In this episode, we will be exploring the connection between internal and external brand, and also some of the common misconceptions that organisations have about brand and what brand is. It's not just the logo, it's not just the font, it's not just the colours that we use, it's much deeper than that and how we get our employees to connect to that brand and embody what is really important ..read more

How are internal communications teams working with learning and development teams? What are some of the shared objectives that they have? What sort of partnership opportunities exist? And also what sort of role does employee engagement and internal communications play within the organisation in terms of supporting capability, development and transformational change ..read more

Whether you work in employee engagement or internal communications, it is likely that you are trying to create an engaging and motivating workplace where your employees want to be. However, current research has shown that about one-in-four employees are currently considering leaving their work and this has a massive impact on the type of culture and performance that we find within our organisation. In this episode, we're going to look at how we can create a highly motivating and engaging workplace and walk through ten different factors that contribute towards that ..read more