People managers need the right communication skills to bring colleagues together

Overnight, businesses across the UK had to send their workforces home when the government enforced lockdown. The past five months have brought highs and lows, challenges and learnings – but this period will likely change the way many of us work forever. One thing that we have all missed is human contact – interactions with colleagues, friends, exte...

Just over two years ago I made the conscious decision to move back into a role that focused purely on internal communications. My time in PR and public affairs was insightful and incredibly beneficial to my career development, yet I knew deep down that internal communications was my true passion. Having made that decision, I took a leap out of my c...

When deciding whether to take on the challenge of a Masters degree on top of a full time job and a busy life, asking yourself why is a very good place to start. For me it was a solidify my career change and gain a deep understanding of internal comms. I have built my career doing press relations and PR but in the last couple of years I switched to ...

Back in 2018, faced with the daunting prospect of enhancing a communication strategy with limited 'internal communication' experience, a Google search introduced me to the IoIC. Soon after, with a lot of research and IoIC training courses under my belt, I was equipped with a foundation knowledge, a membership to the IoIC community and an eagerness ...

After months of experimenting with the "work-from-home" approach, our attention now turns to how we will thrive in the post pandemic workplace or, as I call it, "the future normal". This phase presents an opportunity for internal communicators to rethink the employee experience in ways that respect individual differences – home lives, skills and ca...

Time has truly flown by since I handed in my final Masters assignment in September 2019. In fact, looking back, the entire 12-month programme passed so quickly that combining it with full time work now feels far more achievable than perhaps it did at the time! In my hybrid internal communications and employer branding role at the Italian energy com...

According to IoIC's Covid-19 survey , internal communicators are 'confident that their work in recent weeks has increased their presence and improved their reputation'. This is a nice soundbite but jars rather with what I am hearing and reading about many IC pros being made redundant. It's true that many professions will, sadly, suffer redundancies...

Change in a company is supposed to be for the greater good and or what's best for the company itself, right? Though, change may not be good for everyone in your workforce. In fact, employees have the right to question company changes, if they don't like what they're seeing; and, they have the right to suggest any alternatives that can alleviate any...

If you haven't seen it, stop what you're doing, and allow yourself an uninterrupted 3 minutes 18 seconds to absorb this. Done? Welcome back. The devastation of a failed pregnancy, the agony of endometriosis, the ecstasy of physical intimacy. All the pleasures, monthly pains and milestones from the first unnerving spots of blood through to the fiery...

New Zealand is the envy of the world having near-eradicated Covid-19. Our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has received worldwide praise on her 'go hard, go early' policy and distinctive communication skills. Consistent language such as 'our team of five million, and 'be strong, be kind and unite' has undoubtedly won the hearts and minds of her fell...