Search the Insight & Practice

For several decades across the Global North, a mental health crisis has been escalating. While its causes are deep-rooted, systemic and complex, today, stress, anxiety and burnout risk are manifest. This has huge implications for organisations that rely on engaged and motivated colleagues for collective problem-solving, adaptation and innovation.

Rising numbers of people over the age of 45 are struggling to find work. Ageism, under-investment in recruitment and over-reliance on biased selection algorithms are creating a labour-market crisis. This has huge implications for organisations that urgently need human wisdom and experience to deliver much-needed oversight for sensible and ethical AI adoption.

For all that’s written about the impact of culture on business performance, it remains a nebulous concept that many find hard to define. It’s perhaps this lack of understanding that causes transformation programmes to fail.

In a new episode of the Future of Internal Communication podcast, Jen, Dom and Cat speak to Megan Reitz and John Higgins, co-authors of Speak Up: Say What Needs to be Said and Hear What Needs to be Heard. They explore the role of colleague voice in engagement and look at the role of internal communication in helping organisations become better equipped to hear – and leverage – the views that matter.

Season 12 of the Future of Internal Communication Podcast kicks off with an inspiring first episode! Join hosts Jen, Cat, and Dom as they sit down with Sarah Gillard, CEO of Blueprint for Better Business, to explore the role businesses should play in building a fairer, well-functioning society and how internal communication can help bring these aspirations to life.

Join Jen, Dom and Cat as they chat with Ellen Van Oosten, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western University. In this insightful episode, they explore how organisations can better support their internal stakeholders in making lasting behavioural changes and navigating the ongoing waves of change that characterise the 2020s.