From marketing to leading communications at major UK firms, Lee Coleman reflects on five defining moments that shaped his journey to group head of communications at British Engines.
Internal communication teams are asking whether the intranet still deserves its place in the channel mix. The reality is more nuanced than “keep it” or “kill it”: the intranet is becoming the root of a wider ecosystem.
Iain Donaldson, colleague communications manager for CEO and leadership comms at NatWest Group, discusses writing for time-poor colleagues, keeping channels credible and supporting senior leaders in fast-paced communications.
Rosie Huckle of King’s College London explores internal communication challenges in higher education, shaped by complexity, scrutiny and unique institutional pressures.
Post-war prosperity and social change dismantled top-down internal communications, driving industrial unrest and paving the way for more participative, two-way approaches that reshaped employee relations and organisational communication in Britain.
What does it take to unite 8,000 colleagues during the busiest Christmas in Heathrow’s history? This campaign shows how creativity, connection and leadership visibility drove real impact.
Adesh Chetram, head of integrated communications at Nedbank and president of South Africa’s Institute for Internal Communications Africa, shares how Ubuntu, authenticity and purpose are redefining internal comms across the continent.
Despite the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement in January 2025 and the perceived downgrading of decarbonisation as a boardroom priority, sustainability progress continues to be made.
Rob Hitchcock, Internal Communications Senior Manager, PwC Ireland went from the shop floor to leading internal communications. Here he shares how sideways moves, strong relationships and backing your strengths can build a career that makes more sense in hindsight than it ever did on paper.
This month's IC Trends Report explores the shifts quietly reshaping work, from AI anxiety fuelling new workers' movements to the rise of Scope 4 sustainability, workspace hackers exposing the gap between office design and real working life, and what the dating recession is doing to Gen Z's sense of belonging at work