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.
Our latest member spotlight is on David Romanis, Communications Director, Technology and Innovation at HSBC. He shares how he fell into IC by accident, the award winning culture change campaign he's most proud of, and why he thinks every IC professional needs to embrace AI.
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
Over the past 150 years, the field of internal communication has undergone profound changes while maintaining core, consistent truths.
Michael Heller, professor of business history at Northumbria University, has been exploring its evolution – the five stages of the history of internal comms. Here, we look at the first stage: Editorial Internal Communication (1880–1960)
Our latest member spotlight is on Hannah Harriman, Internal Communications Business Partner at Gallagher. She shares her journey into IC, the campaigns she’s proud of, and how IoIC has helped shape her career.
What happens when internal communicators challenge assumptions and follow the evidence? Module Leader for the MA in Internal Communication Management, Domna Lazidou, shares how the programme’s Management Report builds sharper insight, stronger research skills, and the confidence to drive real change. More than a final project, it’s a catalyst for credibility and impact.
Rachel Miller, author of Successful Change Communication (published in April 2026), explores the critical role leaders play in communicating change, and how internal communication professionals can equip them for success –building trust, navigating difficult messages and ensuring leaders show up with clarity, empathy and impact when it matters most.
With 25 years at Lloyds Banking Group and now running her own consultancy, Diana Oakes shares how she built a career in internal communication leading large scale change, championing inclusion and helping people feel they truly matter at work.