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28 Jul 2026

How internal communication builds strategic confidence.

Internal communication builds strategic confidence when it translates business strategy into clear, consistent narratives, keeps leaders visible and authentic, and helps leaders blend deliberate planning with context-responsive adaptation. This matters. The 2026 IC Index shows only 52% of employees believe their organisation’s strategy is the right one for success.

Thought Leadership

Members only

23 Jul 2026

Complex Internal Messaging.

Discover how to turn complex messages into clear, understandable and actionable content and build the confidence to communicate strategy, change and risk in a way that really lands.

Factsheet

Members only

22 Jul 2026

Rethinking workplace support for employees with cancer

Cancer affects millions of people of working age – yet workplace support often falls short. What do employees really experience, and how can organisations respond better?

Voice

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22 Jul 2026

Using internal communication to inspire young people at work with Antoinette Gyan

Ongoing market uncertainty means many organisations are struggling to keep people aligned, focused and motivated. Global engagement is falling. Young people especially struggle to find purpose at work. What role does communication play in shaping culture and developing future leaders?

Podcast

17 Jul 2026

Member spotlight Michael Hewitt

Our latest member spotlight is on Michael Hewitt, Communications Officer at the Medical Defence Union. He spent years doing internal communications without ever putting a name to it. In this member spotlight, he shares how IOIC membership gave his career direction, the intranet launch that clocked over a million views, and why there's no such thing as bad communications.

Member spotlight

Members only

16 Jul 2026

A framework for boosting visibility and impact

NATS empowered leaders to build consistent, credible communication habits rooted in everyday conversations. We hear from Lynsey Davidson, head of employee communications at NATS.

Voice

Members only

15 Jul 2026

The leadership perception gap: why messages from the top aren’t landing.

Effective leadership communication depends on closing the perception gap between how leaders believe they communicate and how employees experience it. Internal communicators play a critical role in bridging this divide.

On Demand

Members only

15 Jul 2026

Neurodiversity claims expose manager confidence gap

Rising neurodiversity tribunal claims expose managers’ confidence gap, making clearer communication and better support on reasonable adjustments increasingly essential now.

Voice

14 Jul 2026

My Experience Studying the MA in Internal Communication Management Sam Hallowes

Sam wanted to understand how Internal Communication enables change. The MA gave her the evidence to back it up.

Student experience

Members only

11 Jul 2026

20 questions with... David Manning

From big campaigns to coffee habits, David Manning, senior manager – culture, change and communications at Currys, shares his view of internal comms and career lessons.

Voice

Members only

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10 Jul 2026

The IOIC Impact Brief: July 2026

This month: leadership silence in a stagflation-lite economy; AI agents that no longer wait to be asked; net zero's £100bn case under political attack; the four-day week evidence most organisations are ignoring; and why burnout is a structural failure, not a personal one. The intelligence IC professionals need to advise at the highest level.

Research & Trends

10 Jul 2026

Member spotlight Ellen Culhane

Our latest member spotlight is on Ellen Culhane, Manager, Internal Communications at CloudPay. She shares how she fell into IC through politics and PR, the national fire service campaign she's most proud of, and why curiosity and listening are at the heart of great internal communication.

Member spotlight

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