Created in response to a rise in hand injuries across global operations, Tetra Pak’s “Take Five to Keep Five” campaign combined simple messaging, strong leadership visibility and close collaboration between internal communication and occupational health and safety.
Persistent geopolitical and economic instability and the burgeoning climate crisis mean maintaining organisational alignment, cohesion and commitment to key objectives is harder than ever. It’s hard to craft hopeful narratives when the world seems so imperilled. Yet belief in a hopeful future is a primary requirement for humans to perform well at work.
When nobody asks a question or raises an objection, what can internal communicators reasonably conclude from the silence that follows? Peter van Poelgeest reflects.
Network Rail replaced its unreliable, admin-heavy intranet search with a personalised, AI-infused Microsoft Search experience for its 40,000+ colleagues. Here’s how internal communication helped rebuild trust, improve findability and shift colleague behaviour at scale.
Our latest member spotlight is on Kam Mayne, Communications Business Partner at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, who moved from graphic design into internal communication. In this member spotlight, Kam shares how IOIC membership and the Diploma built a strong foundation, mentoring shaped growth as both mentee and mentor, and presenting became a personal development journey
As workplace risks evolve, organisations that invest in people, communication and culture will be better equipped to build resilience, respond to disruption and thrive in the future. Alison Arnot shares her advice.
Juan Pablo Nieva Gómez, a marketing specialist at a luxury cruise line, reflects on communicating with a global, non-desk workforce at sea – and why simplicity and visibility are key.
Niall Ryan reflects on how a secondment from retail operations to supporting comms with a transformation programme led him into a career in employee engagement – and he’s never looked back.
Kay Vessey, head of learning and development at H&H, explains why better internal communication starts with curiosity about the experiences, preferences and motivations that shape how people respond.
Neil Rodger, founder of Lifted Communications, shares how internal comms teams can use audio – particularly podcasts – to cut through noise, build connection and reach employees in a more human way.