Voice

Investing in your skills is crucial for advancing your career and ensuring your internal comms team can effectively execute its strategies. This quest for self-growth requires being open to learning from different sources, engaging in peer-to-peer learning and continuous reflection.

Now’s the time to audit your IC function, hard-wiring your organisation’s strategic objectives into how you measure, says Tsara Smith, senior consultant at Ipsos Karian and Box.

A new study shows that less than one quarter of organisations effectively harness creativity for business growth.

Communications leader Cassandra Lord has spent most of her working life with tech companies. After a six-month career break, she returned to work in a new industry, leading internal communications for a healthtech company launched recently within pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.

Shetal Joshi, head of internal communication at Ørsted, discovered a passion for audience engagement early in her career. Here, she shares how her role within the innovative and fast-changing renewables sector has given her fresh drive and purpose.

Communicating transparently and thoughtfully with employees after a general election is crucial to ensure everyone is informed and aligned with the potential impacts of a new government. We asked five comms and sector experts for their advice.

Strategic internal communication stands at the intersection of organisational goals and the people who bring them to life, aligning the company purpose with its employees, enhancing performance, boosting productivity, and unlocking individual and collective potential.

Jack Williams is an equality, diversity and inclusion adviser at Imperial College London. The university is creating specific guidelines for managers and colleagues to support a coworker who may be transitioning.

This year’s IC Index underscores the importance of honest, unfiltered communication and genuine leadership in building trust, revealing the significant divide between excellent and poor internal comms.

Want to get more people back in the office? Make it more than a place to work, says Tom Wallace, global workplace design lead at Foundever.