Voice

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.

Eva Echo is a director at Trans In The City. A respected transgender activist, writer, and public speaker, Eva is also an accomplished leader and community champion dedicated to workplace allyship, intersectionality, and mental health support for the trans community.

Pepco created a team of 45 Pepcoolture Influencers to drive the implementation of its new company values: team spirit, growth, love for the customer, respect and simplicity.

An open innovation approach can help you find the right reliable people for your project, says Steve Rader, program manager for NASA.

From journalism to strategic communications, Joe McMann’s career journey has brought him to his latest destination: EMEA director of internal and executive communications at Marriott. Here, he tells us how he is supporting a diverse, dispersed workforce and embracing innovative channels to foster employee engagement.

In its 75th anniversary year, the IoIC has another key milestone to mark – 75 episodes of internal communication podcasting. The Future of Internal Communication podcast launched in 2021 to explore how the future of work would reshape the IC profession. For Voice, co-hosts Jennifer Sproul, Dominic Walters and Cat Barnard share 10 highlights.

As the founder and CEO of CAF Services, which helps organisations address concerns related to gender, Cynthia Fortlage is an advocate for transgender inclusion in the workplace. Drawing from her own experience of coming out and transitioning as a senior executive, Cynthia helps organisations cultivate truly inclusive cultures that uplift and empower their employees.

In a world where technology is rapidly transforming every aspect of business, Cytiva is fully embracing AI to revolutionise its internal communication efforts.

Alan Haywood is the senior vice president ESG at BP and the executive sponsor for the company’s LGBTQ+ Network. As one of the top 10 LGBT business allies in 2021, Alan speaks on the importance of senior leaders participating in proactive allyship.

In an increasingly decentralised world of work, today’s talent getting their feet under your workbench might be a mix of contractors, temporary workers and permanent staff. How do you get your diverse team to march together in the same direction?