The pandemic and hybrid work have triggered a mass re-evaluation of how we work. It’s becoming clear that reaching a ‘new normal’ will take years to resolve. Many organisations have started to re-examine standardised work practices and experiment with alternative ways of working. Between June and December 2022, 70 UK organisations participated in the world’s largest ever trial of a 4-day working week.
With results of the pilot revealed this week, we wanted to chat with Joe Ryle – Director of the 4-Day Week Campaign.
In this special bonus episode, Joe explains the background behind the campaign for a 4-day work week and shared his views on where the trend for new working patterns is headed. Most importantly, we discussed the opportunity for internal communication professionals to help re-shape how we work, to the benefit of all.
Rising numbers of people over the age of 45 are struggling to find work. Ageism, under-investment in recruitment and over-reliance on biased selection algorithms are creating a labour-market crisis. This has huge implications for organisations that urgently need human wisdom and experience to deliver much-needed oversight for sensible and ethical AI adoption.
While the Internet hugely improves modern life, it also fuels misunderstanding, misinformation, comparison culture, disunity and ill-feeling. When human connection at work is vital for sustained performance, how do we foster inclusive debate and have difficult conversations about complex issues?
Some conversations at work feel almost impossible to have. This webinar explores the new IOIC discussion paper on polarised and charged workplace conversations and what internal communicators can do to help them happen.
What if doing less was the answer? In a new episode of the Future of Internal Communication podcast, Dom, Jen and Cat are joined by author and TEDx speaker Chris Lovett to explore workplace minimalism and why simplifying work protects people and performance.
For the moments the usual playbook can't handle: when identity, belief or tension shift the room. Three expert voices on why internal communicators are uniquely placed to lead these conversations, not just support them.
This survey, run by IOIC in partnership with Ipsos Karian and Box, is the most detailed study yet of capability, confidence and development need across the profession. It explores ten roles internal communicators play, developed specifically for this research and connected to the IOIC future of internal communication whitepaper.
Your answers will directly shape how the profession invests in its own development.
