Since 2020, successive disruptors have changed the business landscape. COVID, war, supply-chain shortages, inflationary pressures, AI, the burgeoning climate crisis and environmental degradation are just some of the issues impacting organisational performance. And yet organisations must innovate and evolve to remain relevant. The psychological toll of polycrisis is both immense and under-recognised.
Gallup’s 2026 research shows global engagement has flatlined at 20%. Stress, anxiety and burnout are rife. This has a hugely detrimental effect on business performance, at precisely the time organisations need motivated colleagues to deliver innovation and transformation outcomes.
This episode, Jen, Cat and Dom chat with Ellen Griley, former head of global employee communications at Cisco. With master’s degrees in communication and leadership studies and Trauma-Informed Leadership, Ellen advises on and offer trauma-informed internal communication.
They discuss the rising pressure to create work cultures where peoples' emotional and psychological needs are recognised and how internal communication can be adapted to meet people where they are.
About Ellen Griley
Ellen Griley is the founder of Equilibrious Communications, a trauma-informed employee communications consultancy. She is the creator of the Internal Calms™ system and the STEADY Framework and specializes in communicating through uncertainty and polycrisis.
Prior to launching her own practice, Ellen spent more than five years leading global employee communications at Cisco. She holds master's degrees in Communication and Leadership Studies and in Trauma-Informed Leadership, and is a semi-retired yacht rock DJ.
Ellen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/internal-calms/
Ellen’s website: https://www.equilibrious-comms.com/
Ellen’s whitepaper: https://www.equilibrious-comms.com/shifting-ground
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