Our guest this week is the Chief Executive of the Society of Occupational Medicine, Nick Pahl. The Society of Occupational Medicine is the UK-based membership body for healthcare professionals with an interest in the field of occupational health.
The pandemic has accelerated both the pre-existing mental health crisis and the loneliness epidemic. Jen, Dom, Cat and Nick explore the role of communication in building connection and community at work and ask – how can internal communication contribute towards building healthier workplaces?
This podcast series is produced for the Institute of Internal Communication by Jess Williams and Olasubomi Tolu-Ogunpolu.
This report - authored by MA Internal Communication Management Graduate May Oostrom Kwok - explores how internal communicators can support and contribute to a neuroinclusive culture in the workplace.
Tracey Hewett shares what burnout taught her, and how internal communicators can protect their wellbeing by managing their workload and prioritising recovery.
Burn survivor Jack Holt, account director for IT consultancy Recarta, shares how visible difference shaped his resilience, career and mission to support and educate others.
Anthony Monks, PR director and internal communications specialist at ITPR, shares ten practical tips to help internal communicators support leaders, spot silent strain and prevent cultural cracks from spreading.
‘Busyness’ is increasingly seen as a badge of honour and productivity is regularly measured and rewarded at work. Despite all we now know about workplace stress, anxiety and burnout, we seem to be doing little to address the destructive pace at which we are living our lives. In this episode, Jen, Dom and Cat chat with Megan Reitz and John Higgins about their latest research, on the topic of spaciousness and how to find it.
As global stability deteriorates, anxiety is on the rise. Internal communicators must assimilate the wants, needs and expectations of increasingly diverse internal stakeholders. Only then can organisations harness the full potential of colleagues across the age spectrum, who are pushing back on top-down, centralised, and increasingly outdated, command and control management archetypes.
In this mercurial new landscape, internal communication is a meta-skill that increasingly underpins organisational success. Our quarterly people updates help internal communication professionals stay informed and think more expansively about ways they can deliver strategic value.
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