This episode’s guest is Matt Stephens, founder and CEO of engagement survey platform Inpulse. Jen, Dom and Cat pick Matt’s brains to understand the power of storytelling in building engagement at work and find out how telling stories builds connection and community at work.
This podcast series is produced for the Institute of Internal Communication by Jess Williams and Olasubomi Tolu-Ogunpolu.
Explore what psychological safety looks like at work, how trust and open communication are built and how everyday behaviours can empower changemakers at every level to create lasting cultural change.
Persistent geopolitical and economic instability and the burgeoning climate crisis mean maintaining organisational alignment, cohesion and commitment to key objectives is harder than ever. It’s hard to craft hopeful narratives when the world seems so imperilled. Yet belief in a hopeful future is a primary requirement for humans to perform well at work.
Ongoing market uncertainty means many organisations are struggling to keep people aligned, focused and motivated. Global engagement is falling. Young people especially struggle to find purpose at work. What role does communication play in shaping culture and developing future leaders?
Experian’s We Do That campaign used powerful colleague storytelling to bring its purpose to life, helping employees see how their work improves people’s financial health and making the company feel more human.
The latest issue of Voice is out now. This edition explores what it means to work in a global profession, with perspectives from internal communicators around the world. It also includes expert advice on scenario planning, insights into change communication in SMEs, and a focus on the growing demand for clarity. Plus, a look ahead at how the IoIC plans to strengthen clarity, advocacy and community through to 2026.
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.
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.
