This episode, Jen, Dom and Cat are chatting about the role of communication in recruitment and retention. Prior to setting up Working the Future, Cat spent more than twenty years working as a staffing expert and head-hunter within the fast-paced field of communications technology.
In this episode she shares her insights into the pivotal role that communication plays in recruiting, and presents ideas for how internal communication professionals can help address the staff recruitment and retention issues challenging so many businesses today.
This podcast series is produced for the Institute of Internal Communication by Jess Williams and Olasubomi Tolu-Ogunpolu.
Explore the four major trends shaping work right now, and leave with clear, practical ways to turn AI, sustainability, people and employment shifts into strategic value for internal communication.
December’s IC Trends Report is now available for download, providing the latest actionable intelligence across technology, sustainability, employment and people trends.
This month’s report explores the impact of emerging trends and shifts, including the burgeoning challenge of managing artificial colleagues, the strategic shift to quieter corporate activism, how AI won’t protect colleagues from poor leadership (but EI will), and the implications of ‘mankeeping’ spilling into the workplace, and more.
In addition, our last trend roundup for 2025 highlights opportunity for internal communicators in rapidly evolving work landscapes.
As we continue to reflect on the future of internal communication and potential new roles for IC professionals, here Nadine Dixon shares how she uses her skills and knowledge gained in internal comms to specialise as a change communications specialist.
As the global economy grows ever more complex and uncertain, new skills are needed. Endless streams of new enterprise technology, deteriorating international relations, the rise of populist leaders, climate chaos, misinformation and disinformation – there’s no shortage of issues confounding modern leaders. In this episode, leadership advisor, coach and futurist Louise Mowbray sets out the new skills for future-focused leadership.
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