How we dress is an important expression of how we identify or how we would like to be seen. Changing office is like being asked to wear a different uniform –it can signify a homogenisation of culture post-merger, a loss of identity. And when there is fear that we might have to change how we […]

As internal communicators, our to-do lists can get absolutely out of control. With tighter budgets and smaller teams, a lot of us are gaming out how to cut through huge swathes of tasks alone. Luckily, Joanna Parsons partnered with WorkVivo to do just that in her webinar about Managing Your Comms Workload last week. Current […]

“We’re in a disengagement crisis!!” You’ve probably heard the statistic: 62% of employees are not engaged, and 15% are actively disengaged (Gallup). But are we, the comms cohort, who cried ‘crisis’? What do people actually mean by disengagement? Define engagement? Depending on who you ask, employee engagement can mean multiple things, but by and large […]

From new engagement strategies to transformational overhauls, internal communication is anything but static in 2025. Blink’s webinar The Future of Internal Comms 2025+ raised interesting points about the state of internal communication today and what issues need to be met to build future-proofed systems that put the employee experience front and centre. This panel discussion […]

Deanne Raseta is a force in the comms world. From her work at organisations like PayPal, Colt and Aviva to her leadership and coaching qualifications – she knows how people tick. It’s unsurprising, then, that we had a packed house at our Change Comms Breakfast event last Thursday at which Deanne shared the essential principles […]

It’s December, meaning that Christmas advertising is in full swing, with companies throwing everything and the kitchen sink to secure advert of the season. One early contender has fallen short with Coca-Cola trying something new with their traditional “Holidays Are Coming” ad. They decided to use artificial intelligence. We all know how it plays out; […]

If you ask any young person about pensions, they’ll either cry or laugh in your face. With the current economic landscape, retirement feels like an alien concept. Issues like the cost-of-living crisis and housing concerns are more top of mind for many young people. With the projected state pension age of 68 for those currently […]

Artificial intelligence has already established itself as a mainstay for several industries. Predictions from a few months go are being realised in real time, from alterations to search engines to brainstorming TV show ideas. Recruitment has embedded AI quicker than most, with 80% of recruiting technology vendors expected to build it into product offerings by […]

For communicators, the challenges that come with constant change can seem dense and overwhelming. But even when the technology gets more complicated, the most effective strategies were still the simplest ones. As the first snow of the season began to fall, team 106 attended Simply Expo 2024, hosted at etc. venues on Bishopsgate. It was […]