Internal branding

Ganesh, Juliet, Banu and Madhu belong to a communication network Sync and lead corporate communications at various organizations in the country. This network is like other networks anywhere in the world – that brings like-minded professionals to connect, engage and learn from each other. The group often faced common situations at work that needed resolution […]

Be it in an advanced market or an emerging region there is always a need to help communicators get better at what they do. While training initiatives and workshops can provide a bit of learning the much needed boost that every communicator can do with is often within every communication forum. If you have wondered […]

I recently shared 5 trends that will shape internal communication in 2015 and beyond. My predictions for 2015 are: The internal communication function will operate as a ‘start-up’. That will mean working with less, managing ambiguity, constantly evaluating trends, staying ‘boundaryless’, operating with limited budgets and taking calculated risks. It will also expect the internal […]

Today I attended one half of the Global Communication Association’s 9th India conference at Bangalore and came away impressed by how well communicators were adapting to the changes shaping our world. Great to have connected with my peers and communication leaders who engaged in meaningful panel discussions and presentations. A hat tip to Krishna Mariyanka […]

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for my blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 12,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many […]

With the world of work changing rapidly and expectations from the increasingly young workforce rising, internal communication in 2015 and beyond will never be the same. In this post I share perspectives that internal communicators must consider to stay relevant, add value and continue making an impact. Evolving asks of the internal communicator: With employees […]

If you have ever been asked this question how you choose to answer it can provide insights on your focus, values, attitude, passion and abilities. In recent conversations I have observed how those posed with this question were either unable to gather their thoughts quickly, spoke of work that they didn’t directly handle or provided […]

Announcing the launch of the 2014 APAC and India Internal Communications Survey! The Survey aims to gauge the progress, maturity and impact of internal communications in the region. Link to survey form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ec3iq2wJIACB4ICLmg52Nkf-HbYDdGgjmBFFK96WYlE/viewform This is the fourth edition of the survey. It is the first ever study from India among practitioners and is meant to be […]

Over the last few months I have had several conversations with internal and corporate communication professionals on networking, best practices, career management and making progress in this evolving function. In this post I am sharing a simple Progress Guide For Internal Communicators (with tweaks, really anyone interested to make progress) can use as a map. However, […]

Managing corporate communications at a global in-house centre or a shared service? Keen to shape how communications can be improved within GICs? Participate in the ‘2014 State Of The Communications Function in GICs Survey’ and help enhance how communicators and leaders can benefit from this important function. Link to survey form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QYDBF3U-3MY1SKxKz75tLeAnsuHtjpJsCM-R2VaEoXk/viewform The survey runs […]