Welcome to the 3rd episode of Intraskope’s Spotlight Series featuring Sia Papageorgiou. How do leaders be more effective with communications? What recommendations can communicators give leaders on getting stronger with communications? Sia Papageorgiou is a communications consultant and trainer who helps professionals become trusted, sought after and strategic advisors. In this interview she talks of […]
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Video Interview | Purnima Sahni Mohanty | Creating a Sense of Belonging with Personalized Internal Communications
Presenting the 51st edition of Intraskope’s Spotlight on Internal Communication Series featuring Purnima Sahni Mohanty of Microsoft India. Purnima is a senior communications leader with over 27 years of experience in the Industry. She has experience in spearheading and executing world-class communications, corporate social responsibility and social impact programs for Fortune 100 companies. Apart from Microsoft, she has worked with DuPont, GE, Samsung, […]
My article in Reputation Today: Five mistakes best avoided while engaging corporate communications teams
This article first appeared on Reputation Today. View the link here: How not to damage your corporate communication team’s reputation and in the process, your organisation’s brand While a lot is spoken of how communications teams add value to the business, very little is said about how organisations consciously or unconsciously discredit the team’s reputation […]
Guest Blog | Sabith Khan, Program Director & Asst. Professor at California Lutheran University, Writer & Consultant
Delighted to share this excellent piece from Sabith, a good friend of mine and collaborator on corporate social responsibility projects. I have always been impressed by his passion for public affairs and citizenship and his depth of knowledge in nonprofit leadership and philanthropy. In this post, Sabith reflects on the role of leaders during crises […]
6 Ideas to Evolve Your Leader’s Internal Communication Channel
Apart from navigating leadership styles, internal communicators also need to periodically review and curate channels that leaders use. Leaders’ channel preferences (email, face-to-face, social or video) often vary by their personality types. As a leader’s communication matures over time and audiences express different expectations of what they prefer receiving, there are opportunities for the internal […]
Placing communication at the heart of Global Capability Centers
Organizations that set up global capability centers mostly focus on getting the location, systems, processes and transitions right. Establishing operations at a global capability center takes many forms. Organizations either set-up the center themselves, take the support of a local vendor to build-operate-transfer the unit or buyout an existing center giving them ready access to talent and […]
5 tips to help leaders deliver effective presentations
Senior leaders often represent their organizations at external engagements as speakers or panelists. The expectation is to contribute to a discussion or share thought leadership insights on topics that matter. Here, the communicator’s role isn’t to help create content for marketing or branding or to make the leader look good on stage. It is very […]
Use storytelling to inspire, connect and engage staff
Last week, I shared a case study of Mira and her challenges in getting staff aligned on the non-profit’s vision and plans. Got some interesting perspectives from readers: Collin suggested having a leader video to explain the vision and get better buy-in, Poonamrecommended a working group that assists Mira and providing incentives for ideas that employees contribute and Kevin believes […]
4 Communication Lessons from Recent Global Leader Actions
Many of you must have recently either received Whatsapp forwards or viewed the online clips of actions by a few global leaders. From President Macron of France who invited an undocumented immigrant to the presidential Elysee Palace to thank him for his act of bravery in saving a child’s life to the Prime Minister of […]
Guest Blog & Interview | Saskia Jones | Build Trust through Inclusive & Participative Internal Communications
What role does internal communication play in helping leaders and organizations build trust? Can internal communicators influence organizational success? This 14th edition of Intraskope’s Spotlight on Internal Communication Series is from the United Kingdom featuring Saskia Jones – former Head, Communications Engagement at Oxfam, who shares insights on employee advocacy and building trust among the […]