Over the past couple of years I’ve contributed a number of posts for the fabulous blog run by the lovely people at internal comms agency Alive with Ideas. Here’s a summary… 10 ways to engage your team – in 10 minutes or less When I worked at Sodexo I collected dozens of… Read More »15 blogs for Alive with Ideas
It’s the same every year. February comes around and my heart sinks as I realise I still haven’t logged my continuous professional development (CPD) – and the end of month deadline is fast approaching. It only takes a quick glance at comms professionals on Twitter to realise I’m not alone. I’ve never… Read More »12 years of CPD: a reflection
When Jonny Wilkinson was at his peak as England’s rugby union fly half, he was a world class kicker. But to me, one aspect of his kicking game set him apart from other players. The more pressure on a kick, the more likely he seemed to nail it. How did… Read More »Book Review: The Pressure Principle
If you’ve been through any major organisational change, you’ll know that people can often behave erratically. Hilary Scarlett’s comprehensive introduction to how our brains work (and why we should care) helps explain why. In neuroscience terms, she says, an organisation going through major change is like an organisation being run by… Read More »Book review: Neuroscience for Organizational Change
Last November, Facebook announced it was generating a staggering 8 billion video views per day. Around 300 hours of new video is uploaded to YouTube every minute. Video has become very much the norm for online communications, and its ubiquity has a significant implication for internal communicators. Traditionally, video has been… Read More »Adding Animoto to your internal comms mix
Some time back, we went to a presentation by research expert Robert Berrier, who opened by showing a picture of the Voyager Spacecraft, saying: ‘Right now, the Voyager Spacecraft is flying through outer space and it carries a message about Earth and its inhabitants. A message written in binary code:… Read More »Book Review: Internal Communications: A Manual for Practitioners