Toxic cultures are making headlines again
The stuff we thought we’d confined to Room 101 for good is still there, lurking just below the surface in our organisations and institutions. Bullying, coverups, ego-driven bulls in china shops of leaders, it’s all there in varying degrees. It needs to stop and it needs to stop now. Major mental and physical impacts of... Read More
Exclusive access to David MacLeod’s keynote opening this year’s Employee Engagement Summit
(and a cracking opening from Jo) David MacLeod OBE, the godfather of modern employee engagement, the co-author of the pioneering 2009 ‘MacLeod Report’ into Employee Engagement, co-founder of the Engage for Success movement, visiting professor Cass Business School (can you tell we rate him?) delivered the keynote at the 2021 Employee Engagement Summit. With Jo... Read More
Guest blog – Inspiring people and workplaces to thrive
Jo’s delighted to take part in the Charity Finance Group Culture and Good Governance event in February. If you’re in the charity sector it’s a great opportunity to touch base and catch up on the vital role of #culture in your organisation https://cfg.org.uk/CultureandGovernance As part of her contribution Jo wrote a guest blog which you... Read More
Get hold of your copy of our first 2021 thought paper
2020 was an extraordinary year full of obstacles and challenges, both personal and professional. As challenging as it was there has been a silver lining for internal communications. And this silver lining is the dawning of a new age for our profession. Leadership teams have realised their organisations simply can’t grow, prosper or even survive... Read More
10 brilliant things we learnt about internal communication this year
Which do you recognise from your organisation? This year’s virtual Internal Communications conference was hosted by Woodreed’s Charlotte Dahl. The conference saw IC’s superstars, from Virgin Media, the BBC and Facebook share their expertise, insights and projections for internal communication. The speakers all agreed that as horrible as the pandemic is, we are seeing a... Read More
Reinforcing employee trust in the wake of COVID-19 is so urgent, companies can’t afford not to take it seriously. Josh Bersin (Bersin by Deloitte)
Trust is the fundamental bedrock that binds us together as humans; our relationships, our actions, our expectations of others. If trust is important in the good times, it becomes utterly essential in the bad. In the wake of COVID-19, it’s now literally a matter of life and death. Can I trust my employer to keep... Read More