Written by Jason Anthoine, Audacity. I recently had the opportunity to attend an Advanced Learning Institute conference in Nashville. There were about fifty internal comms folks in attendance, excited to share and learn best practices for both measuring and improving their work. Here are the top internal communications trends that came up during the conference,
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Written by Patty Youngclaus, Brilliant Ink. I’m sure I’m not alone here, but as a working parent with three small children, I am challenged every day to do more with less. More planning, more organizing, more thinking, more housework, more peacemaking, more teaching, and more learning. All with less time, less energy, less sleep, less
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Written by Sean Williams, True Digital Communications. Every leader can agree: Employee resistance is one of the most frustrating experiences. You spend countless hours putting thoughtful consideration into the decisions you make for your organization, only to be met with resistance. Employee push back can feel like a roadblock, but it can actually improve your
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Written by Rachel Folz, Cerkl. Of course, you want to grow your stats, it’s how you measure your success. But a boost is more than an up-trending graph; a true boost can change your perspective and grant you the ability to see more of the playing field. Define Success Like it or not, data is
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Written by Sheri Saginor Advanced Learning Institute (ALI) hosted its annual Strategic Internal Communications conference July 17-19, 2018, at the Omni Parker House in Boston. ALI is one of the nation’s leading organizers of communications conferences. Their programming always includes excellent speakers, content-rich workshops, and ample networking opportunities. This SIC conference was no exception.
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Written by Steve Crescenzo Communicators, pencils ready! You have three minutes to complete the following multiple-choice question. Good luck! Why do most corporate communicators fail to reach the status of Strategic Counselor in their organizations, and instead fall into the “Communication Order Taker” role: a. Never-ending deadlines that suck your time away and leave you
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Written by Hellen Deverell, Alive! Often the perception of internal communication is far from where we want it to be. But with large numbers of IC pros not a member of any professional body or investing in CPD, is it any wonder*? Developing our credibility needs to be a priority for IC pros, and here are our
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Written by Amir Ameri, Beekeeper. Though today’s consumer digital communications tools are designed to be the ultimate data mines, businesses can’t afford to take data security risks when it comes to internal communications. With personal data being an increasingly profitable commodity, the tracking of online activity is occurring on an unprecedented level. In this context,
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Written by Ann Melinger, BrilliantInk.net. A few weeks ago, several Brilliant Inkies, myself included, attended ALI’s 5th Annual Strategic Internal Communications Conference in Boston. It was an excellent gathering of professionals representing a wide range of industries, organizations, geographies and backgrounds. (My colleague Becky, shared one of her personal highlights from Crayola, and Kate shared
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Do you ever leave a conference chock full of ideas and new contacts? After Advanced Learning Institute’s 5th Annual Strategic Comms Conference, I certainly did! If you missed it, check out some awesome nuggets (and sorry if you get a serious case of FOMO): “Learn your employees’ love language.” – Speaker from Pernod Ricard
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