That old adage, “Do as I say and not as I do” doesn’t work on wayward teenagers, and it’s equally as ineffective in your workplace. Employee engagement begins at the executive level and trickles down through members of management. If the upper echelon is not committed to the cause, don’t expect hourly employees to take
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Mobile Intranets Once upon a time, mobile devices were the size of small bricks and used exclusively by the rich and famous. Today, over 75% of the American population owns a smartphone, which they can easily tuck into their pocket. With employees spending almost as much time on their phones as their computers, many companies
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Communicators excel at the art of connecting with large groups of people. But today they must also be adept at evaluating and the acquiring software technology that enables them to put relevant content directly in front of employees, wherever they work – Employee Communication and Engagement (ECE) Platforms. This guide demystifies the process of
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One of the world’s largest digital industrial companies, this global brand has hundreds of thousands of employees in multiple business units, spread across countless countries. Keeping their employees connected and engaged is incredibly challenging. Lack of Connection with Employees The company had numerous siloed business units with different internal communication strategies and tactics. The
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Written by Jessica Brook, SocialChorus Mentioning the title of SocialChorus’ ebook, 6 Ways to Attract And Keep Your Employees’ Attention, is probably a good way to attract any communicator’s attention. Who in the employee communications world hasn’t struggled, at one point or another, to hold the concentration of a group of employees? In the following
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Those who tell stories rule the world thank you, Denise, @AboutFaceMedia Last week I had the honor of being the event chair for ALI’s Video Strategies for Employee Communications conference. It was great to be in San Francisco, where December is warmer than July. But what was more fun was being around other IC people
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Written by Elizabeth Baskin, Tribe. It’s easy to forget about all those people out there in home offices. For those whose major interaction with colleagues in the corporate office is email and the occasional conference call, engagement may not be as high we’d like. By not being physically present, they miss out on a lot
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Written by Rachel Medanic, Talk Social to Me. If you lead Internal Communications or IT at your company, you likely have been watching recent developments in collaboration technology. Collaboration for the enterprise is expected to be a $49b market by 2021. The number of companies vying for that market (enterprise social networking being the
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Written by Allan Steinmetz, Inward Strategic Consulting. A few weeks ago, I came across a “Blue Ribbon Commission Report by National Association of Corporate Directors discussing “Culture as a Corporate Asset”. The report proclaimed that corporate cultures matter in business. I was a bit surprised because I thought that was obvious. I previewed some of
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As a tool to enable employee engagement, internal communication is a vital component of organizational success. However, it’s frequently the more high-profile external communicators who receive greater attention, focus and bigger budgets than their internal communications cousins.This article focuses on the key skills needed by the internal comms professional that enable them to “pitch” their
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