Earlier this year we surveyed internal communications professionals working in the healthcare industry. Almost 60% responded that lack of staff for new initiatives is one of the biggest challenges they face. This lack of resources is underpinned by a larger problem facing internal communicators in all industries. Newsweaver recently published the interim results of a
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Written by Stacy Wilson, President of Eloquor Consulting, Inc. I first started hearing communicators talk about “a culture of communication” more than 10 years ago. I had one client in particular who was really interested in the concept and could articulate the potential effectively. We understand the connection between good communication and the bottom line. We know that
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Written by Preston Lewis, Founder & CEO, Intactic.com Last week I was the Chair of the ALI Strategic Internal Communications and Employee Engagement Conference in Chicago and I shared my perspective on the relationship between employee experience and employee engagement. It resonated with the audience, so I thought it would be helpful to elaborate further.
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Written by Molly Anglin | February 04, 2016 | Enterprise Strategy , Enterprise Industry and Trends Digital transformation is more than just technology – it’s a culture. And when it comes to tools, these nine traits have emerged as fundamental to the digitally transformed workplace arsenal: It’s hard to put your finger on. What is
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Written by Mary Ann Masarech, Employee Engagement Lead Consultant Business leader and author Arie de Geus once said, “The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage.” In the years since he made this comment, organizations have grown savvier about learning and development – and how this can drive
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Written by Mary Ann Masarech, Employee Engagement Lead Consultant Fully engaged employees are enthused and in gear. That means their willingness to perform is backed up by their individual talents, alignment with organizational priorities, coaching from their managers, and the resources that they need to achieve results. Yet one of the poorest performing items on
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Written by an excerpt from The Engagement Equation: Leadership Strategies for an Inspired Workforce If engagement in your organization needs a boost, there is a better solution than installing latte machines or allowing employees to bring their dogs to work: align them to what is most important to your organization. Getting all employees aligned to
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Written by: Stacy Wilson, Owner & President, Eloquor Consulting, Inc I’m not sure what started my fascination with health care, but it started early. Perhaps it was that my father was an exercise physiologist. Perhaps it was my early job at an association for medical group managers (way before “managed care” was common). It might
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Written by: Gregg Apirian, Managing Director of Vignette The Difference Between A Strategy and Tactics Let’s begin with a scenario. You are an HR or internal communications professional, and you have been tasked with communicating something important to the employees you serve. You think the best way to communicate this information is through a poster
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Written by: Ann Melinger, CEO, Brilliant Ink Last Sunday marked the season finale of Game of Thrones, and now I join the millions of other fans who anxiously have to wait a grueling NINE months for the next season. I was late jumping on the GoT band wagon, but recently binge-watched the first five-and-a-half seasons,
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