Effective communication strategy: when redundancy strikes

Redundancy is now a common occurrence in all types of organisations. If, as communications manager, you haven’t been one of the casualties of clearance, you will most certainly have a role in helping to restore the morale of those who remain after HR has served the notices.

Giving your intranet a makeover? Top five tips

Let’s face it, either your intranet works really well and everyone is on board or it’s a graveyard for documents and the company rule book. What it should be is the place to start the day and an essential part of your organisation’s business process. Here are five tips to get it right.

Are you being shielded from the truth?

When you need to make important business decisions, you depend on the quality of the information you are given. Are other people managing your expectations, telling you what they think you want to hear? How do you ensure that you get an accurate view of the situation? Organisational communications advisor Lindsay Bogaard looks at how you can break down the barriers.

It’s usually an annual event in the internal communications calendar, but for many organisations, communicating the survey results can be complex, problematic or, worse, non-existent. How does the internal communications manager ensure that employees get a return on the information they have given and the company benefits from the results? We provide a quick guide to success.