WHY APPS ARE GAINING POPULARITY IN INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS. How Do You Define a Modern Intranet? It's Simple. It's possible to dress up intranets with a lot of bells and whistles, but at the end of the day an intranet should do three high level things and do them well.
A modern intranet is a smart and integrated system with an intuitive user experience that focuses on three high level things your employees care about most: News and information — The official corporate and onboarding stuff from HR, Executives, Corp CommunicationsFinding stuff — i.e., people, experts, information, knowledge and ideas that help people do their jobGetting work done — You know, the "project" and "process" type stuff that actually drives your business, builds product or services your customers. The Modern Intranet is an Integrated 'Hub' It's really that simple. I'm sure some will have their own view of things and add all kinds of complexity. I Want That 'Easy Button' on Everything!!!! I don't know about you, but I want that "easy button" placed all over my modern intranet, on every page, every UI and every device. Want your internal email read? Don't dumb it down.
Welcome to Forbes. Why All-Hands Meetings Are Worth It. I admit it, all-hands meetings are a tough one, especially if you’ve got a larger small business.
At my company, VerticalResponse, we were once split between two floors in a building and didn’t have the luxury of space to get everyone together. Once we had a webinar because it got cost prohibitive to get everyone into a local hotel meeting room. Not to mention, I’m not a fan of huge meetings. (My team will tell you that!) I want to talk to everyone about the future of the company and get them as jazzed as I am about it, but I also know it takes a ton of people away from their jobs, and some might look at it as a PITA (pain in the a**). On top of it all, if my team knew how much I belabored the details of the company meeting, they’d die.
Article. Not all business goals are created equal.
The challenge is to focus our communication plans and measurements on the most communication-sensitive goals and employee behaviors, and to communicate attitudes as well as knowledge through the most effective channels. Angela Sinickas explains how communication research can aid companies, both in setting measurable objectives and in assessing the extent to which their goals are being achieved. All too often, when we talk about communication supporting a company's goals, we focus on telling people what the goals are. While that is an important step, communication can go much further in encouraging employee behaviors that take us measurably closer to reaching our goals.
Creating Effective Internal Communications for Business Leaders. This cartoon made me smile – and grimace – because it shows how much IC has changed.
The role of internal communications once was simply pushing a message top-down through an organization – and assuming it had been understood, no matter who (or what type) leader was sending it. Today, the leader – ranging from senior management to team managers – is responsible for ensuring they have effectively communicated to either their entire workforce, business unit or team. Poorly communicated information hinders employee engagement. It’s almost worse than not communicating at all! To prevent any barriers in effective communications, Internal Communicators must now ensure structures are in place that enable consistency of the message sent to a distributed workforce spanning business units, skill levels, languages, regions and cultures.
Plan Your Internal Communications in 6 Easy Steps. Everything you do should be for the purpose of achieving stated business goals and objectives.
Otherwise, they become nothing more than a "rabbit trail" that wastes time and resources, and drains energy away from reaching goals. You will also need to consider goals that apply solely to internal communications such as: Establish a Set of KPIs KPIs measure success toward accomplishing a goal. For example, if your goal is promoting greater employee feedback, you can have a KPI that benchmarks current levels and tracks progress toward the goal over time. Creating a Basic Internal Communications Strategy. "Chief Engagement Officer:” The Role of CEOs in Internal Communication - Institute for Public Relations. In a recent interview with McKinsey & Company in April 2014, Richard Edelman used the term “chief engagement officer” to describe a Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) new role, when discussing how today’s leaders can regain public trust. Rather than merely formulate policies, CEOs must step forward, meet communities both internally and externally, establish personal relationships, and genuinely listen to people’s concerns.
I cannot agree more! CEOs and their organizations are naturally linked together. CEOs, especially those who are also founders of their organizations, define corporate DNAs such as corporate character, mission, goals, purposes, culture, and values. Inside Apple’s Internal Training Program. CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple may well be the only tech company on the planet that would dare compare itself to Picasso.
In a class at the company’s internal training program, the so-called Apple University, the instructor likened the 11 lithographs that make up Picasso’s “The Bull” to the way Apple builds its smartphones and other devices. The idea: Apple designers strive for simplicity just as Picasso eliminated details to create a great work of art.
Steven P. Internal Measurement for Results. Features How to Use Communication Measures by Angela Sinickas, ABC, IABC Fellow Just like the managers of other business functions, communicators need to measure how effective our work is.
Internal Communication must have metrics. Internal communicators know how important it is to measure their communications.
However there is an industry wide lack of access to real-time metrics that gives insight into the success of communications. This has been confirmed by many surveys, including our recent Newsweaver / Melcrum IC and Technology Survey 2014, which found only 16% are satisfied with their ability to measure the effectiveness of their internal communications. Internal Communicators must make getting access to metrics a top priority in order to both measure employee engagement, and prove business value to their organization. Measurement gains visibility into the results of their communications, but that is only a first step. The next is to understand what they mean. Who’s using what for internal social media? Who’s using what for internal social media?
Over the years I’ve highlighted various examples of how companies are using enterprise social networks, collaborative tools and social media for internal communication. It’s a question I get asked constantly – who’s doing what, who’s using Chatter/Yammer and what can I learn from them? Where can I find examples, articles and case studies of enterprise social networks and how organisations are using them for internal and external communication or customer service? Stop looking – you’re in the right place! Delta Hotels Google Apps Case Study (1).pdf. HP - Jive Social Business Case Study. HP is the world’s largest provider of information technology infrastructure, software, services and solutions to individuals and organizations of all sizes.
The company employs over 300,000 people, with revenues exceeding $127 billion in 2011. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at. From Sales Training to Better Prospecting: Why Video in Chatter Matters. More than 80% of B2B marketers are now reporting great success with using online video as a lead generation and qualification tool. But as many of us are learning, online video is no longer just for marketers. Because of its unique ability to educate and engage, online video is now being used by an increasing number of organizations for sales enablement, sales training, and improved corporate communications. And many of those organizations are now doing it right inside their existing Salesforce and Chatter environments—a great way to increase adoption by reps and minimize new technology costs.
Makes sense, right? 20 Inspirational Quotes About Data. If you were asked to share one inspirational thought about data, what would it be? Great minds from all of the world, from leaders of the biggest companies to famous detectives, have insight on data that is truly motivating. That's why we gathered them all into one post. "Without big data, you are blind and deaf and in the middle of a freeway.” – Geoffrey Moore “In God we trust. All others bring data.” – W Edwards Deming. Facebook’s Social Story. Facebook makes work more social with Salesforce It’s no surprise that the company that helps more than a billion people keep in touch is a socially connected business. Facebook is—of course—on Facebook, using its own site as a workplace tool so employees can get what they need to work productively. The company also uses Salesforce to manage its people and processes in a transparent, collaborative way that aligns with its corporate mission.
“Companies are becoming more social in the way they work and operate—spurring collaboration, relationship building, and cross-functional partnership,” says Tim Campos, CIO. A guide to gamification for internal communications... This guide will explain the two main types of gamification, how we successfully used gamification as part of a global internal communications campaign, and factors to consider when using gamification ... This guide will explain the two main types of gamification, how we successfully used gamification as part of a global internal communications campaign, and factors to consider when using gamification in communications. You can also view the presentation outside of slideshare here: Statistics Views Total Views Views on SlideShare Embed Views Actions.
300 social media policies. Research reveals collaboration is king. Research reveals collaboration is king. The 5 Most Common Internal Motivators for Your Brand Ambassadors. Everyone is motivated by some internal drive whether they are a student, teacher, philosopher, thief, soldier, or lover. Internal Advocacy: Activating Your Employees to Extend Your Brand. We’ve all seen them: Facebook posts written by someone at work, counting down the hours till the weekend and complaining about their boss/colleague/job/coffee facilities. The Internal Brand Roll Out:the most important part of your launch. So you’ve just gone through an extensive branding process.
You have a new strategy, a new message, and maybe even a new logo or tagline. HOW TO: Help Employees Talk About Your Brand Online. This series is supported by IGLOO, a leader in helping organizations improve business processes, increase employee productivity and enhance stakeholder engagement inside and outside the organization using social technologies. For many brand managers, employees' actions online remain a daunting, untamed frontier.
What Does Your Employer Branding Fishbowl Look Like? A Strong Internal Brand is Key to Employee Engagement. 6 Steps to Empower Your Employees as Brand Ambassadors. Employees are actively engaging on social networks such as twitter, facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, tumblr, Pinterest and others that seem to pop up every day. How an Employee Ambassador Program Drives Successful Social Media Campaigns. Want To Find Brand Ambassadors? Start With Your Employees. The Top 5 Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Employee Brand Ambassador Program. Saxton Horne Communications. Internal communications – art or science? Make your employees activists for your brand. Internal Branding - Inward Strategic Consulting.
Internal Communications & Employer Branding - Klenk & Hoursch - Corporate & Brand Communications. 6 Tips for Building a Brand Culture and Improving Internal Communications. Helping employees become brand ambassadors - Communication World. 'Not all about the bloody return': how social programs affect employees. 2013 - 2014 Change and Communication ROI Study (CCROI) ROI of Employee Communication. The 11 vital internal communications trends you’d be crazy to ignore. Www.instituteforpr.org/wp-content/uploads/IPR_Best_in_Class_White_Paper_Final_04_2013.pdf. Best-in-Class Practices in Employee Communication. Six Best Practices in Creating Employee News Platforms. Effective employee communication: The benefits of best practices - Milliman Insight. 4 Ways to Use Data to Tell Stories - Communication World. The Real Key to Driving Success With Organizational Change. Cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/301060/file-551356727-pdf/Whitepapers_PDF/Effective_ICv2.pdf?t=1406623622210.
How to write an internal communication strategy. How to Sell Investing in Employee Engagement to Your Boss - Vignette. Link Internal and External Branding, or Else - Vignette. Internal Communications predictions for 2014. Are you stopping your employees from being mindful? Is storytelling the key to difficult change communication? What is Internal Communication? Definition by Melcum. How to identify your organization's unique brand values. (4) Investing in internal communication: Will it be profitable? Zyncro Blog: the blog of the Enterprise 2.0. In-effective Internal Communication Costs. How Top Business Communicators Measure the Return on Investment (ROI) of an Organization’s Internal Communication Efforts. Measuring ROI on Employee Engagement - ElevatePoint. Why All-Hands Meetings Are Worth Every Penny. Top Ten Secrets to a Successful All Hands Meeting. Tips on Meetings.