Gamification and learning
We’re not talking team building via the Wii, here. Gamification is the application of game style approaches to non game experiences and it’s expected to become an increasing part of learning and...
View ArticleFour Tips for Making Business Change Stick
Business change projects often have a high rate of failure because of a lack of end user adoption, because there’s no long term change in behaviour. Making change stick is all about the people in the...
View ArticleThe change journey: are your people driving or just along for the ride?
We know that change needs to focus on people to succeed; a 2010 McKinsey global survey found that when staff were able to collaborate in and drive initiatives during transformational change, success...
View ArticleCommunications Strategy: Building messages with visuals
Have you ever heard someone say that they’re a visual person? Well, in fact, most of us are. Vision is one of our strongest senses, helping us comprehend and act upon large amounts of information by...
View ArticleThe impact of employee engagement on projects
Research from McKinsey shows that projects are much more likely to be successful when employees are engaged and involved Very often, technology change such as Cloud deployment, is not seen as being...
View ArticleChange management stories of the week
It’s all about communication this week in change management shares, including a focus on the importance of internal communication, employee engagement and change agentsThe post Change management...
View ArticleKnowledge (Sharing) Is Power – The Importance of Knowledge Sharing
If our instincts tell us to hoard knowledge, how can we ensure that employees partake in knowledge sharing and help the business to stay competitive? From an employer’s point of view there’s no doubt...
View ArticleYou’ve measured employee engagement, now what?
In my earlier blog, I talked about why measuring the impact of communications is so important when it comes to project, programme management and business change. But what about sustaining and building...
View ArticleAre we there yet? A roadmap to writing your internal communications strategy
The development of an internal communications strategy is fundamental to the success of any business change initiative, whether you’re working on a short-term project to support the introduction of a...
View ArticleThree things you need to do to engage employees with change
Did you know that we are bombarded with 174 newspapers’ worth of data and information each day? This is four times the amount of just 25 years ago. So when delivering change it is vital that your...
View ArticleEmployee Engagement tips for programmes of change
Effective employee engagement within a project or programme of change is vital in making business change stick. When developing an employee engagement strategy for a programme what are the things we...
View ArticleActing on feedback from employee engagement during business change
So you’ve got some feedback from your employee engagement endeavours. Now what? Here are some common scenarios and quick wins to make sure people stay on board with your IT project and programme. The...
View ArticleEngaging employees with rebranding and business change
Meet Brian, the robot. He’s the star of Confused.com’s latest advertising campaign, and represents the company’s multimillion pound rebranding programme. The campaign, which kicked off recently...
View Article5 tips to engage your project stakeholders
Even the best thought-through campaigns and projects don’t run themselves. You will need people’s support and backing. This includes your project stakeholders. Stakeholder evaluation and engagement is...
View ArticleThe Tube strike shows the importance of managing resistance to change
As a London commuter it was a relief to hear that the tube strikes held by Transport for London (TfL) workers have been cancelled this week after last week’s disruptions. Last minute talks between...
View Article6 characteristics of effective change communications
Internal communications has a vital role to play in engaging and informing people to help manage resistance to change. So, what’s the secret to ensuring you get your message across and what are the key...
View ArticleInternal Communications the Creative Way
In a corporate world where many of us, including myself, feel bogged down by too many daily meetings and emails round the clock, it requires us to think a little differently to engage your workforce....
View ArticleCelebrating slip-ups. Four ways failure can help your change programme
There’s been a buzz around something called the Church of Fail recently. It’s the light hearted confessional session dreamed up by consultancy NixonMcInnes and championed by groups like #culturevist....
View ArticlePartners in communication
Partnering with a communications and leadership team, helping them to creatively and holistically plan to deliver key elements of their business strategy. The post Partners in communication appeared...
View ArticleCreative story telling to engage project stakeholders
Successfully engaging stakeholders, in many different projects, using creative and powerfully-designed communications. The post Creative story telling to engage project stakeholders appeared first on...
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