Comms Minute

The rapid shift to a hybrid and remote workforce, and the rise of Employee Experience, have put internal communicators in the spotlight.

But what is the employee experience exactly? And what role should communicators play in creating a successful one?

Join Mike Klein in this episode of the Comms Minute, as he interviews Lithuanian author and comms consultant Vija Valentukonytė Urbanavičienė.

If you are looking for a reliable communication platform to help you reach all your employees with targeted communications, check out Smarp: https://smarp.com/.

Hey Comms Minute listeners, Aleks here. I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for being with us throughout this season. Thank you for tuning in for those 31 Comms Minute episodes over the last half-year or so. We hope you enjoyed listening to them as much as we did making them. It’s been a blast!

Thank you to our hosts, Brad Whitworth and Mike Klein, and to our amazing guests who shared their time, wisdom, and experiences with us.

Now, the Comms Minute will be taking a break while we cook up something new. But we’ll be back before you know it, with more news, interviews and other great content focusing on the fascinating world of internal communication.

In the meantime, if you’ve missed any episodes from our first two seasons, now is the perfect time to catch up! They’re all available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else you get your podcasts.

We would also like to know how YOU felt about season 2 of Comms Minute. For any and all feedback, feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] … and of course we would love it if you dropped us a rating on Apple Podcasts.

And in case you didn’t know, The Comms Minute is presented by Smarp, the leading employee communications & advocacy platform. Join our community and stay posted on future podcast episodes by visiting our website at www.smarp.com

Anyway, that’s all for now! Stay tuned, and we’ll see you again soon!

Thank you to our hosts, Brad Whitworth and Mike Klein, and to our amazing guests who shared their time, wisdom, and experiences with us.

Now, the Comms Minute will be taking a quick breather while we cook up more episodes. But we’ll be back before you know it, with more interviews focusing on the fascinating world of internal communication.

In the meantime, if you’ve missed any episodes from our first two seasons, now is the perfect time to catch up! They’re all available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else you get your podcasts.

And in case you didn’t know, The Comms Minute is presented by Smarp, the leading employee communications & advocacy platform.

To learn more, feel free to reach out to us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook or Instagram… or you can always visit our website at www.smarp.com

Anyway, that’s all for now! Stay tuned, and we’ll see you again soon!

Want to network effectively? Here's a tip: it's not so much what your network can do for you, but what you can do for your network.

In this episode, networking expert Lin McDevitt-Pugh explains why generosity and curiosity can help us build stronger connections, and how we can approach networking the same way Bill Gates approaches money these days: as something to give away more than to collect.

If you are looking for a reliable communication platform to help you reach all your employees with targeted communications, check out Smarp: https://smarp.com/.

No man (or woman) is an island. At one point or another, we all need help from other people, and having a solid personal and professional network can help make things easier. But what if we don’t have a strong network to lean on? How do we start to build one?

In this episode, networking expert Lin McDevitt-Pugh explains the three main values of a network and shares some tips on what we can do to grow them.

If you are looking for a reliable communication platform to help you reach all your employees with targeted communications, check out Smarp: https://smarp.com/.

Who defines what an organization's purpose is? According to Abhijit Shanker (board member at SimplyCommunicate and former Chief of Comms at UNICEF), that's the role of the Internal Communicator.

In this episode, Mike and Abhijit talk about how internal communicators can make a fundamental difference in their organization by defining and communicating its true purpose.

If you are looking for a reliable communication platform to help you reach all your employees with targeted communications, check out Smarp: https://smarp.com/.

It's no secret: Technology has tremendous power to transform how bureaucratic organizations communicate with their employees. But how to do it properly?

In this episode, Abhijit Shanker shares his experience bringing comms technology to UNICEF for the first time and talks about the key role senior executives played to help accelerate the process.

If you are looking for a reliable communication platform to help you reach all your employees with targeted communications, check out Smarp: https://smarp.com/.

"As a communications professional, do you want to be seen as someone who sits and writes emails, or do you want to be seen as a strategic advisor on how to address your employees?"

In this episode, Abhijit Shanker, former Chief of Communicators at UNICEF, talks about why it's important to challenge bureaucracy in an organization and sheds some light on one of the most frequently asked questions for Internal Communicators: how to get a seat at the table.

If you are looking for a reliable communication platform to help you reach all your employees with targeted communications, check out Smarp: https://smarp.com/.

What are the key factors to consider when segmenting employee audiences in large, complex organizations?

In this episode, Mike Klein is hosting New York-based consultant and author Abhijit Shanker. Abhijit was Chief of Communications at UNICEF from 2008 to 2019, and today he shares how he managed to communicate effectively to an audience of more than 50.000 employees, based out of 192 countries.

If you are looking for a reliable communication platform to help you reach all your employees with targeted communications, check out Smarp: https://smarp.com/.

Can communicators exercise creativity and humor to engage with their audiences? According to comms all-star Steve Crescenzo, there's just no other choice. In this episode of Comms Minute, Brad Whitworth continues his conversation with Steve, examining why it's essential to take the "corporate" out of "corporate communications."

If you are looking for a reliable communication platform to help you reach all your employees with targeted communications, check out Smarp: https://smarp.com/

What are CEO's telling consultants that they won't tell their own communicators?

In today's episode, we continue talking with Steve Crescenzo, CEO of consultancy firm Crescenzo Communications, as he shares his experience advising top leaders and CEO's from all over the world.

If you are looking for a reliable communication platform to help you reach all your employees with targeted communications, check out Smarp: https://smarp.com/