FIR Podcast Network

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  • FIR #262: You’re Hired! Or Not…

    In the tech industry, there's a trend: Rescinding offer letters as a cost-cutting measure. In this short episode of "For Immediate Release," Neville and Shel explore the PR and internal comms repercussions of these moves.
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    14 min
  • Episode #62: Mike Klein: Challenging Our Traditional Approach to Employee Engagement

    We’re back after a brief hiatus and are ecstatic to be joined by author, internal communications leader, and our "welcome rebel” Mike Klein.

    Principal of Changing the Terms and Senior Strategic Advisor for Sparrow Connected, Mike has made it his personal mission to challenge the status quo and advance the effectiveness of internal communications. His recently published e-book, “Employee Engagement or BUSINESS IMPACT? It's Time To Choose,” takes on the current state of employee engagement and identifies six levers to engage better performance.
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    29 min
  • Spin Sucks 203: Women Change Everything

    What changes in a company when women enter top-level positions? Gini Dietrich dives into this question on this week’s episode of Spin Sucks. 

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    10 min
  • FIR #261: Crossing the Line When Surveilling Employees on Social Media

    As it faced a unionization effort, Tesla contracted with a PR agency (where one of its communication directors once worked in an executive capacity) to spy on employees, including those in a semi-private Facebook group, an activity one academic found unethical. While there is nothing wrong with a company monitoring employees' online activities, there are lines that should not be crossed. Was one of those lines crossed in this case?
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    17 min
  • FIR #260: Grappling With Authenticity

    We all know that leaders should strive for authenticity. What does that mean, exactly? It's easy to say authenticity is being who you are, but when you're meeting with a department that is struggling to succeed, are you the person who rocks out at concerts? The one who coos little nothings in the ear of your significant other? There's more to authenticity than just being genuine. Communicators need to understand the nuances since most leaders don't have the time for a graduate-level course on the subject.
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    15 min
  • Spin Sucks 202: Focusing on the Positive

    At the end of the day, people want to have a purpose. Gini Dietrich explores how to make employees feel valued and ways to deliver positive feedback as well as constructive feedback, when necessary.

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    10 min

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For Immediate Release: Podcasts for Communicators