ICology

This is episode #3 of Heads Up!, a weekly podcast summarizing research, writing and retweets that I think communicators should pay attention to. And if you’re already subscribed to ICology, you don’t need to change a thing.

• 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer (Edelman) 

• Digital Workplace Summit, March 28-29, Las Vegas

But I don’t want this to just be what comes across my screen. If you see things you think I should talk about here, share them with me. Could be a new infographic. Or a great case study. Perhaps a webinar. Send a Tweet to @learnicology or an email with the link to [email protected].

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Coincidence that at the same time health and wellness is at an all-time low in the US so is employee engagement? Maybe. But there's all sorts of data that point to healthier employees being more engaged and productive employees.

In this episode of ICology, listen to Reebok's corporate communications manager Hilary Gabso share details on their internal culture that focuses on health and wellness. And before you think, "Oh of course Reebok can," her lessons can be adopted by any company of any size. 

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This is episode #2 of Heads Up!, a weekly podcast summarizing research, writing and retweets that I think communicators should pay attention to. And if you’re already subscribed to ICology, you don’t need to change a thing.

• Listen to the history of internal communication (All Things IC)

• Digital Workplace Summit, March 28-29, Las Vegas

But I don’t want this to just be what comes across my screen. If you see things you think I should talk about here, share them with me. Could be a new infographic. Or a great case study. Perhaps a webinar. Send a Tweet to @learnicology or an email with the link to [email protected].

Subscribe to ICology on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

This is episode #2 of Heads Up!, a weekly podcast summarizing research, writing and retweets that I think communicators should pay attention to. And if you’re already subscribed to ICology, you don’t need to change a thing.

• Listen to the history of internal communication (All Things IC)

• Digital Workplace Summit, March 28-29, Las Vegas

But I don’t want this to just be what comes across my screen. If you see things you think I should talk about here, share them with me. Could be a new infographic. Or a great case study. Perhaps a webinar. Send a Tweet to @learnicology or an email with the link to [email protected].

Subscribe to ICology on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

This is the first episode of Heads Up!, a weekly podcast summarizing research, writing and retweets that I think communicators should pay attention to. And if you’re already subscribed to ICology, you don’t need to change a thing. I’ll still be doing the interviews with communicators and experts every two weeks.

Heads Up! gives me a chance to run through topics in a quicker and more timely manner. You can go to learnicology.com/headsup to find the original links to all of these stories.

Here are the stories discussed this week:

• Employees don't trust you; it's up to you to fix it

But I don’t want this to just be what comes across my screen. If you see things you think I should talk about here, share them with me. Could be a new infographic. Or a great case study. Perhaps a webinar. Send a Tweet to @learnicology or an email with the link to [email protected].

Subscribe to ICology on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. 

In December 2016, the Institute of Internal Communication launched a new resource for internal communicators. They created the the first profession map for internal communicators.

In this episode of ICology, chief executive Jennifer Sproul shares some of the background that went into creating the framework. We discuss the professional areas important to communicators, as well as the future roadmap for the tool. 

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In this episode of ICology, listen to Gregg Apirian, managing director for Vignette, share eight trends for internal communicators to begin focusing on. Why eight? Because they actually have 11 on their blog. On this episode, we discuss:

• The gig economy

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Worldwide, there are 1.8 billion active Facebook users with 1.2 billion of them logging in daily. These are huge numbers but will internal communicators benefit from this activity with the recently launched Workplace by Facebook product?

In this episode of ICology, Michelle Mahony, SVP & Regional Director at Ketchum, talks about about the agency's role in the Workplace by Facebook beta. Initially only about 200 companies around the world participated in the beta launch. She shares what they experienced using Workplace and how their own employees used and benefited from it. And since being a part of the beta group of users, Ketchum is now one of the key global implementation partners to help other companies adopt the new enterprise social network (ESN).

Is Facebook ready for the enterprise? We're about to find out.

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What is the perception of gratitude in the workplace? Crystalee Beck has researched this from the perspective of the employee. Through surveys, focus groups and interviews, Crystalee has learned how managers can better demonstrate gratitude at work, along with catering it to specific employee needs. In this episode of ICology, we discuss the role that gender and generations play. And while many might view gratitude as only positive, Crystalee also learned there's a dark side to appreciation. 

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This year's CorpComm Expo took place November 15-16 at Navy Pier in Chicago. Digital signage is often a misunderstood internal communications channel so I took the time to speak to four individuals who each represent a different part of the business. It's important for communicators to lean on and learn from partners like these in the industry. We cover hardware, integrations, content and education with guests:

• Rich Ventura, NEC

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