What makes an effective employee magazine? If we were to get right down to the nitty gritty, we could compile 100 tips for producing an engaging internal publication, but, for now, here is our list of the basic things you need to do to create a magazine that your staff look forward to receiving. Ensure …
How often does your organisation say “Well done”?
Awards season often feels like an opportunity to heap endless praise on the already over-appreciated. By the time we get to the Academy Awards, it feels like you’ve seen the same people over and over again bounding up steps in suits and long gowns and getting emotional in front of a lectern ([Feigning surprise] “I haven’t prepared …
Negotiate your way – what Andy Murray teaches us about communications
If you’re British, enjoy tennis and watched Andy Murray’s quarter-final match against the impressively slick-haired Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, you may have caught yourself screaming “Come on!” at the TV, with a couple of fist pumps thrown in. It was a tense final set, with Verdasco matching the Scot on every point. Perhaps, ultimately, Murray’s awareness …