Do you ask leaders and line managers to bring your key messages to life where they work? Well you should! And you need to equip them with the tools to…
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Visual metaphors that are too close to what your business actually does can trigger conversations that stall. For example, if you are an airline, using air travel metaphors and images…
Throwing back the duvet: Engaging your entire workforce with your purpose and strategy As a father, I clearly remember the experience of waking up in the morning to my young…
To truly test how well you can articulate your company or functional strategy, try explaining it to your partner, or a loved one, over dinner. See if you can get…
Five steps to align your workforce and deliver success Imagine you stopped any one of your employees, anywhere in your organisation, at any time. Then imagine you asked them to…
Involving informal influencers in shaping and sharing your company’s stories, can be transformational. With the Winter Olympics drawing to a close it has been a great few weeks for stories….
Harness the power of your informal influencers. In all organisations, you’ll find informal influencers whose voice carries further than the organisational chart would ever suggest. Partnering with these people can…
Use these three steps to communicate your change strategy. Before you get all creative with a magical metaphor to communicate your strategy or other major change, think about the three…
Now there’s an affordable, pocket-sized way to help equip your managers with the leadership communication skills they need to deliver success. It’s widely held that leaders are – or at…
How to ensure your opinions don’t add colour to black and white facts. We’ve all got opinions. Some things you are asked to communicate you’ll like, others you don’t; indeed…
Communication isn’t an optional extra Managers are in privileged positions to influence others and make big differences to the performance of your organisation. However, automatic engagement with their teams is…
How to be a better communicator… Time and time again, employees say their line manager is their most trusted source of information, their communication channel of choice. But do the…
