Icology

ICology is back for 2021. Chuck Gose and Kristin Hancock are relaunching ICology as a brand new space for internal communicators. Learn more at joinicology.com and sign up for the 2/22 live (re)launch party. And for the walk down memory lane, let's revisit the very first episode that originally aired on August 31, 2015 with guest Mamie Peers. At the time, Mamie was the director of internal communications at Cosmopolitan Las Vegas and is still one of the most creative communicators on the planet.  Enjoy the listen. 

Four internal comms Thinkers joined me on this episode to discuss Deloitte's recent report on employee recognition - The Practical Magic of Thank You. We discuss some of the report's findings, as well as the role internal communicators play in employee recognition. This episode's Thinkers are.... Stephanie Ramos Communications Manager, Mount Sinai Health System Meg Marra Vice President, Borshoff Jess Roberts Strategist, Synergy Creative Leah Bowden Head of Internal Comms, Close Brothers  If internal comms is your passion, ICology is your podcast.   

In this episode of ICology, I talk with Jenni Field, Director at Redefining Communications, and Benjamin Ellis, CEO of SocialOptic, about 2019 research they conducted into remote workers and internal communication. The two of them combined their superpowers to unearth some new data on what employees are interested in and who they are interested in hearing it from. If you'd like to read the full report, download it at http://remotelyinterested.work/.

This wasn't exactly what I planned with the new Think Tank episodes but I went with it anyway. Today's "Wayfair Walkout" should be watched closely by internal communicators. Could something like this happen at your business? Absolutely. So what will you do when it happens? That's what you need to answer. Listen to my take on what internal communicators should be doing in case you have your own #wayfairwalkout. 

Pinaki Kathiari has become a true friend to the internal communications industry. And I'm proud to have him on ICology to talk about the challenges and opportunities of co-creation in internal communication. What is co-creation? Listen to the episode and find out how it can help communicators across industries and seniority levels. Pinaki is also once again a workshop leader at PRSA Connect this year. At last year's conference, his workshop was the highest-rated session from the entire event. And I expect nothing short of that again this year.  If internal comms is your passion, ICology is your podcast. Listen in. 

It truly was hard to believe but the last time Rachel Miller was on ICology was to talk about Brexit. . . nearly 3 years ago! But she's back, but not talking about Brexit - even though the rest of the world is. Rachel Miller, the founder of All Things IC and knower of all things internal communications, is back to talk about how communicators can build a stronger personal brand inside their own companies. It's a topic she's passionate about and will be addressing as the opening keynote at this year's PRSA Connect 19 conference this May. #prsaconnect