Why do we still work five days a week, when we could be working four? And can you actually make it work in your organisation? This podcast episode is a result of the latest UK pilot study of the four day week. In this episode Vic & Scott will be : Discussing what the four day week movement isReviewing the latest UK study and the resultsDiscussing how companies have actually made it work in their business with comments and insight from Claire Daniels, CEO of Trio Media whose four day week...

We’re well underway with our second season of Comms In A Nutshell, a brand new look, a new episode format (episodes are now more appropriately nutshell sized) but all the same great internal communications insights you all know and love.  For this next episode we’re joined once again by Jenni Field but this time we’re talking about all things organisational change, specifically… Why are we so resistant to change? And what can businesses do to help guide employees through organisational change...

Hello everyone, we’re back and better than ever with a second season of Comms In A Nutshell! A brand new look, a new episode format (episodes are now more appropriately nutshell sized) but all the same great internal communications insights you all know and love.  To mark the first episode back we’ve got a great guest. She is an international speaker, author, podcaster and business communications strategist and having worked in communications for almost 20 years she specialises in helping...

Employee Experience is crucial in the world of business, it has a huge impact on your company culture that attracts top tier talent who become employees and confirm that the culture that appealed to them is genuine. Employee experience and company culture have an overall impact on your employer brand, a concept which is becoming hot on the radar for many employers. Having a strong employer brand helps businesses to bag the best talent and establish your brands credibility. In this episode...

In this episode Vic & Scott are chatting to Kate Isichei, Managing Director of Where to look communications who has over 15 years of experience in the world of internal communications and who also has her own podcast ‘Engagement Express’. Kate is a lover of intranets, tech, employee apps and the subjects of leadership, strategy, collaboration and in this episode we spoke about all things future of work focusing on flexible working, hybrid work and work life balance. We covered: Is there a...

Want to know the secrets to engaging internal communications, connecting your workforce and getting 99% of your workforce using your internal communications app? Vic & Scott are chatting all things intranets with our customer Five Guys to get the scoop on the success of their employee engagement app. Vic & Scott sat down with Five Guys’ Communications Manager, Bastian Bauermeister to discuss:  Why Five Guys chose Oak to be their intranet partnerThe importance of internal...

Comms In A Nutshell is your go to place to listen to discussions with industry experts, global brands and our hosts Vic McEwan & Scott Ritchie about the most pressing topics surrounding the world of work and internal communications.  You might have noticed Adaptive Intelligence on our website, you might have seen that we’ve transformed NatWest’s employee experience through our new Adaptive Intelligence or you might not have heard of it at all but you’re curious. What is it? How does it...

Comms In A Nutshell is your go to place to listen to discussions with industry experts, global brands and our hosts Vic McEwan & Scott Ritchie about the most pressing topics surrounding the world of work and internal communications.  It’s safe to say boohoo are making the most out of their intranet. They’re using their intranet ‘boohooforyou’ to host their internal company podcast, have used the in-built feedback tools to engage with their workforce about their celebrity designed...

In light of Mental Health Awareness week, Vic and Scott are talking to Aoife O’ Brien, Founder of Happier at Work. Aoife has 20 years of experience working in the FMCG and market research space and has worked in places all around the globe from Dublin and London as far as Perth and Sydney.  Four years ago Aoife left the corporate world and set up her own business Happier At Work. Aoife is all about helping medium sized businesses create a happier working environment and become more people...

In this month's episode Vic & Scott are talking about all things company culture. As The Great Resignation powers on and as employee experience becomes more of a priority for businesses, having a healthy company culture is essential to the smooth running of your business and making your company somewhere that employees want to work.  Vic & Scott spoke to Tamara Littleton, CEO & Founder of The Social Element and Lisa Seagroatt, Founder/ Director of HR Fit For Purpose. Both guests...

In this episode Victoria & Scott speak to Kate Jones (Head of Internal Communications & Corporate Affairs at Tarmac), Charlotte Offord (Internal Communications Manager at Vistry Group) and Georgia Williams (Internal Communications Manager at EKFB) about the communications challenges that those in the construction industry have faced since the pandemic. 

Welcome 2022! January is upon us and what better time to consider what challenges we might face in the coming year. In this month's podcast episode Vic & Scott chat to Daniel Cave. Daniel has up until recently worked as the Head of Content for HR Grapevine, an award winning publication, to be an independent HR journalist covering HR, employment and work.  Daniel was voted HR Journalist of the Year in 2020 at the Willis Tower Watson Virtual Media Awards and in this episode we asked Daniel...

Christmas is different for everyone, it can be a time of mixed emotions and it can sometimes be very high pressure environment in the workplace. Workers have the added combination of work deadlines, gift giving, increased social demands, family demands and the holiday spirit to juggle and navigate. So how can businesses help in supporting their employees during this time? In this episode Vic & Scott chat to Oak’s People Co-ordinator Bryony Solly who gives:  Tips for individuals on how...

In this Future of Work P2 episode we carry on the discussions around the four day week in an interview with Cara De Lange, Founder & CEO of Softer Success.  Cara de Lange is an international burnout expert, wellbeing consultant and the Founder & CEO of Softer Success, empowering some of the world’s leading organisations and their employees to proactively prevent burnout.  With over 20 years’ experience in fast-paced multi-national companies and having experienced burnout herself,...

For years we've been accustomed to our normal 9-5 working hours and we've never really know any different. However more recently we're experiencing a shift, a change in attitudes and ideas. Around the globe countries and companies have been trialing the four day week, with major successes in Iceland and New Zealand and Scotland also announcing that they will be trialing this new concept in a bid to give people a better work life balance, prevent burnout and experience a supposed increase in...

In this first ever Oak Engage Podcast episode hosts Vic McEwan & Scott Ritchie are discussing the current issues of the return to the office and how we can adapt to a new normal.  Pre-pandemic, our working week has traditionally been a 9-5, Monday to Friday. COVID19 has transformed the way that we work and as a result, created a shift in how we view our working world and what we are capable of.  In this episode Vic & Scott discuss the origins of the 40 hour work week and why we're...