Welcome to the Internal Comms Pro Webinar. In this series, we’ll be talking with the experts while celebrating the work that makes you an Internal Communicators Pro. For the final episode of this mini-series, we decided to look at a bit of a different topic. You often see us covering topics that a well-oiled internal comms team would face, but what if your team isn’t that well-oiled? Maybe it’s a team of 1. Maybe it's a new position for you and you’re not sure where to start. Our guests...

Welcome to the Internal Comms Pro Webinar. In this series, we’ll be talking with the experts while celebrating the work that makes you an Internal Communicators Pro. In the life of an internal communicator, talking with your higher-ups is nothing new. In fact, you’re often the one to spread important information on their behalf. Sometimes, a situation may come up where your boss just doesn’t have the right wording or completely misrepresents a situation. How can you help your boss understand...

Welcome to the Internal Comms Pro Webinar. In this series, we’ll be talking with the experts while celebrating the work that makes you an Internal Communicators Pro.  It’s safe to say that crisis communications have been a hot topic. Countless examples of both good, but mainly not-so-good attempts of companies trying to communicate through a crisis are littered throughout social media. It might make you take pause and wonder if your company can handle the heat when a big change comes your...

Hello, and welcome to the Internal Comms Pro Webinar. In this series, we’ll be talking with the experts while celebrating the work that makes you an Internal Communicators Pro. Employee experience is a subject that’s shifted a lot in the past few years. Employee expectations have changed, and while some companies are taking these changes in stride, others are still figuring out what their next step should be. You yourself and your company may fall anywhere on this spectrum. Wondering what...

Within the past couple of years, it’s safe to say that we’ve learned a lot in terms of what makes a company run smoothly in 2022. And while a lot of what we’ve covered this season may sound familiar to you, we’ve actually discovered yet another new angle to consider. Our guests for this week’s episode are no strangers to Internal Comms Pro. Steve and Cindy Crescenzo have been podcast guests for several seasons. Returning listeners will definitely remember their chemistry as they share their...

It’s no secret that employee and company culture are big topics on the show. We fully believe that healthy work culture is necessary for producing your best work. We’ve talked to several guests already explaining culture from all different angles, and yet we’ve been able to find one more person who has a unique take. Today we’re chatting with Josh Levine, Author of the book “Great Mondays” and an Educator at the California College of the Arts. Josh shares his own research on where company...

In our profession, We work with internal communications every day. However, in the midst of adjusting our strategies, we might be forgetting about having true interpersonal communication. Not just saying what someone wants to hear, but being honest and maybe even a little vulnerable with our words. Our guest for this week is Debra Roberts, President of the Relationship Protocol and a licensed clinical social worker. With her unique background, Debra shares the flaws she’s spotted in our...

The hybrid work environment. Yes, we’ve brought this up before in our past seasons, but it's still an issue companies are facing. Where in 2020 we may have been waiting for the day to go back into the office, now people don’t want to leave the company of their own homes. Some companies feel that the office culture is something that they shouldn’t get rid of, but what do they do when people aren’t coming in? Today’s guest is Joseph Kimmey, Director of Client Experience at RCF Group. Joe...

Workplace Culture. It's a term that you’ve probably been dealing with a lot lately. As companies continue to shift to a hybrid or remote work environment, you may still be struggling with adapting your work culture. What needs to stay and what needs to go? How can you tell what you’re doing is working? Our special guest for today is Sam Huber, Principal Product Designer at Cerkl. We discuss how the team at Cerkl stayed on their toes as they adapted their workplace culture into the digital era.

While we often use the show to talk about, well, internal communications, today we’re shifting our focus to marketing. No, you didn’t mishear. Our guest today, Anthony Perl, Director,  Principal of Communications & Marketing Agency at CommTogether, will be sharing his latest findings over this past year. While some of these examples are from external marketing, you might be surprised to hear that the tactics being used to externally market your company can also be used to market internally.

Today we’re talking with Lizabeth Wesely Casella, Founder, and CEO of L-12 Services. Lizabeth’s company specifically helps internal communications teams in preventing and reversing the Great Resignation. Today, she’ll share the successes and roadblocks she’s seen along the way.  Music Provided by Bensound

Our guest for today is Mark Herschberg, Professional Development Teacher at MIT and the author of “The Career Toolkit.” Mark dives into the causes for the Great Resignation, where that leaves us, and what we can do to get a pulse on our company. You can find our resource guides as well as our guests' contacts on our associated blog page: www.internalcommspro.com/shownotes Music Provided by Bensound

Our guest today is Terre Short, the CEO of Short Group and the author of the book “The Words We Choose.” We’ll cover how important the words we choose are, as well as ways to shape our language to be the most effective, which can be as simple as removing one word from your vocabulary! You can find our resource guides as well as our guests' contacts on our associated blog page: www.internalcommspro.com/shownotes Music Provided by Bensound

This season, Internal Comms Pro: The Podcast is taking you “On The Field” as we talk to the experts to see what they’ve been doing during this transitioning time. From current events to going back to the basics, we’re looking at various topics that you and your fellow ICPros won’t want to miss.

Our guest for today is Nathan Stuck, the Director of Corporate Culture and Strategic Impact at Ad Victoriam Solutions. Spending over 4 years in the company, Nathan has helped build Ad Victoriam’s workplace culture and was there when it needed to be restructured. Nathan shares his learnings through his growing company and gives us a few tips on what your company can do as well.

We’re chatting with Ben Baker, President of Your Brand Marketing and Podcast Host for Your Living Brand Live Show. Ben has worn a lot of hats and has had the opportunity to see how employees truly affect their company’s brand story, and how you can uncover the gems that could make up an authentic internal brand story for your company.

This week, we chat with Phil Simon on his newest book "Reimagining Collaboration. We also continue our segment with Ragan's Communications Leadership Council with Michele Ehrhart. You can find our resource guide as well as our guests' contacts on our associated blog page: www.internalcommspro.com/shownotes You can learn more about Ragan's Communications Leadership Council on their website: https://commscouncil.ragan.com/ Music Provided by Bensound

This week, Phil Strazzulla shares how he personally set up a routine of self-care, and how you can adapt that into your own day-to-day routine. We also continue our segment with Ragan's Communications Leadership Council with Michael Waterman, Vice President of Culture and Engagement at CHG Healthcare.

Tarek Kamil will be sharing some trends he’s currently seeing, where things might be heading in the future, and ways that you can take valuable time to look into these trends yourself to stay ahead of what’s coming in our industry.  You can find our resource guide as well as our guests' contacts on our associated blog page: www.internalcommspro.com/shownotes You can learn more about Ragan's Communications Leadership Council on their website: https://commscouncil.ragan.com/

We’ll be going back to the basics as Robin Shabazz breaks down what DEI truly means for you and your company. We're also continuing our new segment with Ragan's Communications Leadership Council with Peg Kates, Global Corporate Affairs at SAP.

In this episode, Jen explains how she was able to deliver effective communication to her fellow employees by delivering effective communication to her executives. We're also continuing our new segment with Ragan's Communications Leadership Council with Susan Donlan, Chief Communications Officer at KeyBank. We dive into how manager and leadership comms can develop effective communication with their fellow employees.

This week, we chat with Anthony Bolton, Senior Manager of Employee Communications and Events at Gulfstream Aerospace on how employee culture has a huge influence on daily tasks. We're also continuing our new segment with Ragan's communications Leadership Council with John Cirone, Director, Leader, and Employee Communications at Microsoft as we dive deeper into the topic of strategic planning.

We chat with Clifton Johnson, Senior Managing Director at Teach for America. Working in a hybrid environment himself, Clif shares how his company handles their communications and offers tips on how you can start planning your own method. We're also continuing our new segment with Ragan's Communications Leadership Council with Halley Knigge, Director of Co-op Communications at REI. Music Provided by Bensound