Understanding Internal Communications
Retain High Caliber Talent the Easy Way
Businesses are starting to bleed their most important resource. Their people. According to the Microsoft report titled The Next Great Disruption is Hybrid Work – Are We Ready? 46% of the workforce is planning to move because they now work remotely Remote job postings on LinkedIn have increased by 5X since the pandemic Team meetings…
Continue ReadingA Case Study in Overwhelm and Solutions
In 2019 a client came to us with a serious, but wonderful problem. They were offering a product that was increasingly popular on the international stage, and it was selling faster than production could support. The bottom line was they were functioning in total chaos. The staff was ‘chipping in to solve problems’ with the best…
Continue ReadingAll of the Pieces Fit Together in Internal Communications
I am admittedly a super nerd-girl when it comes to my wind-down routine. TV isn’t my answer, and I’m just not into yoga, so instead, I dive deep into jigsaw puzzles and let the world around me slide away. What I know about myself is this; I don’t come up for air easily when I’m…
Continue ReadingInternal Communications for Small Businesses
Depending on how you look at your business and how invested you are, you may feel as though the term “small business” is almost pejorative. I had the misfortune of commenting on my mother-in-law’s small business once, and believe me, if investment, time, and passion were the benchmarks, that endeavor and those like it would…
Continue ReadingInternal Communications & Human Resources
When companies leverage internal communications specialists to fortify their Human Resources department, it’s a win-win prospect for everyone! Human Resources is without a doubt one of the most important, and widely accessed departments in today’s complex business world. Because of the critical role HR plays, organizations are investing in making that role even more prominent…
Continue ReadingInternal Communications: Alleviating Annoyance
We’ve all had those days. Everything takes 7 steps longer than it should, and you feel like the universe is purposefully blocking your way at every move. What you really want is just one thing to go smoothly, but between the things outside of human control (downed servers; stale coffee; 10,000 spoons when all you…
Continue ReadingInternal Communications – Not Just Employee Chatter
When I first started L-12 Services I knew what our focus was, but struggled to clarify the vision when I explained it to others. That was a big enough hurdle, but it got even harder when I turned to my own community because it quickly became apparent that “internal comms” has a wide-reaching, and varied…
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