Lise Michaud In the past weeks, we came across a number of blog posts, podcast and even an e-book dedicated to predictions and recommendations in 2017 for the communication and internal communication industry. Here's a list of some of those, including our blog series on 'hopes' for the profession of IC in this new year. Last update: January 31, 2017 25 IC experts on Internal Comms in 2017, IC Kollectif 7 Predictions for the IC Road Ahead, Paul Barton, IC Kollectif Blog The pa

Paul Barton, ABC As we look toward the year ahead, we can expect some big changes driven by the global economy, a shifting culture and advancing technology. These changes bring unique opportunities to internal communications professionals who choose to embrace them and seize upon the opportunities they bring. Here are 7 predictions for the road ahead and the direction I believe we should be steering. 1. There will be an increased need for stronger internal branding and employ

We asked internal communication thought leaders from different parts of the world to answer the question : "What would be your biggest

Lise Michaud In this last post addressing the hopes of IC thought leaders on the profession of Internal Communication in 2017, Liam FitzPatrick, Adrian Cropley, Caroline Kealey, David Grossman, Rachel Miller and Peggy L. Bieniek share their thoughts. “I hope that more of us can turn the rhetoric about measurement into reality. Data is the route to improving our practice, helping our colleagues make better communication decisions and gaining fresh insights into our audiences

Lise Michaud For this forth post of our series of 5, we asked Lee Smith, Sean Williams, Jane Revell, Alan Oram, Shel Holtz and Katie Macaulay to share their wishes for the profession of Internal Communication in 2017. "My biggest hope for the IC world is that we finally learn to embrace measurement and evaluation. We have seen a slight improvement in recent years – the number of practitioners conducting some form of measurement has increased a little since we first started o

Lise Michaud In this third post on wishes for the profession of internal communication for 2017, IC experts Claire Watson, Mike Klein, Jen Shatwell and Marc Do Amaral invite practitioners to manage communication strategically, to challenge our clients and bosses when necessary, to take responsibility in improving mid-level manager communication effectiveness, to remember essential human values, and more. « My biggest hope for internal communication during 2017 is that the exe

Lise Michaud What would be your greatest hope for the internal communication profession for the year 2017? Today, five IC thought leaders respond to this question: Jim Shaffer, Dr. Kevin Ruck, Aniisu K. Verghese, Jonathan Champ and Paul Barton. Here’s what they hope for : « I hope internal communication professionals will take a lesson from their HR colleagues who’ve shifted their work from low value-adding personnel administration work to building their organization’s workfo

Profession of internal communication in 2017, views of IC experts,

Lise Michaud We asked internal communication thought leaders from different parts of the world what their hopes are for the IC profession for 2017. These thoughts will be published in 5 blog posts from December 19 to December 23. Part 1 Cameron Craig, Rita Zonius, Stephen Welch, Priya Bates Part 2 Jim Shaffer, Kevin Ruck, Aniisu K. Verghese, Jonathan Champ, Paul Barton Part 3 Claire Watson, Mike Klein, Jen Shatwell, Marc Do. Amaral Part 4 Lee Smith, Sean Williams, Jane Revel