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LET EMPLOYEES COMMUNICATE THE VALUES

Having clearly defined company values can help guide your employees in their day-to-day actions and decisions. But beyond listing the values—on your website and intranet, on breakroom posters and digital signage or wherever you display them—it’s important to give employees...

by Elizabeth Baskin|12 May 202212 May 2022|Post Category, Vision and Values

EAT OR EATEN: M&A AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

How mergers and acquisitions change the internal communications strategy Fast growth brings great change to organizational cultures, and it generally puts pressure on effective internal communications. And when the growth comes through mergers, acquisition or being acquired by a larger...

by Steve Baskin|23 March 202126 March 2021|Corporate Communications, Culture, Employee Engagement, Internal Communications, Leadership Comms, Post Category

HOW MANY COMMUNICATION TOOLS ARE TOO MANY?

Too many communication tools may be plaguing your workforce with Notification Fatigue. Slack, Teams, Sharepoint, text, email, newsletters, Zoom calls, phone calls (does anyone still do these?), town halls-- the list of communication tools and solutions in 2021 is bigger and...

by Caroline Pitts|04 March 202104 March 2021|Corporate Communications, Email Overload, Employee Experience, Engagement, Post Category, Remote work

EMPLOYEE PHOTOGRAPHY Q&A

Using stock photos to portray employees is a common mistake that many companies make when sharing their communications. Employees immediately recognize that the people in those photos are professional models, not colleagues. This undermines the authenticity of your internal communications. Why...

by Jeff Smith|03 September 202003 September 2020|Employee Photography, Post Category

Group of Millennials communicating in the office.

COMMUNICATING TO MILLENNIALS IN THE WORKPLACE

Chances are, if you looked around your office, you'd see a bunch of Millennials. According to the Pew Research Center, Millennials are the largest generation in our country's workforce. Although many people think of Millennials as entry level employees, some...

by Jeff Smith|05 March 202010 July 2020|Generations, Internal Communications, Millennials, Post Category

DO EMPLOYEES DREAD CHANGE — OR DRIVE IT?

Communicating change can be scary. In Tribe’s research with employees of large employers, 84% said that communicating change was handled poorly in their companies. Many HR and communications teams seem to approach major change management initiatives with trepidation. They worry...

by Elizabeth Baskin|06 February 202006 February 2020|Change Management, Post Category

HOW TO USE AN INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS CALENDAR

If you know how to use an internal communications calendar, it can be an extremely powerful tool by improving the quality, efficiency and consistency of communications. However, if it is half-heartedly created or a rarely opened file, then you’re no...

by Amanda McClay|14 November 201914 November 2019|Internal Communications, Post Category

CREATING VISUAL HARMONY WITHOUT BREAKING THE RULES

The core of a brand is expressed through its visual identity system. We want to create visual harmony. This means using the color palette, typography, imagery, and icons to assemble a coherent rhythm in order to establish the foundation of...

by Jeff Smith|19 September 201919 September 2019|Employer Brand, Graphic Design, Internal Branding, Post Category

BUILDING BRAND GUIDELINES FOR VIDEO

Video is a very strong form of communication. It can humanize executives, it can break down silos, and there is a level of entertainment that will get employees to watch and listen. But before you jump in and create a...

by Jeff Smith|25 July 201924 July 2019|Internal Branding, Internal Communications, Post Category, Video