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Latest IC research is a reality check few asked for - but is sorely needed
A couple of days ago, I presented the findings of this year’s IC Index to a room of a hundred senior internal communication leaders at The Science Gallery. It is a beautiful venue; all exposed steel, clean sightlines, curated thinking. A te...
Stop treating EVP like a branding exercise. Start treating it like system design.
Oath of the Horatii, Jacques-Louis David, 1785
Ask ten leaders what their EVP is and you’ll get eleven answers. “Great culture.”, “Competitive pay.” “Purpose-driven.” “Hybrid working.” “Career progression.” “Free fruit.” Etc etc etc….
Som...
The most valuable employees are the ones who break your rules
Der Maschinist (The Machinist), Gerd Arntz, 1931
You’ve no doubt heard of the apocryphal story of the emperor with no clothes, surrounded by toadies telling him how wonderful his new suit looked.
Corporate life sadly brings this tale to...
If survey fatigue isn’t the problem, what is?
Maurizio Cattelan – America, 2016
Every time an employee survey delivers disappointing results, someone reaches for the same excuse: “People are tired of surveys.” It sounds plausible but it lets leaders off the hook.
But here’s the uncom...
Diogenes in the room: radical honesty and the power of stripping away pretence
Diogenes, Jules Bastien-Lepage, 1873
I sometimes imagine what would happen if Diogenes (the ancient Greek philosopher who lived in a barrel, carried a lantern in daylight, and mocked Alexander the Great) walked into a modern corporate boar...
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