While leaders need to own and visibly champion transformation, they also need help to navigate it successfully at pace. This is where a great communications team can come into its own, helping to amplify the efforts of leaders, enable and empower managers at all levels, and strengthen the connection with employees.
Whatever the driver of transformation that your organization is embarking on, there are a number of best practices which will help you to ensure your communication efforts are more effective in helping people through the change. This guide identifies 8 steps to successful business transformation communication.
Tim Vaughan
Editorial Director, Poppulo
Joss Mathieson
Chief Encouragement Officer at Change Oasis
In today’s competitive business landscape, it’s increasingly important to showcase the impact and value of internal communication efforts. IC teams that use data-driven strategies can ensure their communications contribute to business success—and, most importantly, that they have the proof to back it up.
It’s time for a strategic communications reset. Strategic focus is key to company success, yet half of internal comms executives say they don’t strategize to deliver their top priorities.
The debate over the return to the office remains divided, with opinions on whether to return—or in what capacity to return—split across the board. Regardless of whether the return is mandatory or voluntary, it will be doomed if the office experience is subpar. If the in-person environment fails to meet employees’ needs and expectations, it will inevitably lead to low morale and poor engagement, making it difficult to retain and attract top talent.
