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Emily Nichols, Manager of Internal Communications at McDonald’s USA, shares how the internal communications team kept its 2,000 franchise owners (who operate over 14,000 U.S. restaurants) engaged and motivated during an aggressive three-year strategic plan. Learn how tracking audience sentiment and formulating content based on the emotional journey can result in positive growth and improved optimism.
Takeaways
Emily Nichols
Manager of Internal Communications
In recent years, employee communicators have taken center stage, navigating through periods of uncertainty and redefining the employee experience in an era where the traditional “workplace” is evolving rapidly.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is inescapable these days. You’ve no doubt heard a ton of noise around what AI—specifically generative AI—means for the future of work. Tools like ChatGPT for text generation and Midjourney for image generation are changing the way that people do their jobs.
Employee communications teams face several barriers that hold them back from making decisions on how to effectively reach their employees. Many of these barriers can be tied back to human behavior, the expectations of employees today, uncertainty in business, limited resources, and the fear of messing up. And often, these barriers prevent communicators from making the right decisions about communications strategy—or even making any decision at all.
