The people shaping the conversations that matter
Kate talks about all the brilliant women doing communications and why those ‘soft skills’ are so much more improtant than people think!
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Why comms is the real driver of modernisation
Sophie talks about internal comms being the real driver of modernisation and shares research and insight to show how to make sure that it’s threaded through big changes projects.
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The unwritten rules that define culture
Key questions to ask when you feel something isn’t right but you’re not sure how to articulate it and move forward.
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Unexpected realities: communicating change in 90 seconds(ish)
Grace shares all she’s learnt about change in 90 seconds.
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Internal comms isn’t about making everyone happy (focus on what is achievable instead)
Sophie shares how important it is to focus on what’s achievable over making everyone happy in comms - both inside an organisation and from an agency perspective.
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Internal comms isn’t broken, it’s the way we’re using it
Kate shares her thoughts on why your internal comms might feel broken and how to fix it, if it is.
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Have a great interview - what I know, in 90 seconds
Grace has been deep in a discovery project over the last few months and so she’s shared her top tips, thoughts and insights around how to conduct a great interview - every time.
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Internal comms for small businesses who don’t have time
Sophie talki sbout small but growing businesses that are thinking about Internal Comms, and shares her insights around where to start and what to do.
What the world gave us in 2025; the IC edition
It’s a 2025 Christmas mash-up - everything we, and the world, has been up to this year!
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Five things internal comms pros should do in 2026
Sophie shares five things internal comms pros should do in 2026, based on reading, experience and research in 2025.
The IC skills toolkit for tomorrow
Sophie writes about IoIC’s recent trends report and reflects on the internal comms industry and its slow evolution to where we are today.
AI and internal comms – what I know right now… in 90 seconds
Grace tells us in 60 seconds what she’s found to be most useful about AI in comms so far.
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Internal comms by committee
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Grace gives you quick tips to hold your boundaries and remain firm when your comms is going through approvals. No internal comms by committee over here!
What big agencies get wrong about change comms
Grace shares her experience and advice on change comms and discusses how sometimes big agency support isn’t the right type of support.
Introducing Co:Lab - a creative space for exploring the future of internal comms
Kate introduces our new venture Co:Lab - which we’re so excited to launch in partnership with the IoIC, and will be presenting at the IoIC Festival in June.
The neuroscience of effective internal communication: how to make messages stick – part two
Here comes part two of Sophie’s blog exploring nueroscience and effective internal comms.