What inspired you to keep going when the going got tough? How close and when were you closest to throwing in the towel? Can you give up too soon?
To celebrate the upcoming 5th Anniversary of Inner Strength Communication Inc., I challenged you to #AskMeAnything. This week, I answer questions from Eleanor Tan (Singapore) and Sabita Singh (Toronto, Canada). Eleanor’s questions: What inspired you to keep going when the going got tough? How close and when were you closest to throwing in the towel and what stopped you […]
Strategic Internal Communication Conference – November 25-27, 2019
Some people seemed a little annoyed last year when I called my new Strategic Internal Communication Conference, the first annual. Those of you who know me, know that I’m an optimist and maybe I just believe in the power of positive thinking? That’s why I am excited to begin registration for the Second Annual Strategic […]
Do you have any experiences or insight as a female leader who consulted on a project in a male-dominated industry?
To celebrate the upcoming 5th Anniversary of Inner Strength Communication Inc., I challenged you to #AskMeAnything. This week, I answer a question from Susan Martin, Award Winning Communicator and Consultant from Jacksonville, Florida. Susan’s question: Do you have any experience or insight as female leader who consulted on a project in a male-dominated industry that […]
Did you wish you had become an entrepreneur earlier? Why Inner Strength?
Last week I challenged you to #AskMeAnything. Eleanor Tan, Global Head of Corporate Communication at the China Navigation Company, based in Singapore, asked me a total of six questions (WOW). I thought I would focus this blog on two of her questions. Eleanor’s questions: Did you wish you had become an entrepreneur earlier, given your […]
Why do you think Comms pros who run their own businesses don’t call themselves entrepreneurs?
Inner Strength Communication will soon be five years old, and as my gift of appreciation, I challenged you to #askmeanything. My first post of this series answers an amazing question from Rachel Miller of @AllThingsIC in the United Kingdom. For those passionate or even curious about Internal Communication, Rachel is definitely a global leader to follow. Rachel’s Question: One […]
The problem with internal communication and technology
I recently had a great conversation with Dan St. Louis of SocialChorus, a growing global workforce communications platform. We talked about the challenges his team experienced working with organizations and communication professionals considering adopting new technologies and launching internal apps. He had recently polled his sales team, a group that meets with potential clients around the world, […]
Top 10 Positive Employee Engagement Outcomes
As a consultant who specializes in Internal Communication, I have the chance to speak to a variety of executives looking for support. When asking about employee engagement, I push them to be very clear about what engagement means to them. Gone are the days when we simply measured retention rates and above-and-beyond effort. Positive engagement […]
Purpose, Passion and Gratitude
This is the time that we all reflect on the past year, and plan for the next one. I consider myself blessed to do what I love every day and I want to thank our clients, my extended team and my communication colleagues for their contribution to our success. Although plans may change from year […]
Free PD: Lack of budget no longer an excuse for learning
I’ve always been a big believer in life-long learning and investing in myself. From making the decision to pay for my own IABC membership for the first few years of my career, to soaking up every book, article and opportunity that presented itself, I believe professional development (PD) has been a key contributor to my […]
How unions engage
For the majority of my corporate and consulting career, I have worked for corporations and have had the opportunity to support unionized environments from the employer side successfully. In 2017, I had the unique and wonderful opportunity to work inside a union and it helped reinforce my dedication to employees who bring our organizations to […]
Less judgement. More empathy.
I remember my husband and I having a conversation on homeless youth after a documentary had aired talking about young people who were out on their own because they simply didn’t want to follow the rules at home. It justified my reason to not give to those in the streets. I don’t know how they […]
Top 10 Quotes from the Strategic Internal Communication Conference
I have to admit that I am still recovering from last week’s first Strategic Internal Communication Conference in Toronto. This is the first of a series of blogs that will share insights from the conference and feedback from attendees. I first what to say thank you to all speakers, sponsors (Poppulo and Contact Monkey) and […]