As an organization that runs conferences, workshops and mentoring services, we were curious about the appetite for Internal Communication professional development against the backdrop of the global pandemic.

With so many friends going through challenges last year, I shared a story about my mother's Natraj on facebook. Although a personal one, I thought my LinkedIn audience would appreciate it as well.

At the beginning of 2019, to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Inner Strength Communication Inc., I challenged you to #AskMeAnything. Although work got really busy, I figure it's important to finish this series by answering a final question from Eleanor Tan(Singapore).

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?

As the importance of Internal Communication and the number of available roles seem to grow, there has been a lot of discussion, in person and online, about what Internal Communication actually is.

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.

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.

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 life.

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.

This morning, my husband sent me a headline of Sobeys (a Canadian grocery retailer) CEO, Michael Medline, stating that they would not "screw up" their recently-announced acquisition of Farm Boy (a smaller grocery retailer). It's not often that a CEO proactively makes a bold statement like that and I have to admit that I am just a little impressed.

I was thrilled when I first learned about the partnership between IC Kollectif and IABC to conduct research into Internal Communication. I've always been a fan of the numbers and the stories they tell.