The Swear Jar Podcast
Pour a cup of tea, put your phone on stun and settle in for some great conversations with some of the smartest communicators we know. From technology to trust to diversity, we tackle it all with a bit of humour, a bit of irreverence and a lot of insight.
Making It On the Big Screen
Are you using "big screen" technologies as part of your employee communications strategy? Should you? How should you? We sit down with Visix President, Sean Matthews to find out. Grab some popcorn and get ready for the "big screen".
Stop Surveying Employees and Start Listening to Them
Are you surveying employees or really "listening" to them? Do the former and you've checked off a "to-do" box. Do the latter and see your organization be more successful. On this episode of The Swear Jar, our guest Mike Pounsford helps Fearless Communicators tap into the power of effective listening.
Changing Roles: Can Employee Comms and O.D. Play Nice?
You're "on the hook" for making sure change happens, again! But, who are these O.D. folks who have been brought in to the project? What are they going to do to make the change happen faster? How are they going to make your life easier? Or, are we talking a case of "too many cooks"? Before you clutch your head and start running into the street, check out this episode where, with the insights of Nicole Shokoples from ATB, we answer the question, "How can employee communications and O.D. play nice?"
Communications Ain’t No F**n Soft Skill
Organizations with outstanding employee communications recognize that mastering communications requires daily effort and discipline. So, as a professional communicator, you’re not alone if your blood boils when you see communications being labelled as a “soft skill”. Grab your favourite drink and join us as we explore why communications has been saddled with this unfortunate label, the implications for your organization and what you can do about it.
All Aboard: A Technology Adoption Success Story
Let’s face it, it’s tough introducing a new technology or a new process, into your organization. And like it or not, as the professional communicator, you’re often “on the hook” for making sure these kinds of changes are embraced. That’s why Nekolina Lau’s Gold Quill award-winning story about how ATB Financial successfully launched a large-scale technology on-boarding initiative is so very inspiring and helpful.
Rolling Out a New SharePoint Intranet: A Success Story
"Intranets aren't sexy". That's the word according to Amanda Stephenson, RSA's Manager of Communications. (And, it couldn't be more true). Yet, Amanda recently won a Gold Quill Award for rolling out an upgrade of an on-premises version of SharePoint to a cloud-based version. How on earth could she have managed that --- given that this is pretty much at the bottom of the list of the kinds of projects strategic communicators want to lead?
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