What are the main challenges of internal communication? What tools and best practices should be implemented to better share information and develop the commitment of your employees? These are the topics covered by those articles.
Today's companies operate in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world, where the expectations of customers, employees and investors are changing rapidly. In this "new normal," organizations must no longer be satisfied with good financial performance...
Team output, cultural impact, and strategy are all shaped by leaders. It’s important for business leaders to have organizational and decision-making skills, but one of the most critical attributes for successful leadership is emotional intelligence (EI). Emotional...
How do you evaluate and prove your internal communication's effectiveness? This is one of the questions that communications managers constantly ask themselves, and for a good reason: analyzing the return on investment (ROI) of an internal communication strategy helps...
Meta recently announced a surprising decision: its withdrawal of Workplace, the enterprise social network it had launched in 2016. Used by millions of professionals to facilitate communication and collaboration within their teams, the entire platform will be phased...
Inclusion is one of the three pillars of DEI—diversity, equity, and inclusion. Yes, it's important to include inclusion in your organization! Inclusive culture or culture of inclusion is based on the values each company holds, as well as its convictions and each...
They're often managed separately, but they share many common purposes. We're referring, of course, to internal and external communications! Aligning these two types of communication is essential to building a strong brand image and ensuring consistency across all your...
To drive change, you'll need to lead your organization through several stages. One of those is internal communication. Most of us have one thing in common: we like surprises! 🎉 However, when it comes to a major transformation in the way we work, that can be a little...
You remember it from elementary school: that "telephone game" where one child whispers a message to another child next to them, and on and on until the message has been passed around the room. Sometimes also called "Chinese whispers," it's the perfect example of a...
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Diversity is a key performance driver for today's workplace. There's proof: companies with the most diverse teams are 35% more likely to achieve above-average financial performance in their sector. However, diversity also brings with it a number of intercultural...
It's a gesture all employees appreciate but rarely address openly and proactively when it's missing: recognition. According to a study by the Jean Jaurès Foundation, 72% of British employees feel that their work is not properly recognized—either by their manager or by...
Temps de lecture : 7 minutesThe nature of traditional corporate structure means communication often flows in one direction. There is always a time and place for one-way communication in a professional setting. And it can have its benefits, helping managers and business owners share critical messages around the business and brand values. But when it comes to engaging employees and […]
What if implementing a CSR approach (Corporate Social Responsibility) could also improve your company's productivity and bottom line? That's what the concept of sustainable performance is all about! Far from the traditional "make-a-profit-at-any-cost" models, this...
Are you looking to make access to your digital tools and services easier, and your communication more inclusive? There's one simple solution: invest in digital accessibility! According to the World Health Organization, more than a billion people worldwide live with a...
An employee has just announced he's leaving the company, and one question springs to mind: how do you ensure that his knowledge is capitalized on and shared with colleagues? Unfortunately, that employee usually doesn’t have time to pass along a neatly organized...
According to a study by Cegos, 57% of employees believe that their company's approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is primarily a communication initiative rather than a firm commitment. This figure can be explained by a lack of concrete initiatives, but...
How do you connect members of an organization scattered across the four corners of a region as huge as Quebec so they can still share files and information effortlessly and efficiently? Such was the challenge Place aux jeunes en région solved thanks to Talkspirit!...
How can we work efficiently without clear communication? It's hard to imagine, when you know that communication is essential to effective business collaboration. Whether you work in an SME, a middle-market company, or a large corporation, you can't miss this...
57% of employees are considering quitting their job to work for a company that better supports their well-being at work¹. Faced with this growing challenge, more and more companies are now investing in initiatives to improve their team’s well-being and restore meaning...
Today, more and more businesses are calling on ambassadors to attract and retain talent, promote their products and services, facilitate their communities or boost the adoption of new collaborative tools. These ambassadors can be active on social networks such as...
The enterprise social network is an extension of the workplace designed to optimize internal communication and information sharing throughout organizations. It’s an opportunity to create connections between teams, to facilitate and offer them a space for open...
How do you streamline communication between a hundred or so employees spread over several sites—all constantly on the move—and who don't all have a professional email address? To meet these challenges, IM du Bitterois, a major medical imaging operation, decided to...
According to Lecko's latest study, 64% of employees say email remains one of the primary tools they use to communicate and collaborate with colleagues. This proves the use of email is still a firmly entrenched practice—even after three decades. But let's face it: we...
Whether you're looking to launch a business community or a membership network, dedicated tools have become essential for every organization. Yet many fail to launch projects due to a lack of knowledge on the topic. What's the best way to successfully set up such a...
Today, communities play a key role in all our personal and professional spheres. We rely on them to share our opinion on a brand's products as well as to share good business practices, ask for help from experts, and even build our networks. Of course, these...
When you think of a social network, what comes to mind? Sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are used by 59 percent of the world, but their business use is typically limited to marketing and networking—not fostering employee productivity or collaboration. An...
Intranets are powerful social tools. They can empower better collaboration, knowledge management and sharing, and networking across your organization—whether your team works remotely, in the office, or a combination of both. This can lead to serious benefits for your...
In today’s age of remote work and flexible working environments, virtual collaboration has become more important than ever—and organizations are looking for tools to foster better communication and maximize knowledge sharing and community management within those...
When you’re managing relationships with outside partners—whether that’s clients, suppliers, vendors, or other third-parties—you need the right tools to ensure that things stay organized and run smoothly. And one of those tools? An extranet. An extranet can offer an...
According to research from McKinsey, nearly three in four companies (72%) use social technologies in some way within their organization—including intranets. Intranets can drive a variety of positive changes at your company (for example, according to research from...
The ability to quickly, easily, and securely share information within your organization is a must if you want your team (and company!) to perform at the highest level. But even though effective information sharing is important, not every organization has the systems,...
Social technologies are becoming increasingly popular in the business world. According to research from McKinsey, nearly three in four companies (72%) use it in some way within their organization. And one of the most effective tools in the “social technologies”...
Having an internal communication strategy in place is a must if you want to support effective communication and collaboration across your organization. And a key element of any successful internal communication strategy? Having the right tools in place. The right...
If you want to inspire your team to do better, more efficient work it starts with creating better internal communication within your organization. According to data from RingCentral, a whopping 97 percent of workers surveyed said that communications impacted their...
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Internal communication is always changing. As organizations, teams, and the world of work evolves, the best way to manage internal communication evolves right along with it. So, the question is—what, exactly, does that evolution look like in 2022? We asked two...
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The success of any internal communication strategy relies on how well that strategy is not only executed, but adopted across the organization. And in order for both the execution and adoption of the strategy to be successful, you need the support, input, and buy-in of...
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If you want to retain top talent, you need to keep your employees satisfied and engaged with their work. And one of the best ways to improve employee engagement within your organization: improving your internal communication strategy. But how, exactly, can improved...
When you think of ways to drive results for your business, what comes to mind? Maybe you think about investing in new technology, launching a new employee wellness initiative, or overhauling your hiring practices to attract the kind of talent you need for your...
Improving internal communication within your organization can drive a variety of benefits, both for your team and your company as a whole, including increased productivity, clarity, and engagement. (For example, according to data from McKinsey, implementing social...
We’re in the middle of the Great Resignation where employees are leaving their jobs at record rates. According to data from the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 24 million Americans left their jobs during the second half of 2021—and...
The right internal communications strategy is a must if you want your organization to thrive. However,according to data from consulting firm Arthur J. Gallagher, 60 percent of companies lack a long-term internal communications strategy. And even in companies that do...
If organizations want to empower their team’s best work, they need to create a framework for open and effective communication—or, in other words, they need to build a solid internal communications strategy. But for many organizations, how to build that strategy...
We’re in the midst of The Great Resignation, where employees are leaving their jobs—and their companies—in record numbers. According to data from the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 24 million Americans left their jobs during the second...
Today, work doesn’t happen under one roof—and that’s especially true for multi-site businesses. These types of companies have locations and employees scattered across different regions, time zones, and sometimes even languages.That’s a positive thing, as it means the...
How did one company improve internal communication and information sharing within a network of 94 departmental relays spread throughout France? To meet this challenge, Gîtes de France® turned to Talkspirit. Since its implementation in 2018, its enterprise social...
Having first appeared in the early 1990s, intranets have become an essential tool to facilitate the flow of information, improve internal communication and connect entire organizations. Thus, in 2020, 85% of all companies will have an intranet.¹ At first glance,...
How can you maintain cohesion and ensure effective internal communication when your employees are dispersed and rarely on your premises? These are two major challenges consulting firms are facing. There's one solution: the internal social network. To fully understand...
How do you strenghten cohesion among employees who are far from their production facilities, scattered across several sites in France and overseas? Food Emotion, Ariane Group's gastronomy division, has chosen to meet this challenge by adopting Talkspirit in the spring...
Hybrid work, which combines office and remote work, is now THE working model of the modern world. Although it has been around for several years, it is only since mid-2020 (and the first lockdown due to the COVID pandemic) that it has really taken off. This new way of...
Improving information sharing within chain store networks is a challenge for many retailers. PUR etc., a virtuous and gourmet restaurant chain, chose Talkspirit to streamline internal communication and boost the exchange of best practices. Vincent Viaud, the brand's...
Deploying a tool that creates internal cohesion, centralizes exchanges and facilitates collaboration for more than 500 employees has been the project carried out in... just three weeks by Amicio (ex-Relaytion), a company with an international presence. This is a feat...
Whether it's Leonardo di Caprio toasting to your triumph, Justin Timberlake's disappointment, or a standing ovation, GIFs have made a lasting mark on our communication methods... even in our professional channels. Talkspirit, the first French enterprise social...
Everyone is well aware that - whether in their personal life or at work - good communication is a necessity. It is probably no exaggeration to say that, regardless of our environment, communication is the sinews of war. For a company, for example, it is crucial to...
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This article is aimed at human resources and communication professionals interested in better ways to inform, communicate, align and engage their staff using new digital solutions to replace the intranet. It is also intended to help IT professionals understand how...
So let's say you're convinced about the need for and relevance of deploying an enterprise social network within your company. Fantastic! That said, the need to mobilize other stakeholders to get the green light, a budget, a project leader and team, a schedule, etc. is...
The newsletter (or "mailing list") is certainly one of the oldest and most used web tools in internal communication in companies. It's used to announce all sorts of things: the celebration of a new partnership, seminars, recent media coverage, quarterly results, the...
At the heart of internal communication, collaborative practices are progressing: their annual growth rate has been around 15% since 2014. This figure is taken from the 2018 study by Lecko on the state of the art of internal transformation in organizations. This study...
Since the emergence of the enterprise social network, the internal communication landscape has radically changed, and the classic intranet will likely be a thing of the past. Already, hundreds of organizations have made the leap. Others have held on to their existing...
How does Talkspirit contribute to the digital transformation of an organization with more than 1,000 employees? What were the phases of implementation and the challenges encountered? How did Icade organize the groups on the platform? What are the uses developed...
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