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Author: Martin Flegg

Inner sceptic

Scepticism is sometimes perceived as a negative mindset and is often confused with cynicism, but these two philosophical perspectives are quite different. Applying your inner sceptic to everyday internal communication and PR practice has the potential to deliver more effective and ethical outcomes.

Martin Flegg ethics, practice, scepticism Leave a comment 27th Mar 202228th Mar 2022

The knowledge

‘The knowledge’ is the internal communicators secret weapon and the key to remaining relevant and effective in a world of work adapting to the impacts of the pandemic.

Martin Flegg digital, employee engagement, qualifications, the knowledge 1 Comment 7th Feb 20227th Feb 2022

Services

Featured

With over 20 years experience working in internal communication roles, I have the skills to help you with most aspects of organisational communication.

Martin Flegg Services Leave a comment 5th Feb 20225th Feb 2022

Old timer

Finding and getting a job in internal communication that is right for you is already tough enough. We absolutely don’t need ageism to compound that further.

Martin Flegg ageism, diversity, recruitment Leave a comment 3rd Feb 20225th Feb 2022

New year, old priorities

What should the priorities for internal communicators really be in 2022? They should not be the point issues which routinely appear in the annual predictions for the profession. It’s time for us to take a step back and get back to basics, or to discover the basics if we don’t know what they are.

Martin Flegg practice, professionalism Leave a comment 1st Jan 2022

Blind Faith

Using outputs and proxy measures like employee engagement to judge the success of internal communication are a form of organisational ‘Blind Faith’. What should our measures of success really be?

Martin Flegg measurement, surveys Leave a comment 27th Nov 202127th Nov 2021

Meaningless labels

The job titles for internal communication roles are inconsistent and meaningless when it comes to seniority. This confusion puts candidates for IC job roles at a disadvantage during recruitment, creates frustration and increases the risk of mismatches between successful applicants and roles.

Martin Flegg job titles, professionalism, recruitment 3 Comments 24th May 202124th May 2021

Back to the future of hybrid working

As we continue the unlocking of society in the UK, some are claiming that we stand on the threshold of a revolution in the world of work - hybrid working. Is this really anything new, and if it is, are the right things being put in place in organisations to make the change stick?

Martin Flegg change, coronavirus, homeworking, hybrid working Leave a comment 12th May 202113th May 2021

Who’s Listening – From measurement to meaning

Building the business case with leaders and managers for investing in regular and meaningful employee listening, which goes beyond the annual employee survey, has always been challenging for internal communicators. Any research findings which can add to the body of evidence to support this is welcome.

Martin Flegg employee voice, listening Leave a comment 8th May 20218th May 2021

Single point of failure

There are many ‘single points of failure’ in internal communication practice, which have the potential to stop us in our tracks and render what we do ineffective. Leaders can be one of them, but properly defining and understanding a SPOF in internal communication is the key to overcoming it.

Martin Flegg leadership, listening, practice, single point of failure Leave a comment 29th Apr 202129th Apr 2021

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