We really enjoyed CIPR Inside’s first webinar. Euan Semple (independent social media expert) and Andrew Harvey (editor), both ex-BBC, both proponents of thoughtful, quality journalism are well worth watching again. Look out for Andrew’s point about producing an internal magazine that’s irreverent and independent of management.

The replay link is: http://pracademy.adobeconnect.com/pzhc0j71mv/

One week to go till the CIPR Inside Conference – our focus –
Employee engagement in turbulent times.

One day only of intensive discussion and reflection with professional internal communications practitioners from around the country and plenty of opportunities for networking.

If you can only take one day out, make sure it’s this one. At this year’s conference you can:

• Shape the future of internal communications with our Global Futurist.

• Discuss the state of the profession with our panel of leading practitioners

• Join an interactive breakfast session to talk about social media in the enterprise.

• Review the results of the latest employee engagement research.

• Take advantage of insights from senior practitioners at Shell, Torbay District Council, The Army, O2 and the Department for Work and Pensions.

Join us
Wednesday 6th October 2011,
Optional breakfast session with the evangelists of social media from Yammer and the author of ‘From Lincoln to LinkedIn.’

At the Novotel St Pancras, London, NW1.

Reserve your place here

Nice post from Sean. Conference represents real value this year in terms of lineup and ticket price.

The CIPR Inside committee have worked exceptionally hard this week to get our conference newsletter “Turbulent Times” to press. Mark Applin has pulled the rabbit out of the hat with some great work from his team at Intermedia. James Debens done a great job as editor.

The best bit has been reading the quality of the content.  It’s rewarding to provide a platform for speaker who actually have something to say about the practice of employee communications and engagement rather than the standard conference model of speakers paying for self-promotion and sponsors who push their services on an unsuspecting audience.

That model of yesterday has prevented best practice from organisations like DWP and the British Army seeing the light of day.  Ironically, the same model attracts hefty conference fees for delegates and the whole thing becomes a bit elitist.  Organisations with big budgets talking to each other about how to spend their big budgets.

The good news is you can still subscribe to that old model; despite times of austerity, choice hasn’t been taken away.  If you’d like a high quality experience on an exceptionally low budget (£280 – £450) look no further CIPR Conference

If you have a bigger budget and need to use it up, have a look at these
£1,300 – £1,800Osney Media
£1,400 – £2,300 Melcrum
But don’t discount this
£280 – £450 CIPR Inside
You can bring another 3 people for around the same price of the other offers. Book here

Internal communications professional survey 2011

Three quick questions:
1. How engaging are your employee communications?
2. Would you like to benchmark against other organisations?
3. Fancy a chance of winning a bottle of bubbly?

I hope it has put you in the mood to answer a few more. If you are an in-house communications practitioner, you are invited to take part in a short, 10 question survey on the current practice of employee communications.

Your opinion and experiences will help give a unique insight into how employee communications supports an engaged workforce and will inform the Government backed Employee Engagement Task Force. Here is the link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CIPRIC

Thank you in advance, and good luck with the prize draw.

If you accept that truism, it’s costing the UK a fortune. In 2010 PricewaterhouseCoopers, revealed that an average of 10.4% of staff resigned from their job, costing the UK £42bn a year. A further 24% would like to leave if they could.

Fortunately, Hollywood has the answer.

In its latest blockbuster, Horrible Bosses, staff don’t leave their bosses, they kill them. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers…permanently.

Horrible Bosses trailer

So partly for fun, and partly to inspire, hop on over to CIPR Inside and tell us some short stories from your experience that highlight the best and worst about UK management.

It would be great to have your input into the survey, link below.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ICPros2011

This short 10 question survey is being conducted by PR Academy on behalf of CIPR Inside, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ professional networking group for internal communicators. The results will be used to inform the Employee Engagement Task Force and the results will be shared and discussed at the annual CIPR Inside Summit on 6th October (which sounds like it is going to be great!). If you provide contact details we will send you the results direct.

We’re delighted to have passed our ISO9001 accreditation for a third year in a row. We love being creative but our business definitely benefits from the ISO rigour and process that underpin every project that we do.

Nikki’s been in the driving seat, keeping the ISO wheels turning, so it’s thanks to her that our certificate is proudly hanging in the hallway.

We’re excited about CIPR Insides’ first Engagement Expo – a conference and exhibition with a difference.

Delegate Choice.

Choose which discussions you want to join with the flexibility to save time and money.

Participate in thought provoking discussions with leading professionals.

Best Advice.

Discuss your project requirements with leading, independent agencies and consultancies.

Top Venue.

Wellcome Collection is “a free destination for the incurably curious”: a fantastic facility, located opposite Euston Station.

How does it work?

For a modest registration fee you choose which of the sessions you would like to join. 3 in the morning, 3 in the afternoon and a film show over lunch. In between session you can peruse the commercial sponsors’ stands in the adjacent trade show.  If you just want to register for the Trade Show it’s free.

Who’s speaking?

Leading industry figures.

Who’s exhibiting?

Our sponsors include commercial organisations that provide innovative products and services that will help you connect better with employees.

We hope to see you there. You can www.eventbrite.com/event/1471745029?ref=ecount

Hello

We hope that 2011 finds you well and busy. For us January and February have disappeared in a blur of activity. Last year, we asked you to get involved in nominating where to donate money instead of sending you festive trinkets. Thank you all for a staggering response. Several hundred votes later, the overwhelming majority of you opted to get behind supporting the Breast Cancer Campaign. So we’ll be sending the cash off to them shortly.

We’re really looking forward to working with you all over the next year. Ben is keen to draw your attention to one of our enhanced services for 2011 – photography. You can find out more by clicking the following link www.intermediasolutions.com/photography.

In the meantime, James and Mark are offering their annual key account reviews to combine your plans for the year ahead with our ideas. We’ll be in touch to say ‘hi’ but if you want to jump the queue, just give us a call or drop us a line.

Thanks again

Rob & the rest of the Intermedia family