What is a 360 feedback report?

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We are frequently asked the questions “What exactly is a 360 feedback report?”, and “Why would this benefit my business?” 360 feedback tools can be used alongside organisational surveys such as employee engagement surveys, culture surveys or values surveys. But instead of focusing on the organisation a 360 feedback...

Communication, more important than ever

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Now, more than ever, effective, clear and open communication with your people is more important than ever.

Communicate, listen, communicate, act, communicate, ‘repeat’

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It is rare to see an upheaval to our everyday lives on the scale of the current COVID-19 outbreak, and many organisations are now finding themselves in uncharted waters. In times like these, it is more important than ever for organisations to communicate clearly and effectively with their employees....

Engaging with employees in times of crisis

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Since the World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a global pandemic earlier this month, work and personal lives have been greatly disrupted by the crisis. Mental, physical and emotional distress has arisen as the virus sends a shock throughout society. Presented with newfound challenges such as working from home while...

Effective Written Communication

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Whilst it’s not the only way to communicate, but effective written communication in the workplace is extremely important and relevant. ‘Time is money’ and the more time wasted on inaccurate and lost messages, the more money a business loses. For example, lack of detail in a memo or email...

The Survey Initiative And Vimto Win Silver At CIPR Pride Awards

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We, along with soft drinks giant, Vimto, have won silver at the CIPR Pride Awards (Anglia, Thames and Chiltern) for Best Internal Communications Campaign. Here’s our case study outlining the work we did with them. Vimto Vimto is an international soft drinks company owned by Nichols plc, with sales...

Corporate Identity – How Important?

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Corporate identity is a lot more than just a logo stamped onto all and sundry. It is also the way in which an organisation presents itself to the public, such as its customers and investors as well as its employees. It is a projection of the desired image of...

The Survey Initiative And Vimto Make Shortlist Of CIPR Pride Awards

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We’re delighted that our work in partnership with soft drinks giant, Vimto, has been shortlisted for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations CIPR Pride Awards (Anglia, Thames and Chiltern) for Best Internal Communications Campaign. We’ve been working with Vimto for three years and have helped the company achieve incredibly...

Lhyk shoeteng ghoti in ah baruhl

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You are probably thinking my spell checker is broken from the title, but you’d be wrong (I know this as it is showing angry red lines under the words above as I type this). What I have written makes sense when you speak it out loud, even though it...

“Send Three And Fourpence, We’re Going To A Dance”

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Strangely enough, it’s rather fitting that I should start this blog by explaining the title. Some years ago, military orders and messages were relayed down the line via a series of radio transmissions. The radio operator had to listen carefully to the command and repeat the message onto the...