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Wednesday, January 6
View Article  From CommsOffensive to Intersection
by Michael on Wed 06 Jan 2010 08:58 AM EST
With my move back to Brussels and with my new twin focuses on the redefinition of employee communication and on its increasing integration with external, social and political communication, I am shifting my blogging activities to a number of new avenues.   more »
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Thursday, December 17
View Article  Is All Effort "Discretionary"?
by Michael on Thu 17 Dec 2009 11:25 AM EST
What if all employee effort was actually "discretionary" at its source, rather than that "little something extra on top of what we should normally take for granted?"   more »
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Thursday, December 3
View Article  "Wounded Workforce" or "Wounded Word"
by Michael on Thu 03 Dec 2009 06:53 AM EST
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Saturday, October 17
View Article  What's New? Inform, Direct, or Persuade?
by Michael on Sat 17 Oct 2009 08:56 AM EDT
It's been a while since I've posted, and as I've been deeply enmeshed in a project for a bit over a year, am only starting to get my bearings again about what's worth discussing in the arena of internal/organizational communication.

The one thing that is striking me as interesting is the extent to which internal communication should focus on "directing and informing" people and the extent to which it is best off recognizing the need to "persuade" them. 

I believe this is generally a situational issue--but it's also one that reflects organizational culture, national cultures, and the nature of the issues at hand.

More to come--just wanted to raise the issue for now...
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Sunday, August 3
View Article  Back on Line-With A Few Questions
by Michael on Sun 03 Aug 2008 10:25 PM EDT
A few questions about trends in the industry and the economy   more »
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Monday, June 23
View Article  On Holiday
by Michael on Mon 23 Jun 2008 06:49 AM EDT
On vacation until 3 August...   more »
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Tuesday, June 3
View Article  EMELI '08: Join Us in Amsterdam!
by Michael on Tue 03 Jun 2008 02:12 PM EDT
Come join the IABC Europe-Middle East Region for its upcoming Leadership Institute in Amsterdam on 18-19 June   more »
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View Article  Two-Way Communication: An Idea Whose Time Has Come...And Gone
by Michael on Tue 03 Jun 2008 02:02 PM EDT
Why it may be time for the formerly enlightened idea of two-way communication to be put out to pasture.   more »
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Friday, May 30
View Article  A Papal Blessing
by Michael on Fri 30 May 2008 07:24 AM EDT
A papal blessing for Internal Communication.   more »
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Saturday, May 3
View Article  Low Hanging Fruit--Could IT Security Communication Yield "The Perfect Measurement"
by Michael on Sat 03 May 2008 05:02 PM EDT
A look at the unfancied area of IT Security Communication...and how it could provide the 'perfect measurement' for internal communicators   more »
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Friday, April 25
View Article  10000 Page Views Later: A Look Back at CommsOffensive 325
by Michael on Fri 25 Apr 2008 04:03 PM EDT
A look back at key themes and pieces from the first year-plus of CommsOffensive325   more »
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Thursday, April 3
View Article  Time To Say The "d" Word
by Michael on Thu 03 Apr 2008 11:50 AM EDT
Opening the discussion about a much feared word that starts with "d" and is at the heart of organisational communication   more »
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View Article  From July 1: Back on the Market
by Michael on Thu 03 Apr 2008 11:48 AM EDT
Mike lays out what he has to offer, in search of "the next great opportunity"   more »
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Friday, March 7
View Article  Technorati
by Michael on Fri 07 Mar 2008 09:56 AM EST

Here, to get things right with technorati:

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Tuesday, March 4
View Article  Toward A Social Communication Model: Putting News, Direction, Opinion and Knowledge Together
by Michael on Tue 04 Mar 2008 03:22 PM EST
Combining organisational news, employee opinion and knowledge and management direction into a single communication model could reshape the way we think about how communication can make a difference.   more »
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Monday, February 25
View Article  Doing things right...Doing the right things: What's wrong with either?
by Michael on Mon 25 Feb 2008 10:09 AM EST
Rewriting the record book and rewriting the rule book--why must there be a conflict?   more »
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View Article  Has Gooen Gone Over the Deep End?
by Michael on Mon 25 Feb 2008 10:06 AM EST
Could a well intentioned idea be a pathway to internal communications hell?   more »
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Tuesday, February 19
View Article  A bit of traction?
by Michael on Tue 19 Feb 2008 02:06 PM EST
Leading industry publication Ragan.Com highlights the debate over whether internal communicators should focus on 'competence'--or go beneath the surface of the approaches and assumptions that currently drive the profession.   more »
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Monday, February 11
View Article  Bubblings from Barcelona
by Michael on Mon 11 Feb 2008 04:28 PM EST
Some thoughts from the IABC EuroComm Conference in Barcelona   more »
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View Article  As the Final Push Begins: Things Worth Noticing from the Presidential Race
by Michael on Mon 11 Feb 2008 03:48 PM EST
Some biased thoughts and observation from the biggest political contest in a generation (or at least since Sarkozy-Royal)   more »
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