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Will men lose boardroom battle of sexes?Posted on Thursday 17 May 2012By Christopher Dean, Senior Account Manager at theblueballroom Do men or women make the best business leaders? It’s a debate that’s been very slowly coming to the boil since the mid-1980s. Although there are many more women in junior and middle management positions nowadays, there are remarkably few female senior managers. However, the growing emphasis [...] |
7 ways good internal communication makes your employee surveys succeedPosted on Monday 19 December 2011This blog has been written by Gary Cattermole of The Survey Initiative Engaged employees perform better and are more willing to go the extra mile to make each project a success. This is great from both a customer and business point of view – because when staff are enthusiastic about a business, they’re motivated to [...] |
theblueballroom shortlisted for the IoIC agency of the year awardPosted on Monday 24 October 2011theblueballroom has been shortlisted for the Institute of Internal Communication 2011 ICon Awards in the ‘best agency’ category. The awards represent one of the communication industry’s biggest events of the year and recognise excellence as well as outstanding contribution within the internal communication sector. |
Why I love lipstick on pigs…Posted on Friday 14 October 2011‘Thinking outside the box’ was once voted Britain’s most despised business jargon by researchers, but I love it. |
Employee engagement: it’s not what you do that counts; it’s how you do it.Posted on Friday 30 September 2011Guest blog by Rebecca Pain, Senior PR Consultant at thebluedoor. Back in April this year, we blogged that MacLeod was back in vogue, for the umpteenth time. Well, last Friday some of our team attended the IoIC’s seminar on Employee Engagement, and, true to Mr Cameron’s word back in the Spring, there it is again, [...] |
A thank you’s worth a thousand bucks – at least!Posted on Thursday 29 September 2011Reward and recognition is a regular item on the management agenda, particularly when it comes to motivating and engaging staff behind a performance culture. It’s also hitting the headlines in the financials as VC firm Sequoia Capital is entering the $50bn US employee rewards market with a cash injection into San Francisco-based company Achievers. Acquired [...] |
Developing communication skills within your organisationPosted on Wednesday 21 September 2011Are you concerned with how comms is delivered within your business? Of course you are. Yet all the effort you make to create great communications in your business can fall at the last fence with poor communication skills. |
Budgeting for internal communications – what will you do differently in 2012?Posted on Friday 9 September 2011For many companies now’s the time when budget planning looms, and where cuts have to be made, an axe can hover over communications. |
The Importance Of Employee Engagement Over The Summer MonthsPosted on Monday 22 August 2011It is widely acknowledged that effective employee communication is a key factor in the smooth running of any business. This may come as a surprise to you, but employee communication is particularly important over the summer months. |
Learning from LeadersPosted on Monday 11 July 2011A line up of leading industry professionals from easyJet, Mars Drinks, Deutsche Post DHL and Roche Products gave unique insights into the link between leadership communications, employee engagement and strong business performance at theblueballroom’s recent 10th birthday celebrations at Farnham Castle. The panel incorporated Christina Fee (Head of Internal Communications, easyJet), Dean Capon (Head of [...] |
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