Need-to-know intel for busy business communicators | May 19, 2016 – Subscribe to CommDigest newsletter

How not to Lead in the 21st Century. Modern leaders understand we are all leaders. There are no followers.

Teams Who Share Personal Stories Are More Effective  Ask friends to share experiences.

Social media exec on influencer marketing: ‘We threw too much money at them.’ Are influencers history?

5 Learnable Mindsets of Highly Successful People. They reframe setbacks and failures.

Why Your Brand Should Have LinkedIn Guidelines for Employees.Yes, misspellings hurt.

Most Businesses Miss Mark Responding to Consumers on Social Media. Cause ain’t nobody pressin’ that reply button.

Most Employees Feel Authentic at Work, but about 1/3 don’t.  More authentic = more job satisfaction.

Internal Communication’s Role in Designing Great Organizations. Design communications that put employees’ interests first.

3 Ways to Be More Emotionally Intelligent at Work. Never stop observing.

2016 Digital Workplace Communications Survey: ‘Companies Need to Rethink How They Communicate with Employees

We Are All Creatives. Play, wonder and wander. We can (unlike robots); we’re human.

Why Procter & Gamble Is More Disruptive Than You. They practice customer anthropology.

IT companies are at the forefront of collaboration. Tasks, projects and workgroups most popular.

Leadership Skills You Need for Success. Communication and adaptability top list.

Big Internal Communication Fail. All but 1 country (India) and industry earned an “F” score for employee loyalty in this survey.

10 Social Media Apps You Should Be Using in 2016 (But Probably Aren’t). Good list – only knew 1 of the 10.

4 Questions You Should Never Ask Your Social Media Manager. What’s the ROI of social media?

Striking a Balance: How Brands Should Communicate in a Crisis. Brussels terrorism learnings.

Crisis planning needs dynamic approach. A communications plan that is not updated can create false hope.

Make Internal Videos that People Actually Watch

Webinar June 8, 3 -4:15 PM ET

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Registration includes live webinar connection at your location and unlimited access to online course with recording and networking after the live event.

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Becoming an Authentic Trusted Strategic Advisor

Webinar June 22, 1 – 2 PM Eastern – Free!

Learn how to be more influential, more interesting, more memorable, more important, and how to have top-level relationships and access. Learn more

This is a free intro webinar to Jim Lukaszewski’s fall online workshop, Becoming an Authentic Strategist that includes four weekly one-hour web sessions.

Building a Storytelling Culture by Connecting Employees to Customers

Webinar July 13 at 1-2:15 PM Eastern

In this session, hear from Vermeer’s director of communication on how the company rallied their team members around the brand and how they’ve sustained it since.