Framework Topic: Internal Communications

Managers are the first stop for every question employees have. What does this change mean for my team? Why are we doing this? Is my job safe? They’re expected to translate strategy, deliver hard news and keep daily work moving, usually with no training and no time to prepare. In this workshop, practitioners and manager Manager Communications Workshop

3-Part Series: Executive Influence – Showing Up as a Leader

This 3-part, basic-level series offers aspiring and future leaders a look at what executive presence and influence look like in today’s professional landscape. Beginning with advice for how to bring your individual values to the forefront and lead as your authentic self, the series also explores the new rules of leadership, and how those rules apply to leadership communications.

3-Part Series: Practicing Compassionate Layoff Comms

This 3-part, basic-level series addresses what compassionate, empathetic layoff comms look like in practice. Beginning with a look at crafting clear comms, the series then explores how to apply them as part of a larger integrated strategy that considers internal and external stakeholders—then position your messaging to safeguard for long-term, positive impact on your organization.

3-Part Series: Strategies for Enhanced Employee Experience

This 3-part, intermediate-level series dives into strategies that communicators can embrace to ground employee experience in culture and withstand the throes of change. Beginning with a look at how to craft effective employee personas, the series then explores how those personas apply to narrative-based change frameworks and strategies for acting on employee feedback.

3-Part Series: Employee Recognition During Times of Change

This 3-part, basic-level series from Professor Cat Colella-Graham explores how employee recognition is the bedrock of effective manager communications and a larger employee comms strategy. Beginning with a look at the principles of employee recognition, this series offers an introduction to how managers can deploy recognition to function as change champions during periods of uncertainty — and ladder back to a stronger organizational culture in the process.

As modern communicators, you must elevate your leadership skills to navigate an ecosystem that grows more complex by the hour. Continuing to operate in silos with public affairs and other communications disciplines will not only leave you at a competitive disadvantage, it also increases your organization’s exposure to risk. You need strategic relationships across political, August 2026 Leadership Masterclass – Your New Leadership Imperative: Managing the Stakeholder Matrix across Government, Employees and the Public, with Torie Clarke