A Guiding Light – Acquisition International Magazine Feature
Founded in 2011, North Star Communications Consulting (North Star) specializes in creating and executing strategies to keep employees engaged through change, whilst articulating and evaluating competencies and creating development plans to close talent gaps. On top of all this, the firm also offers coaching and training tailored to fit both individual and team needs. With […]
20 Ways To Get Other Teams To Share Creative Ideas For Comms Campaigns – Forbes
From devising internal campaigns to engage employees and share important company news to promoting events externally and setting up media interviews for C-suite leaders, many of the projects comms pros handle can benefit greatly from the insights and input of their colleagues from across the organization. While achieving buy-in and getting interdepartmental teams to help […]
PGA and LIV Merger: A Lesson for Employee Communicators
Tuesday’s merger announcement between the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) and Saudi-backed LIV, a start-up league, is creating all kinds of discord throughout the industry. From those who have issues with how LIV is funded to legislators crying foul, the deal seems to be receiving – well – mixed results, to put it mildly. A PR […]
5 Lessons I Learned by Stepping out of My Comfort Zone on the Biggest Stage
“I’m continually trying to make choices that put me against my own comfort zone. As long as you’re uncomfortable, it means you’re growing.” – Ashton Kutcher Just like Ashton Kutcher’s quote (he was also a wrestler by the way), I am a believer that being uncomfortable brings growth. About a month ago, I was reminded […]
The Employee Communications Ecosystem
Get Your Copy Of The Engaging Employees Through Strategic Communication Book Or Contact North Star Communications Today The Employee Communications Ecosystem diagram above shows the different topics covered in the book Engaging Employees Through Strategic Communication by Mark Dollins and Jon Stemmle. Take advantage of the opportunity to enhance your organizational communication strategy and engage […]
Current and Future Forces Shaping Employee Communications
This blog post briefly summarizes Chapter 14 of the book Engaging Employees Through Strategic Communication by Mark Dollins and Jon Stemmle. Visit engage-employees.com to grab your copy today. Current and Future Forces Shaping Employee Communications This blog post briefly summarizes chapter seven of the book Engaging Employees Through Strategic Communication by Mark Dollins and Jon […]
Exploring Employee Communications Roles
This blog post briefly summarizes Chapter 13 of the book Engaging Employees Through Strategic Communication by Mark Dollins and Jon Stemmle. Visit engage-employees.com to grab your copy today. One size does not fit all for employee communicators. The size, needs and priorities of each organization drive the unique roles internal communications must play. While many […]
Employee Communications’ Evolution to Employee Engagement
This blog post briefly summarizes Chapter 12 of the book Engaging Employees Through Strategic Communication by Mark Dollins and Jon Stemmle. Visit engage-employees.com to grab your copy today. Unlike the early days of employee communications – which generally featured one-directional media broadcasting the company’s agenda – contemporary employee communicators have evolved to use far more dynamic and […]
Storytelling in Communications: Engaging Hearts and Hands
Storytelling: Engaging Hearts and Hands This blog post briefly summarizes Chapter 11 of the book Engaging Employees Through Strategic Communication by Mark Dollins and Jon Stemmle. Visit engage-employees.com to grab your copy today. Business, by design, is about making money. The importance of revenue growth, cost management, margin expansion and, in the case of publicly […]
Change Management – The Emerging Internal Communications Expertise
This blog post briefly summarizes Chapter 10 of the book Engaging Employees Through Strategic Communication by Mark Dollins and Jon Stemmle. Visit engage-employees.com to grab your copy today. To understand where, arguably, the most visible opportunities are for employee communicators to make an impact with business, look no further than 500 BCE. That’s when Greek […]
