The Big Picture People

19/05/2025

You can now subscribe and listen to the 'Engaging Internal Comms' podcast on YouTube. Click the subscribe button and never miss another episode.

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19/05/2025

Despite being one of the world's leading economies, the United Kingdom is grappling with a glaring issue within its organisations - the lack of a sense of belonging among employees. This deficiency not only hampers productivity and innovation but also jeopardises employee satisfaction and well-being.

The erosion of a sense of belonging in organisations can be attributed to various factors. One significant cause is the rise of home working.

18/05/2025

Did you know that diversity in volunteerism not only strengthens communities but also enriches the workforce? It's fascinating to hear from Melissa Small Hackmeier how Merck's volunteer teams reflect a kaleidoscope of backgrounds and talents, inspiring future scientists from all walks of life. In Episode 11 of Series 5 of the Engaging Internal Comms podcast, we discuss the beauty and power of this diversity.

Engaging volunteers: the act of volunteering empowers employees with professional growth, networking, and a profound sense of achievement.

18/05/2025

Check out our recent guest appearances on podcasts and articles in the press about our work.

See some of our recent interviews, articles and press features and more where we’ve share our insights with peers and partners.

17/05/2025

Whether we are working in an organisation that has a lot of trust or one that is inherently distrustful, the impact that can have on the way our messages land and how receptive people are to them can be significant. In Episode 4 of Series 4 of the Engaging Internal Comms podcast, I explore trust with Amy Eliza Wong. We dig into trust in a lot more detail and understand what it is and what we can do to build and sustain it. Listen to the episode below.

In this episode, we're going to explore the importance of trust by digging into it in detail and understanding what trust is.

17/05/2025

For change to be successful, leaders must communicate a vision that captures the hearts and minds of their people. When the future becomes more attractive than the status quo, the vision is given purpose.

The traditional leadership culture no longer works. These four tactics will help to maintain a critical sense of urgency in a changing world.

17/05/2025

Find out how a leading international engineering company worked with us to develop a gamified solution to health and safety training and communications.

To help Howden move away from its traditional training methods, we created a bespoke game to help employees engage with new H&S programme

16/05/2025

Storytelling is something we are hardwired to do as human beings. It's the communication process we've used for thousands of years to transfer knowledge and wisdom. However, in recent years, storytelling has become misunderstood and misused. In Episode 18 of Series 3 of the Engaging Internal Comms podcast, I speak with organisational storytelling expert, David Hutchens. In the interview, David gives us practical and grounded ways to uncover the stories that exist in our organisations in order to create shared meaning and purpose for our people. Listen to our excellent conversation via the link below.

Many organisations refer to storytelling. They talk about their narrative when they are communicating, either externally or internally.

16/05/2025

The Engaging Internal Comms podcast is available on Apple Podcasts (aka iTunes). We have over 100 episodes spanning four years. Listen and subscribe via the link below.

Management Podcast · Updated fortnightly · Employee engagement and internal communications interviews, ideas and best practices. Every other Tuesday we will be exploring industry best practice and hearing from leading practitioners. We will he…

16/05/2025

If you are looking to reinvigorate your employee onboarding process, our visual, big picture approach is something you might want to consider.

Our employee onboarding products are designed to ensure new starters fully understand their new organisation and its place in the world.

15/05/2025

Podcasting is one of the most contemporary ways to relay information and can be very useful for those in internal comms, as podcast expert Matthew MacLean explains in this episode.
https://thebigpicturepeople.co.uk/blog/podcast/creating-an-internal-podcast-s2-e17/