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The 2024 state of the sector survey is now live!
For IC specialists globally, State of the Sector has been ๐ง๐๐ definitive annual internal communications report for so many years now. Comma Partners is therefore proud to partner with Gallagher โ Employee Experience & Communication on State of the Sector 2024!...
Burnout: Recognizing it and knowing what to do about it
Burnout: a state of physical and emotional exhaustion in the workplace, described as a silent productivity killer by theย #ICTSD, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development. Burnout was originally coined in 1974 by psychologist,ย #HerbertFreudenberger...
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I). Why is it so important?
Organisations donโt have to be homogenous to be efficient. They need to be open and welcoming places. If a company wants to be able to recruit from the widest pool of potential candidates it needs to have good Equity, Diversity & Inclusion practices.ย Because it...
Moving from a mid-level IC specialist role to a Head of/Director of IC role. What does it entail. Is it for you?
There are many career options available to IC (internal communications) professionals these days - employee engagement, change communications, employee experience. But the traditional path from IC specialist to Head of/Director of IC is still very popular.ย Commaโs...
Straight from the Horseโs mouth – what it’s like to work as an IC interim. We hear from three IC professionals
Comma Partnersโ second career path session for the first quarter of 2023 was aimed at IC (Internal Communication) specialists either considering a move from perm to interim or are new to interim. โDespite changes in IR35 rulesโ, said Commaโs Andy Macleod, โinterim...
Weโre delighted to announce the expansion of Comma Partners!
On the back of significant growth over the last 18 months, we couldnโt be more pleased to announce the appointment of Louise Whiteย to Comma and the communications recruitment industry. With the majority of communications recruitment specialists based in London and the...
Could Employee Experience be your next career move?
Comma Partners, the internal communications specialists, is holding a series of career sessions for IC pros throughout quarter one.ย ย The first of these sessions focused on the Employee Experience, a new discipline that might hold the potential for a new and exciting...
Virginia celebrates success with internal communication peers at the simplys
It's been a while since I've been to an award ceremony but attendance at the simplys last week reminded me how very exciting and rewarding it is to be recognised by your peers. I was delighted to be asked to join the judges' panel and congratulate Sam Fletcher, who...
Reflections on 15 years in internal communications and recruitment
This year marks the 15thย year of Comma Partners - a good time I think to reflect on the changes Iโve seen in internal communications. As a recruiter, I immediately think ofย LinkedIn. One of my first jobs in 2007 was to build a list of interim prospects on what was...