May 2007 - Posts

• Internal communicators are not the Cheerleader-in-Chief

  Near BIRMINGHAM -- This one is as old as the hills, but I am not sure I have seen it discussed... ever... anywhere. And yet, I still meet people almost every week in internal communications roles who are acting like the class secretary. Organising a company Read More... Posted 30 May 2007 10:42 by David Ferrabee | 1 Comments Filed under: Culture, People management, Internal communications, Conferences, involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale

• Social Media Workshop: come and twitter...

  LONDON -- Do you know about this already? I am running a Social Media Workshop for two days in late June. I think you should come. I've been doing some of the research this weekend... Before the kids are up, or after my wife has gone to sleep. There's Read More... Posted 27 May 2007 19:47 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Culture, Internal communications, social media, Technology, etc.

• Business is where the honey is

  DUBAI -- Man, it is hot! Like die in the shade hot. My colleague Rasha tells me not to talk so much about death in this part of the world. I didn't think I did, but sure enough she found a half dozen references. So, let's just say it's so hot you could Read More... Posted 25 May 2007 14:50 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Leadership, Strategy, Culture, Middle East, Internal communications, involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale

• A cultural mezze -- and the new world order

  DUBAI -- I just had to write to my Cuban father-in-law to explain how great the world is. I am sitting in the 10th floor Cigar Bar of the Emirates Towers eating oysters. In front of me is a wall of high-rises... Including the world's largest ... Still Read More... Posted 24 May 2007 20:47 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Culture, Middle East

• The 11 stages of a CEO podcast

  HEATHROW -- Podcasting was always going to be an idea that failed to live up to it's hype. Let's start with the name: how cool it that? You expect it to be done by Spider-Man . Or involve some kind of advanced science fiction... When, in fact, it is really Read More... Posted 23 May 2007 07:51 by David Ferrabee | 2 Comments Filed under: Strategy, CEO, People management, Internal communications, involvement, Engagement, social media, Technology, motivation, etc., morale

• 1 Minute Business Radio

  I am back again with another podcast. Rebel Leaders Radio: Natural Born Leaders can be heard here . I like radio. Two of my former colleagues used to work at BBC radio and they call it "television for the mind". I like that. Even if it does sound a bit Read More... Posted 21 May 2007 13:32 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Leadership, CEO, Internal communications, involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale

• A resurgent France

  PICCADILLY LINE -- There's nothing I like more than a smiling Frenchman. That sounds like the punchline to a bad joke, but it's not. You can't be interested in politics or history and not have a soft spot for France. And yet for years France has seemed Read More... Posted 18 May 2007 09:37 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments

• Rebel Leader Radio -- Dylan on Leadership

  We have stolen a premise from Phil Turner on this. It's all a bit rock 'n roll. But this week on Rebel Leaders Radio, Sam Berrisford joins me to talk about leaders who "clear the way for people to succeed." To hear the podcast click here . Let me know Read More... Posted 17 May 2007 13:50 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Leadership, People management, Internal communications, involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale

• A strategic planning machine... for busy people

  LONDON -- Wow. Things are hoping today. I am having trouble keeping track of the interesting things that keep popping up. Any one else feeling that? Is there something in the water? We have started talking to people about our new, online planning machine. Read More... Posted 16 May 2007 08:53 by David Ferrabee | 1 Comments Filed under: People management, Change Management, involvement, Technology

• Social Media: 'Authenticity' versus 'quality'

  BARNES -- Friday I sat in the British Museum for an hour reading " The World in Flat ". I am sure there's something deep and meaningful in that...? Actually, I tried to read it but emails, screaming school kids, and ADD stopped from getting too far. Tonight Read More... Posted 14 May 2007 09:06 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Culture, Internal communications, involvement, Engagement, social media, Technology, motivation, etc., morale

• Post-merger integration done right

  LONDON -- This is undoubtedly a topic that only interests a certain small number of readers. But it's a massively important one. We are working on two at the moment. And there is an incredible difference between one run well... and one that is run... Read More... Posted 11 May 2007 09:47 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments

• Online communities (and a new podcast)

  WEST WITTERING - It's cold and windy on this beautiful English beach . It's bank holiday weekend too. But only the brave and foolish are out today. And I am not brave. Even though the last two days have been 'weekend' in most parts of the world, the Blackberry Read More... Posted 09 May 2007 13:43 by David Ferrabee | 4 Comments Filed under: Leadership, Internal communications, New business, involvement, Engagement, marketing, social media, Technology, motivation, selling, etc., morale

• Le mot juste -- finding the right word

  LONDON - It's my middle daughter's 8th birthday today. And before I got home she had read all her email birthday wishes. Including one from her grandfather -- in Spanish. But she doesn't speak Spanish. "So what did you do?" "It's on Babel Fish . Wanna Read More... Posted 04 May 2007 08:30 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Culture, People management, Internal communications, involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale