Weekly Round-Up: 14 Internal Comms Campaigns That Crushed It, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Influential Leading, Secret to Improving Employee Engagement, Generation Z in the Workplace

Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts. 

• Internal Communications Best Practice: 14 Examples of Campaigns that Crushed it
  By Kath McNiff (@KMcNiff via @grnorbit), GreenOrbit
  
  These 14 internal communication campaigns might offer you some inspiration for your own.
  
  “You have a job to do. Get your message across and make it stick. Sounds simple enough, right? But of course, it isn't. Crafting a compelling internal communications campaign is tricky, it requires:...”
  Read more >>

• Decision-Making and Problem Solving: A Frontline Festival
  Via Karin Hurt and David Dye (@LetsGrowLeaders and @davidmdye), Let's Grow Leaders
  
  Get tips and strategies from over 10 leadership experts on the challenges that come with decision-making and problem solving.
  
  “This month, our contributors share their thoughts about decision-making and problem-solving (and several weighed in on the choice between coffee and tea.)...”
  Read more >>

• Becoming a Leader of Influence
  By Naphtali Hoff (@impactfulcoach)
  
  Find out why influence is at the heart of leadership and how to get there.
  
  “Leadership is about influencing others, rather than demanding and coercing. It speaks to the ability to win people over to a new way of thinking and practice, through idea sharing, collaboration and role modeling. It emphasizes persuasion and motivation over coercion...”
  Read more >> 

• The Secret to Improving Employee Engagement Is Better Communication
  By Smarp Team (@BeSmarp)
  
  Find out how to drive employee engagement through effective internal communication.
  
  “But why is employee engagement so important to any business? The answer is simple: employee engagement is key to making your business a success. Studies have shown that employee engagement and effective internal communications are among the most important factors in a company achieving its goals successfully...”
  Read more >> 

• How Generation Z Will Transform the Future Workplace
  By Ryan Jenkins (@theRyanJenks via @Inc), Inc
  
  Get 7 changes that Generation Z will create in the workplace.
  
  “Generation Z is entering the workplace. Because of their high-tech and hyper-connected upbringing, they will bring a new set of behaviors, expectations, and preferences into the workplace…”
  Read more >>

What were some of the top leadership and communication articles you read this week?

—David Grossman

Click below to download—22nd Century Communications: Strategies to Deliver Cutting-Edge Communication, Engage Employees and Strengthen Reputation—and get key insights into the top 10 principles some of the best organizations employ to ensure their communication strategy is a positive lever in building a stronger business.