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Victoria MellorWelcome to Melcrum Online

Melcrum is a research and training business, expert in all aspects of internal communication. Through our global networks, we connect more than 25,000 professional communicators in sharing what works.

Victoria Mellor, CEO

Latest news and stories from Melcrum

CEOs: "nothing more than hired help"

In his new book From Higher Aims to Hired Hands, Rakesh Khurana discusses CEOs and the changing role of MBAs (Master of Business Administration).

More people want "meaningful work"

Not-for-profit research consultancy, The Work Foundation’s new paper explores the notion of “meaningful work” – a relatively new, and growing, phenomenon that would have made little sense to people 200 years ago.

Australasian media gets hot on engagement

Two prominent Australasian media outlets have this week published lengthy articles on the importance of employee engagement.

Getting people to come to work

How can companies prevent employees from using their sick leave when they're not really sick, and how can this issue be diplomatically and sensitively addressed? Join the debate on the Communicators' Network.

 

Skill Courses

4th Annual Conference on Employee Engagement

Melcrum Skills Training

When was the last time you took time out of your busy schedule to work on your core skills as a communicator?

Treat yourself to the best training money can buy. All our courses are designed to address your key challenges and facilitated by industry experts to be highly practical and interactive.

Featured Events

Employee Engagement Conference
Employee Engagement Conference
UK: 14-15 May, 2008, The New Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden, London
AU: 29-30 May 2008, Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel, Sydney

Nowadays, companies agree that engaged employees – those willing to “go the extra mile” – can have a very strong effect on the success of a business and so have been seeking effective techniques that will allow them to build engagement at all levels.

Intranet 2.0 Forum

Intranet 2.0 and Portal Makeover Forum
15-16 May 2008
Walt Disney World®, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the highly regarded intranet sites of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Motorola, and learn how to apply Intranet 2.0 technologies within your organization.

 

Intranet 2.0 Forum

Intranet 2.0 Forum - UK
25-26 June 2008
The New Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden, London, UK

The Intranet 2.0 Forum has been designed to share the latest thinking, developments and practices relating to intranets, content management and web 2.0 tools and technologies.

 

Research Forum

Strategic Communication Research Forum

The Strategic Communication Research Forum
The Forum is an exclusive global membership group for senior internal communicators faced with the challenges of communicating in large, complex companies. Through our best-practice research, the Forum provides you with the insight, information and tools to do your job more effectively.

Latest research

How to develop outstanding internal communicators

Essential techniques for employee engagement
Our latest practitioner’s guide tells you how to implement proven programs to build a committed workforce. It guides you through the 4 most important techniques for engaging employees and shows you how to successfully introduce your own initiatives. 100% practical, this guide is the perfect tool for anyone interested in improving employee engagement within their company.

How to develop outstanding internal communicators
21st century leadership communication
Today’s CEOs know internal communication is key to realizing their strategic
agenda. This landmark report, produced in partnership with The Company
Agency, shows exactly how CEOs view internal communication.

 

How to develop outstanding internal communicators

How to get started with podcasting in your organization
This new report, by social media expert Lee Hopkins, will teach you all you
need to know to get started with podcasting in your company. Delivered as a
PDF, it'll show you everything you always wanted to know about how to create
a podcast.

 

Question of the week

Offer of the week

THE COMMUNICATOR'S NETWORK: "I was looking to see if anyone out there would be able to assist me by sharing their internal communications and/ or employee engagement strategies?"

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