Megan Thomas

AI is a game changer; Clear, sophisticated content can now be created at lightning speed. How Professional Communicators make use of AI could set us apart in significant and exciting new ways.

One of the most important things a company can do is bring on a new CEO, Chair, or senior executive. If it’s not managed well, the company can create uncertainty, lose its top performers, and damage its reputation and market value. This is a high stakes game where professional Communicators can help achieve a positive outcome.

Are Corporate Communication, Employee Communication, and Change Communication all the same? Are different skill sets required? If you have experience in one, can you do the others? This article unpacks the differences.

Professional Communicators are particularly susceptible to burnout and mental health issues, often being in subservient positions behind the scenes and making others look good. Here are some thoughts on how to build your "No" muscle so you can focus on your biggest priorities and where you’ll have the most impact.

Messages from leaders to everyone in a team or company are a vital part of the comms toolkit. The information can be strategically important or operationally urgent. Mistakes can be high stakes in Communication roles, making for a pressurized environment.

In the spirit of a problem shared being a problem halved, I asked a few of my Communication friends to tell me about their catastrophes and I look at some strategies on how to deal with mistakes.

We are living in an era where accurate and timely information is mission-critical. This coincides with an ever-increasing volume of information coming from anywhere and everywhere within an organisation.

A lack of oversight and coordination can affect the entire Employee Experience—resulting in confusion, lack of impact and lost productivity. This blog discusses how internal facing teams can work cross functionally in new ways to address these issues.

Have you ever wondered what makes someone stand out as a Communication professional? Why do some get a seat at the table and others don’t? Sometimes it can just be by fortune of organisational structure or sheer luck, but if you are looking to earn your seat and stay there, here are some ideas for how to go about it.

Coaching leaders to be effective communicators can be one of the most rewarding as well as the most daunting roles that a Communication professional can do. Every leader is unique and will have different strengths and weaknesses. Add to the mix everything we’ve learned about communication throughout the pandemic.

So, what does effective leadership communication look like as we head into 2022? Here are five essential characteristics that Communicators can help leaders embrace.

What's in store for workplace communication in 2022 after another year dominated by the epochal fall-out from Covid-19? And how can employee comms be deployed more effectively to meet the challenges organizations face over the next 12 months? We put these questions to a stellar line-up of communication experts: Abhinav Kumar, Callie Baumann, Shel Holtz, Tchicaya Ellis Robertson, Bill Quirke, Victoria Dew, Katie Macaulay, Elizabeth Williams, Sinéad Bell, Megan Thomas, David Grossman, and Steve… Show more

What's in store for workplace communication in 2022 after another year dominated by the epochal fall-out from Covid-19? And how can employee comms be deployed more effectively to meet the challenges organizations face over the next 12 months? We put these questions to a stellar line-up of communication experts: Abhinav Kumar, Callie Baumann, Shel Holtz, Tchicaya Ellis Robertson, Bill Quirke, Victoria Dew, Katie Macaulay, Elizabeth Williams, Sinéad Bell, Megan Thomas, David Grossman, and Steve Crescenzo. Enjoy the read! Show less

Over the last couple of years, we have all been inundated by data and as a result we are becoming more data literate. This blog talks about how communicators can prioritise the use of data to measure the impact of their efforts and as an evidence base to inform their plans.

Apart from the word ‘unprecedented’ being used an unprecedented number of times, Covid-19 has had a huge impact on organisational communication, a lot of which is good. This blog describes six ways organisations have navigated their way through the pandemic with effective employee communication.

Communicating with up to five different generations in the workplace can be really difficult. This blog looks at the different ways generations communicate and some of the ways we can bridge the the gap.

Have you ever felt a bit awkward about self-promotion, or wondered how to make the most of LinkedIn? Last week, #IABCNSW held two events with Amanda Blesing FARPI who provided some powerful tips on how to go about it strategically. Patrick Armstrong SCMP and I share our key takeaways.

In this Gold Quill Award-winning case study, Australian subscription TV company Foxtel delivered the biggest changes to its business in its 20-year history, in a 12-month period.

Foxtel’s Megan Thomas attended the 2015 Corporate Affairs Summit and walked away with knowledge and new friends that will last her for years.

Apparently 80% of us think we are above average listeners, but not many of us recognise our own listening 'blindspots'. Last week IABC New South Wales heard from Oscar Trimboli on the missing half of communication - listening. Are you an interrupter, dramatic, shrewd or maybe a lost listener? Here's a few things we learned about becoming better communicators by transforming the way we listen.