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Your internal comms strategy is leaking talent. Here's what to do about it
Why silence about senior pay could cost you your best people (and your reputation)
Inside This Issue:
December's bringing more than holiday parties and year-end reviews, isn't it? While you're wrestling with 2025 planning, two seismic shifts are quietly reshaping how we think about employee experience.
First, there's mounting evidence that organizations are still fumbling internal communications at the exact moments that matter most—from candidate excitement to exit interviews.
And second, the UK's reluctance to embrace pay transparency, particularly around senior salaries, is creating a perfect storm of talent flight and legal exposure that most firms are dangerously underestimating.
This week, we're also tracking significant moves in the engagement sector (ITA Group's acquisition of C2events signals consolidation ahead) and fresh appointments at Sabio Group that underscore the rising importance of people-first leadership. Let's dig in.
Featured Insights:
Think internal communications is just about Monday morning all-hands? Think again. The most progressive organizations are discovering that their comms strategy either amplifies or undermines every single touchpoint in the employee journey, from the moment a candidate receives an offer letter through their final exit interview.
The challenge isn't having communication channels; it's having the strategic framework to deliver consistent, meaningful messaging when it actually matters.
This deep dive explores how to build an internal comms approach that doesn't just inform employees but it also actively shapes how they experience your culture, understand their value, and connect their daily work to organizational success.
While the EU gears up for mandatory pay transparency in 2026, UK organizations are playing a dangerous waiting game, particularly when it comes to senior compensation. The data is stark: candidates increasingly expect salary information upfront, competitors are already using transparency as a talent magnet, and the legal landscape is shifting faster than most HR teams realize.
But here's what's really keeping me up at night: the gap between what progressive firms are doing and what most UK organizations think they can still get away with. This is about whether your organization will be seen as a place where fairness and openness matter, or somewhere that still operates like information is power.
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From Our Vault
Meet Jessica Kriegel: A Workplace Culture Leader
Revisit our conversation with Dr. Jessica Kriegel, the thought leader behind the Culture Equation who's helped organizations from Oracle to the Federal Reserve build intentional, measurable cultures. Her insights on ditching generational stereotypes and treating employee fulfillment as a business imperative remain as relevant today as ever.
The Extra Point
December is traditionally when engagement dips and communication slows, but it's also when your people are making career decisions for the new year. While everyone else goes quiet, this is your moment to lean in.
A well-timed message about what's coming in 2025, a genuine check-in with your teams, or even just acknowledging the year's challenges can be the difference between someone returning energized in January or starting their job search.
Don't let holiday autopilot cost you talent.
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