mICdrop - Sequel Presents a digital Internal Communications Podcast
A brand new podcast series to drive employee engagement brought to you by Sequel Group. mICdrop will feature guests from the comms industry and beyond and explore the issues that are shaping the world of digital internal communication in 2023. The format? Short, conversational but challenging, and featuring at least one ‘mic drop’ moment in each episode.
Episodes
25 episodes
mICdrop episode 20: Working hand in hand with the robots, IC's people-first future
If you listened to some of the doom mongers out there, the rise of AI will hasten the demise of the internal communication professional. And while it's clear that AI is increasingly being used by organisations as part of their comms...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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28:23
mICdrop episode 19: Making change personal with the Wobbly Model
Our latest mICdrop guest is Karen Dempster, Co-founder of Fit2Communcate and creator of the Wobbly Model, a straightforward guide to communicating change.This six-stage model takes a more human-centric approach to change communications b...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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10:31
mICdrop episode 18: The people-first approach to digital transformation
A few years ago we heard a horror story about an organisation that had launched Viva Engage with a solitary email from the CEO, saying “Hey guys, we’re launching Viva Engage today. It’s a bit like Twitter. Have fun!” With minimal ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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11:38
mICdrop Episode 17 : All in a good cause: the art of communication in the not-for-profit sector
Our latest mICdrop guest is Vishnee Sauntoo, a strategic communications leader who has over 20 years’ experience in the not-for-profit sector. Over the past two decades, Vishee has delivered impactful, creative communications for th...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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12:39
mICdrop Talks Digital Episode 5: The Sequel social wall with Rozi Pearson
It’s one of the most daunting challenges for internal communicators: getting those hard-to-reach, frontline and on-the-road colleagues to engage with communication and actually join in.Sound familiar? Well, we think Rozi Pearson, our Hea...
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13:54
mICdrop Episode 16 : Exec leader communications
In this episode, Colin Archer Head of communications at Spirax Sarco and Nick Andrews Business Development Director here at Sequel Group, tackle the questions every internal comms professional should be asking:➡️ Do you...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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24:44
mICdrop Talks Digital Episode 4: Cyber Security with Rod Farry
Cyber Security – Build it in, Don’t Bolt it onCyber security isn’t just an IT concern, it’s a business-critical priority. If it’s not embedded from day one, you’re already at risk.In this episode of Sequel’s mICdrop Tal...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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8:43
mICdrop Talks Digital Episode 3: Digital tools our best work friends with Adam Larsson
Digital tools can make life – and work – more efficient, simplifying complex tasks and freeing us up to do the creative stuff, but with so many to choose from in the workplace, how do communicators keep up without burning out? In th...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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16:31
mICdrop Episode 15 : Showing up through DEI comms
Our latest mICdrop guest isn’t going to sugar-coat it – it's been a tough time for Inclusion and Diversity in organisations. Karan Kapoor, Chief Executive and Founder at Vividh, joins Sequel’s Rebecca Leonard to explain that’s why i...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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20:54
mICdrop Talks Digital Episode 2: Digging into data with Paul Jones
What do office furniture, flat earthers and The Beatles all have in common?They're all connected to the world of data, as Paul Jones, our Head of Insight, explains in our latest mICdrop Talks Digital episode.Speaking with Rozi Pea...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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17:51
mICdrop Episode 14: Tackling the dark side effects of the digital workplace
So many of us spend much of our working lives online, using the latest digital tools. And our digital workplaces bring lots of positives in terms of allowing us to connect, collaborate, work flexibly, and not be tied to a desk. But...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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13:45
mICdrop Talks Digital Episode 1: Demystifying AI with Dan Sykes
In our very first episode, Rozi chats with resident AI expert Dan Sykes about the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence. From helping clients unlock value through AI tools, to how Dan uses ChatGPT in everyday life. Whether it’s cook...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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12:42
mICdrop Episode 13: Celebrating 200 years with Cadbury colleagues
Roadshows, concerts, recognition schemes, charity events, birthday presents and battling the Great British Weather… some highlights from Lucy Aaron’s incredible year celebrating 200 years of Cadbury with UK colleagues. Lucy, Global ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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20:02
mICdrop Episode 12: What we learned from our IC audit
The internal communication audit. Seen by some of the holy grail of measurement opportunities. But how do you go about convincing leaders of its value? And what can you actually expect to get out of it?In our latest mICdrop episode, we’r...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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21:38
mICdrop Episode 11: What makes an award-winning communications team
What are the characteristics of an award-winning internal comms team? And how do you build a team with the right skills to add value to your business? These questions and more are answered in our latest mICdrop podcast...
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Episode 11
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16:28
mICdrop Episode 10: Use neuroscience to improve your IC
Understanding just a little bit more about how our brains work can help us to deal with – and communicate – change more effectively. Deborah Hulme, Director of our partners Minerva Engagement, chats to our Head of Insight Paul Jones...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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17:11
mICdrop Episode 9: Whitehall and the workplace
The internal comms industry has a significant role to play in helping the new government to improve the corporate cultural landscape.That’s the message from Jen Sproul, CEO of the IOIC, in the latest Sequel Presents mICdrop podcast.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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15:52
mICdrop Episode 8: Purpose into practice
Organisations are increasingly expected to step up and demonstrate a greater purpose beyond selling products or providing services — this includes showing employees that they take a stance on bigger societal issues. Purpose matters ...
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Episode 8
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14:06
mICdrop Episode 7: Navigating ethics in internal communication
Ethics in internal communication – where do you start? In this episode, we’re joined by Chris Maloney, Internal Communications Manager and ethics advisor at Rolls Royce, who debates how digital channels have – or maybe haven’t – changed the way...
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Episode 7
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18:02
mICdrop Episode 6: Putting The Frontline First
How do you engage frontline employees effectively? That’s the topic under discussion in Sequel’s latest mICdrop podcast featuring Jazz Hanley, Partner Manager at employee experience platform Workvivo and Sequel’s Nick Andrews.
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Episode 6
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16:40
mICdrop Episode 5: Scrums, Angels and agile working in Internal Communication
Tune in to our latest Sequel Presents mICdrop podcast to find out how a group of Agile Angels have helped change the way the internal communications team at Cambridge University Press and Assessment works.
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Episode 5
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22:07
mICdrop Episode 3: Outside in - the argument for mirrored messaging from comms teams
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Episode 3
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18:40
mICdrop Episode 2: The IC landscape in 2023
In the second of our mICdrop Sequel Presents podcast series, the CEO of the Institute of Internal Communication, Jennifer Sproul, discusses the current state of the IC landscape and the challenges communicators face in the months ahead....
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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15:30
mICdrop Episode 1: The power of storytelling
Episode 1: featuring Brooke Kinsella MBE, former EastEnders actress and founder of The Ben Kinsella Trust, the charity campaigning against the modern day epidemic of knife crime. Brooke talked to Sequel’s Rebecca Leonard about the power of stor...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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