M&A comms, exec memos, jobs, farewell emails
Insider Comms for internal comms
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M&A Comms
“Leading communications for a Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) project can be one of the most enjoyable parts of a comms role,” says Justine Williams, a leadership coach for IC pros. She goes on, “It can also be one of the most frustrating if you’re brought in too late, overwhelmed by the workload, or the needs of impacted employees aren’t being properly addressed.” Preach.
Williams has eight tips for M&A comms success for the before, during, and after processes. They are:
Build a relationship with the Strategy or M&A team.
Set clear goals from the outset.
Don’t go it alone. Share the responsibilities.
List internal and external stakeholders you need to communicate with.
Create a Q&A document - early.
Challenge the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) list.
Request a ‘Rules of the Road’ document from the Legal team.
Hold an after-action-review.
ICYMI
Getting leadership on board with your editorial strategy is important if you want the plan to succeed. Even though leadership claims “our employees are our best asset,” the team that oversees communicating with said “assets” is often an afterthought. (A diatribe for another day.)
Follow the link to learn three things leaders can do to support your editorial agenda…and therefore directly support the company’s greatest asset.👇
Insider Comms
Here are three examples of CEO communications sent to employees, in case you need inspiration in getting your own message started.
Sony Pictures celebrates a pandemic win. (Mister Editorial)
Apple responds to the war in Ukraine. (The Verge)
Splunk’s new CEO introduces himself. (Splunk)
Industry News
🎒 Staffbase announced their Internal Communication Masterclass program (free!)
📝 Speaking of Staffbase…they canceled a contract with a company spreading Russian propaganda (LinkedIn)
🤝 UKG acquires SpotCues and its Groupe.io mobile communications platform (Business Wire)
👂 Microsoft integrates Glint into Viva (Josh Bersin)
Job Openings
Activision - Senior Manager, Internal Communications (Remote)
Compass - Senior Manager, Executive Communications and Internal Communications Manager (NYC)
Intel - Several communications roles (Global)
Skyservice Business Aviation - Comms Manager (Mississauga, Ontario)
UpWork - Senior Director, Internal Communications (Remote)
Quick Reads
🖥️ What does the future of conferencing look like? (Tech Radar)
🥊 These tools can help employees fighting on Slack, maybe (Protocol)
🚶♀️Gen Z is leaving (Axios)
🎁 What’s in and out for gifts and swag (Protocol)
👋 The art of the farewell email (WSJ)
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Disclaimer: Besides running Mister Editorial, I work in employee comms at Splunk. The views in this newsletter are my own.