Coaching for Leaders 687: Getting Better at Internal Communication, with Roy Schwartz
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Jul 1, 2024 
Roy Schwartz, co-founder and CEO of Axios HQ, discusses transformative strategies for internal communication. He emphasizes the importance of reducing email clutter by focusing on key messages. Roy shares insights on creating engaging internal publications, balancing brevity and personality, and implementing AI tools to streamline communication. He advocates for starting with one big item in messages and infusing excitement to enhance engagement. Learn how effective internal communication can foster innovation and improve organizational culture.
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Over-Communicate Values
- Over-communicate your mission, vision, and culture.
- It takes significant time for these values to resonate within a growing team, especially in remote environments.
Internal Newsletters at Axios
- Axios uses internal newsletters, organized by department, to keep executives aligned.
- This Smart Brevity format reduced total emails and improved communication efficiency.
Reduce Email Overload
- Internal newsletters, done right, can actually reduce email traffic.
- They consolidate information and prevent unnecessary individual messages.
