What they’re saying about The Story Board
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…topical subjects that affect workers everywhere – relationships with bosses and colleagues, engagement, virtual teamwork, “being the brand” – all the stuff all employees and employers are dealing with these days. Nelson has a sincere desire to help budget- and time-strapped editors... raise the relevance and credibility of their publications.
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| – David Murray, contributing editor, The Ragan Report |
I like the idea of a service that provides content that is of interest to employees but might not be directly tied to (a specific) business. It’s all about recognizing that people have a life… a content option worth considering, especially when you can customize it to suit your local audience.
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| – Ron Shewchuk, author, Writing and Editing the Internal Publication; and blogger, For Your Approval |
I’d guess there are very few communicators out there with as much experience in this field as (Barry Nelson). Barry is known for substantive approaches to employee communication… accurate, humanely presented and timely.
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| – Phil Douglis, Director, Douglis Visual Workshops |
We… know that (employee) commitment takes both trust in leadership and strategic direction and an idea of how each of us fits into the bigger picture. But it also takes a sense of place – ‘culture’ – that comes from talking about the issues Barry and his team focus on in their articles.
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| – Kathryn Yates, Global Practice Director, Watson Wyatt Communication |
…a great service for overworked editors who are short-staffed and under-funded! Quality on a budget – I love it!
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| – Cynthia Cruz, VP Corporate Communications, VALOR Telecom |
Anything a company purchases from a service like Barry’s can be adapted to meet an organization’s unique needs – and probably faster than it could be written from scratch. I like the idea.
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– Shel Holtz, Principal, Holtz Communication + Technology;
VP New Marketing, crayon; and blogger, A Shel of My Former Self |
Barry’s stuff is fabulous. What’s excellent is that it takes issues that staff may see as only prevalent in their own workplace or organization and puts them into a larger, perhaps even a global context.
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| – Mike Klein, communications consultant and blogger, CommsOffensive325 |
The concept is intriguing, and I like the fact that you can do more with it than just report the news. The meeting guide is an interesting and valuable angle.
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| – John Santoro, Vice President, Leadership and Colleague Communications, Pfizer |
In the early ’80s, many “employee” publications were, strangely enough, about employees. Employees loved those publications. Now, as you note, publications are full of propaganda—ignored and irrelevant. We had not put all the pieces together. But you are dead right: Employees viewed those old publications as an indication that their companies valued them as “people” not just “employees.” What a great insight.
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| – Dr TJ Larkin & Sandar Larkin,
Larkin Communication Consulting and authors, “Communicating Change.” |
Care to comment? E-mail barry@thestoryboard-llc.com. |
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