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Recognising and rewarding the employees in unique ways.

The corporate podcasts, client driven audio content and employee engagement shows that we at Timbre Media create for some of the biggest brands in the country, underscore one thing that human capital is of primary importance in building the core values of a company. To make employees feel valued, companies are beginning to use innovative ideas to show appreciation. In our shows, we often interview employees who have done exceptional work for their companies. We play their favourite music, we talk to them about what makes them tick and their success in a way inspires their other team members to excel too. HR is now a space that must keep pace with new technologies, fresh and unique ways of communication and more.

Multiple surveys convey that the happiest employees are those who feel seen and recognised for their hard work and initiative. But recognition alone does not matter beyond a point if it is not accompanied by rewards. And an environment where talent can thrive is the aspiration of every innovative thinker. Here are a few ways to make your employees feel valued.

1.Create a positive work space

A work space where individual talents are given space to grow, personal time is respected and appreciation is unstinted will create more achievers. Celebration of individual milestones and team successes, handwritten notes, timely salary hikes and promotions are great incentives to make employees work harder.

2.Have informal interactions

If every communication is work driven, employees feel they are valued only for their work. Mark some time in a month to spend unstructured time with your teams, have free flowing conversations, share food and swap laughter and leisurely anecdotes. This will change the interpersonal dynamics for the better.

3.Curate content just for them

Engage companies like Timbre to create content just for your employees. Be it via a short film, a radio show, a music request show or an interview, employees love to be individuated and picked out for a special gesture. Make sure your appreciation for your company’s human capital shines bright and clear. Even if it is via a wall of fame or special mentions in the company newsletter or via a digital newsfeed.

4.Be a diverse, inclusive and tolerant workspace

Individuality is an undervalued commodity in a world that respects conformity, but when encouraged, it can create path-breaking global companies. Create a company that values the mavericks. Be tolerant of cultural diversity and sensitive to gender parity. An equal opportunity company attracts the best talent because it has safe spaces for those who don’t blend in but stand out.

5.Offer health benefits

Health insurance, on-site wellness sessions, a mental health helpline, a gym or a yoga class membership and health check ups are some of the ways you can encourage your employees to feel healthier and in the bargain, more valued.

6.Every gift counts

Be it a gift card, an OTT subscription, a day off, a little bonus, a gift basket or a bouquet, a small gift speaks volumes for the generosity of a company so make timely gestures to lift morale up, to encourage your team members because sometimes people need more than just words to get through a hard phase.

7.Make room for feedback

Most managers deliver feedback but are not open to it. A company that encourages employees to give their feedback about new plans and programs has happier team members who know they are heard and will offer suggestions that are for the betterment of the company.

8.Upskill your employees

See a potential leader in your team? Someone who could benefit from an updated skillset ? Offer skilling programs and courses that can help your employees be more empowered contributors to the company. More opportunities to learn and earn more will constantly improve the talent quotient within and spare you the time and expense of hiring new talent

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Do’s and Don’ts that can make and mar a recruitment strategy

Timbre Media works with multiple clients and caters to their diverse content needs via podcasts, employee engagement programmes and a lot more. One common question, we have learnt, that every company faces is how to source and retain the best possible talent. What is the best way to strategise talent acquisition?

Is employer branding the answer?

Here is what experts say. Increasing advertising spend to amplify recruitment ads may not be the best solution because the old ways of communication have become more or less obsolete. A lot depends today on how a company is perceived and talked about in the corporate space and beyond it by peers as well as prospective employees. Talking about what sets you apart is not enough. Walking your talk is. When a company is inclusive, boldly innovative, comfortable with constant evolution, appreciative of fresh ideas and has a reputation of being fair, it automatically becomes a talent magnet.

One way to get this point across is to consistently project what your company stands for, its achievements, its human equity, goodwill and unique HR policies so that a positive, aspirational narrative is established even without costly ad campaigns.

Tell your story with honesty

Most of the companies we engage with, have a unique brand communication style but all of them have one thing in common. They tell their stories with honesty. A brand story cannot be spun out of thin air. It has to be based on milestones, client and employee testimonies and a work culture that stands out and speaks for itself. Successful companies are built with authentic mission statements and honest stocktaking. Toxic work environments cannot retain or nurture talent and even if they are successful, the narrative around the brand gets tainted. This will ultimately also affect the talent the company will attract. Transparency in internal and external communication about core purpose and values, is another key quality of every talent heavy company.

Let your employees take the centerstage

Prospective employees want to know whatyour existing employees feel about working for you. So let them tell their story and yours wherever and whenever possible. Tangible examples of a great work culture are the best brand endorsements and will draw the right talent to you.

Use social media intelligently

Most young job aspirants do their homework about companies they want to work for. One simple way to figure what a company stands for is by exploring its social media presence. Is it young in spirit or old-fashioned in its communication style? Does it celebrate and engage its employees, is democratic or has a monolithic leadership style? All of these questions can be answered most of the time by studying a company's social media communication model.

Whether you choose to be formal or informal, information centric or focused on human stories, the point is to connect with the kind of people you want to attract as employees and clients. Is your social media delivering what you want it to? Who is engaging with it and who is not, are all important questions you should be able to answer.

Deal with online feedback professionally

A single negative social media review can often impact a business or a brand’s image. Every company faces this challenge at some point. The important thing is to have a brand communication strategy in place that can rebut, answer or address the feedback in a professional and articulate way. How you deal with criticism, whether fair or unjustified, also establishes what your brand is made of. Some of the youngest start-ups often have the smartest and the wittiest responses to unfair reviews and score big with their target audience.

Seek genuine connections

Companies that try too hard to paint a positive picture often sound monotonous to young job aspirants. You must of course be selective about what you want to share in a public space but remember that people want nothing more than to be inspired and to connect and identify with a story that makes them want to do more and be more. So share some of your struggles that came before the triumphs and the lessons you learnt along the way. Be it via videos, photos, blogs and other forms of messaging, show what sets you apart from other companies, seek genuine connection and you will find it. And the kind of people who are a right fit for you, will show up.

Identify who you are speaking to

As a brand, you are reaching out to future employees as well as prospective clients. Tailor your communication for both audiences, differently. Or find a communication strategy that can speak to both and get them interested in your brand for different reasons. Why would a client want to hire your services? Why would someone want to work with you? If your communication strategy can answer both these questions successfully, your brand will find its community in the truest sense of the word.

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How to Keep Employees and Their Families Engaged in the WFH Era

The COVID-19 pandemic threw up a whole lot of unimaginable obstacles. While the world joined hands to stand against the virus, our lives undeniably transformed in a matter of minutes. One of the biggest ripple effects was felt by companies and organisations world over. Work life as we knew it nearly became redundant, with employers and employees charging towards the "new normal" - figuring out what that basically means.

And now, as we have sunk our teeth into the new normal, work from home becoming the gold standard, the matter of employee engagement has become three-fold. It is not news that employee burnout became a major point of contention during these unprecedented times. And the old ways of both encouraging as well as combatting this particular aspect of work life, fell flat.

E-mailers, newsletters and reminders have notably become outdated ways of communicating with one's employees and stakeholders, often being ignored and ending up in the unread pile. It’s true – employee engagement has become a priority, now more than ever, but the even bigger question has become – how do you keep them engaged? If the traditional ways of communicating no longer hold good, what modes of employee engagement and communicationdo?

Well, as it turns out, podcasting is the new go to. Audio content services – podcasting, audio books, and more, have emerged as a great way to keep employees and their families engaged in this new work from home era. Think about it – podcasts allow for a more personalised mode of communication; there’s a voice to the information being disseminated. Further, it allows for an up close and personal look at different stakeholders and their lives.

And, in the recent months, it has become clear that podcasts are a powerful and effective way to motivate employee engagement. As a medium, they’re also able to reach families of employees, involving them I the happenings of their spouses/ partner’s work. From story-telling sessions to fun interviews and more, podcasts are the perfect way to get everyone involved.

Think of it like a radio show exclusively for your organisation. In terms of content, the opportunities are boundless. In collaboration with external vendor services, it’s possible, in this day and age to completely transform your employee engagement strategies using audio content services provided by experts in the field. Organisations like Timbre Media, for example, offer best in class services through an expert content creation team, well versed and creative producers and dynamic strategy.

Through history in media, it has been noted that the talk-audio format has many benefits. It actively engages listeners, proving to be a lot more useful than video (especially taking into consideration the saturation many are facing with video in the pandemic era). In addition, it allows for cross communication – communication spanning departments, hierarchies and more – making for a more transparent and inclusive workplace.

And, at a time where the idea of a physical workplace is nearly irrelevant, open and engaging communication is the need of the hour. Surely, it is what will keep employees going.

Podcasts and corporate radio shows have become major players both in the general content world, and specifically in the world of employee engagement and internal communications. And, for the uninitiated, a company like Timbre Media is the perfect start for the transformative journey every workplace is due to take on.

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Are There Any Tools for Employer Branding?

There are a variety of tools for employer branding. Some of the more traditional ones include e-mailers and newsletters that are circulated within a company’s client base, offering information and updates about the work happening within the company. Another channel that is often used to define and etch out an employer’s brand is social media — LinkedIn, Instagram and more. These channels continue to be in use today, but there has been a noted decrease in the effectiveness of the same.

Interestingly, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, audio content has become an oft used mode of employer branding. Most recently, podcasts and corporate radio shows are in high demand as they lend perfectly to the purpose of employer branding.

It is inexpensive:

As compared to a full-fledged marketing team, social media team, etc, having an external vendor help you with your specific podcasting needs is more economical as compared to the other alternatives. Audio content vendors like Timbre Media (timbremedia.in), for example, help their clients right from the ideation process — what an internal/ external facing podcast could be, the execution and distribution of it.

Shine a light on your ethos:

Podcasts as a tool for employer branding are also especially useful because they are personalised (the advantage of voice), and create a more immediate connection between those speaking and those listening. In this vein, you can also give your senior leadership, employees, team leaders — basically everyone in the organisation — a chance to speak, and be a part of the communication. And, this can be extremely valuable on the branding front as it gives anyone listening an up close and personal look at what the company stands for.

Easy reach:

Unlike the challenge of building an audience from scratch with channels like social media, podcasts have the added advantage of catering to an audience that already exists — a captive audience of sorts. With each episode, you will have an audience ready and waiting to tune in, as opposed to posts that people may never see at all.

Overall, podcasts, corporate radio shows and other forms of audio content are proving to be an extremely useful tool for many organisations looking to strengthen their employer branding.

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How is employer branding and recruiting related?

It’s interesting because employer branding has taken centre stage for many organisations in recent years, becoming an area of major focus. In fact, organisations and companies have even begun recruiting the help of external vendors or service providers to define and really fine tune their branding into something concrete and perceivable.

By definition, employer branding refers to an “employer's reputation as a place to work, and their employee value proposition, as opposed to the more general corporate brand reputation and value proposition to customers.” Surely, these things are key factors in the talent acquisition and recruitment process. It’s vital for any company/ organisation in today’s day and age to carefully carve out their employer branding; at least if they’re looking to hire talent/ workforce that is best suited to them and that will align with their values and vision.

For talent on the lookout for new work as well, a prospective employer’s branding can be the difference between accepting an offer or not. In today’s dynamic world of business, branding encompasses a whole world of content – from vision and mission statements to the consistent delivery of messages – employer branding is the one thing that people will pay attention to. Your branding is your brand. If you have weak employer branding, potential employees are less likely to trust your organisation. If your employer branding is holistic and consistent, potential employees are more likely to take you seriously and trust you, thereby increasing said company’s potential to hire quality candidates.

Gone are the days of brochures, one-off LinkedIn posts and e-mailers/ newsletters. In recent times, there’s actually been a rise in the use of podcasts and internal radio to establish employer branding. Audio content is a sure shot and engaging way of fine tuning one’s employer branding in the market, making it accessible to anyone on the lookout.

Timbre Media, for example, an audio content production house, does a thorough job from start to finish, curating podcasts and radio shows for their clients. Through this method, each company has a consistent mode of communicating their employer branding, tailoring their messaging in the market. If you’re interested, you can check out their services here: Corporate Radio, Podcasts , Branding and Audiobooks Services in India

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Your Employer brand is never what you say it is. It’s what your employees and candidates say it is. - By Jillian Einck.

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Strategies for effective internal and external communication

Strategies for effective internal and external communication

Even before the pandemic hit, an email glut post a holiday and work-related phone calls during a weekend were a very real prospect for busy executives all over the world. The pandemic has blurred the line between work and life even further and cluttered our inboxes and our Mindspace with non-stop reminders about deadlines. A recent Timbre podcast addressed this issue of the never-ending threads of communication that keep us tied even when we are supposed to be not working.

Living off the grid may not be a practical idea for everyone, however as the podcast suggested, we can all read up on ideas simplifying internal and external communication, learn about the negative side effects of an overworked brain and manage personal time and company time better.

Here are some of the suggestions that the Timbre podcast gave to not get overwhelmed by the barrage of notifications that seem to have become the order of the day. Acknowledge the problem As Timbre said, it is not normal to never have a moment away from your phone or laptop. Learn to demarcate work time and leisure time by managing both efficiently because if you don’t, your mental and physical health will suffer. Information and communication overload is bad for your health so mark irrelevant posts as spam and answer the ones that need attention during work hours. Mute notifications post-work hours and if you are habitually required to be available after a workday, request a mental health break because most companies, including Timbre, are sensitive to the individual needs of their employees. Figure out what is causing the most amount of stress to you on a daily basis and address the issue because chronic stress can lower immunity, and even lead to high blood pressure and increase episodes of anxiety and depression. Work-life balance is possible to achieve so work towards it. Constant multitasking isn’t healthy Burn-outs occur when we don’t stop working or thinking. Plan your day to include device-free time when you are not checking your email or answering phone calls. As Timbre pointed out, even employers are realizing that productivity levels decrease when employees are made to keep aside big chunks of time to only discuss work rather than to actually get on with work.

Team managers are now thinking about how employees can do more in less time rather than spend most of their time answering calls and responding to emails. Streamlining internal communication is now an essential aspect of company productivity. Unclear instructions, needless updates and meetings without goal setting, actionable takeaways, and a clear purpose are time gobblers that neither companies nor employees benefit from.

Simplify, simplify

One way to limit stress while communicating internally is to not bury others under multiple attachments, excel sheets, and complicated processes when a simple email or group message can serve the same purpose and save time, says Timbre. The cardinal rule of effective communication is clarity and many a time, those you are communicating with will respond with quick responsiveness if they know what is expected of them, by when, and in which format. On their part, employees can make it a point to answer important emails when they receive them or in order of urgency and then focus on getting actual work done. Work out a method of communication management that is simple and easy to remember. Do deep cleaning It is important to not drop communication balls at work so set aside sometime every week to make sure that your inbox has no pending emails with unattended tasks. Use automation tools, unsubscribe from unwanted lists, use messaging apps for quick clarifications rather than sending long laborious emails, pin important messages and delete all unnecessary files in your drive to save precious memory. Observe email protocol Know when to CC or BCC someone at work because you don’t want to waste time that is not yours to waste. Use clear language, double-check for errors and ambiguity and be clear and concise. Don’t leave colleagues and team leaders guessing about where you stand with a project or an assignment. Respond promptly when needed and log out when getting work done is more important than keeping track of notifications. Set an automatic reply when you are busy working so people who email you during this period, know when you will revert. Be reachable during emergencies and quickly act on feedback. Keep your communication free of jargon and leave no room for misunderstanding. Think of new communication strategies Companies can make sure that all their employees are on the same page by publishing a monthly newsletter about company developments, important milestones, and an overview of achievements by teams and individuals. Make space for employees to share their experiences and be heard and they will be happier and more productive.