Books for Internal Communicators

At our recent get together, the idea came up for creating a list of books for internal communicators to put on this blog.

I’ve read “Making the Connections” by Bill Quirke which was great in terms of strategy but not up to date in terms of the latest technology available to communicate and the issues relating to these technologies. I’m assuming this will apply to any book that is older than a year or two…when I started to look for books published in the last 2 years with good reviews…there were slim pickings!

The best of the lot would appear to be “Engaging Employees: How To Create A Communication Culture That Delivers” by John Smythe but it isn’t published until June 2007…..I’m pre-ordering this one so can bring it along to a meeting when I receive it.

Others recent books are listed below:

“Hands-On Guide to Video Blogging and Podcasting: Emerging Media Tools for Business Communication” (Hands-On Guide Series) by Lionel Felix and Damien Stolarz (Paperback - April 24, 2006)

“21 Strategies for Improving Employee Communication by Staff of Davis & Company” (Paperback - Dec 15, 2005)

“Effective Internal Communication (PR in Practice)” by Lyn Smith and Pamela Mounter (Paperback - Sep 1, 2005) - Illustrated

“Best Practices in Employee Communication: A Study of Global Challenges and Approaches by ABC”; Michelle Mahony, MA; Jamen Graves, Ph.D Christie Gay (Paperback - Aug 15, 2005)

“Light Their Fire: Using Internal Marketing to Ignite Employee Performance and Wow Your Customers by Susan Drake, Michelle Janette Gulman, and Sara Roberts” (Hardcover - Jun 1, 2005)

If you have read a particular title, please feel free to give a quick book review via a comment.


If you’re interested in finding out about older books with relevant strategic content, a good book review can be found on Rodney Gray’s web site http://www.employee-communication.com.au/templates/page.jsp?id=72