Human-Centric Leadership While Eliminating Humans: The 2025 Leadership Paradox

Does humour (or humor) play a role in your internal comms? 

Are we at a crossroads in internal communication? 

Is employee engagement really the top of the list for leaders?

In this episode of Frequency, hosts Chuck Gose and Jenni Field discuss the importance of humour in communications and whether it’s about being fun or funny.

Five months on from the initial discussion about the merging of CHRO and CIO roles they discuss some recent opinions about what would make that blend a success. The discussion touches on the future of internal comms after a recent advance reading of a new book out in December and they get stuck in to some insights from a leadership report from the Institute of Leadership.

 

Articles mentioned in this episode

• Should Your Company Merge Its CHRO and CTO Roles?
• Should we be funny in internal comms? 
• Book: People-First Internal Communication pre-read takeaways 
• Webinar: Recalibrate & Rise: Future-Ready Skills for IC Pros Tickets, Tue, Oct 14
• Leading into the Future -  the inaugural research report from The Institute of Leadership

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