Simon Scullion

Stark cybersecurity compliance numbers

Simon Scullion — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:56:00 +0000

Ready for some stark cybersecurity compliance numbers? ? ? 32% of the UK’s advice firms have NO cybersecurity framework? A further 31% said they “didn’t know”? Only 18% have Cyber Essentials? Just 6% have ISO 27001 or GDPR certification That’s potentially 63% without any framework at all! What if these numbers are representative of EU […]

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A harmonica, a Zoom call, and a deceptively deep question about peace.

Simon Scullion — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:08:00 +0000

How was your Friday? Picture the scene: A Friday morning Zoom call with the Askara Solutions crew.You’re welcomed by an Indian flute.And we kick off to a harmonica. Live! The agenda?Connecting our judgments and triggers to feelings and needs. Non-violent communication, here we go! Our facilitator Bart Landstra posed a question that has stayed with […]

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We’re back in the 90’s

Simon Scullion — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:24:00 +0000

Baggy jeans, Doc Martens, Oasis headlining. And, Lotus Notes. Errr, almost... But another throwback has resurfaced.

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Fixing boring intranets – Your intranet has no personality

Simon Scullion — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 09:52:06 +0000

If your intranet were a person, how would you describe its personality? Intranets are boring because they are unambitious from a design perspective. They have no soul. They have no identity. “Our new intranet is great, it doesn’t look like SharePoint!” I’m horrified when I hear things like this on industry forums, webinars and at […]

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Fixing boring intranets – Leaders: you’re not leading if you’re not communicating

Simon Scullion — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:49:26 +0000

Leaders can only lead through communication. We can’t delegate this. Leaders need support, yes. Particularly senior leaders of large organisations. They’ve got lots on their plates and we should be empathetic to that. But they can’t have a communications team do this entirely on their behalf. Intranets are boring – Reason #2: Leaders are not […]

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Fixing boring intranets – Your intranet is suffering from a severe case of boredom

Simon Scullion — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 07:39:00 +0000

The majority of intranets are boring. The chances are, yours is too. Why? In this blog series, we’re going to look into four reasons why intranets are b?ring. Intranets are boring – Reason #1: Top down, push communications. All too often the content is lacking relevance to me as an individual. Cleansed of emotion. Devoid […]

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Fixing boring intranets – A reality check….?

Simon Scullion — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 06:38:00 +0000

Most internal comms teams expect employees to start their day by opening the intranet. Most HR teams expect the intranet to be the single source of truth. Most IT teams see the intranet as a solution looking for a problem, when we already have a tool for that! ? Most employees see the intranet as […]

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What is Digital Employee Experience?

Simon Scullion — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 07:19:00 +0000

From Customer Experience to Employee Experience We are familiar with the term customer experience? The idea that as customers, we experience a company through our interactions with it. We can think of employee experience in a similar way. The collection of our experiences interacting with our employer over time. These interactions, or touch-points, can be […]

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Definitions in the context of a Digital Employee Experience

Simon Scullion — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 07:15:00 +0000

For those of us who have been involved in the world of internal communications and “intranets” for some time, we have certainly seen plenty of terms come and go! So what are some of the definitions we are seeing in use currently, and where are they taking us? Intranet A corporate portal or set of […]

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CMX Global Connect 2020 — Event Recap

Simon Scullion — Mon, 18 May 2020 07:02:00 +0000

CMX Global Connect — A Virtual Conference for Community Professionals Three weeks have flown past since the first ever 100% virtual CMX Global Connect! Back on April 28 2020, CMX Global Connect was a one-day virtual conference that brought together a truly global community, online. I joined over 2000 other passionate community professionals for 6 hours of […]

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