Sound and Signal Review 

Diagnose the REAL reason your communication isn't landing  before it derails your strategy, culture or change effort. 

What is the Sound and Signal Review? 

When communication stalls, most organisations look at the outputs: messaging, campaigns, content, tone of voice.

But the problem almost always lives upstream.
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• Misalignment in leadership
• Incoherent flows of information
• Disconnected systems, tools, and teams
• No one clear message - and too many conflicting ones
  
  

​This review uncovers the system behind your communication issues - and gives you a strategic plan to fix it.

We call it Sound & Signal because it’s not just about what you say.

​It’s about what people hear, what they believe, and what they do as a result.

What the Sound and Signal Review Does 

The Sound & Signal Review is a fast, high-trust diagnostic that maps how communication really works across your organisation. That means what’s enabling it, what’s blocking it, and what needs to change.
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We don’t just audit content. We look at the system communication lives inside.

The Rewired Work 6 Lens Diagnosis 

We assess your communication system across six critical lenses. Together, they reveal whether communication is working as a leadership tool or just as a reactive function.

1. System (Part 1): Communication as a System

• Is communication positioned as a leadership capability or just a service function?
• Who owns what and where do things fall through the gaps?
• How does information flow: up and out, down and through, across and integrative?

2. System (Part 2): Tools and Enablers

• What systems and channels do you use and how well do they serve you?
• Are internal platforms, workflows, and approvals enabling good comms or stalling it?
• Are AI tools or content support systems in place (and used well)?

3. Structure

• Where does the comms function sit and how influential is it?
• Is it proactive and strategic, or reactive and downstream?
• How do different parts of the business involve comms and when?

4. Skills

• Do leaders and managers see communication as part of their job or someone else’s?
• Are they equipped to communicate with clarity, confidence, and context?
• Does the comms team have the right blend of strategic, creative, and technical skills?

5. Story

• Is your messaging clear, coherent, and consistent across touchpoints?
• Does your strategic narrative live beyond the slide deck?
• Is storytelling embedded or still seen as “nice to have”?

​6. Self (Leadership Behaviours)

• Are leaders credible, consistent, and aligned or sending mixed signals?
• Do they show up with the right tone, timing, and presence?
• Is there a shared message or seven versions of the same point?

What you get (and why it matters) 

• A 360° review of your communication system
  → Most issues are hidden in plain sight. We surface gaps in ownership, alignment, flow, and visibility--even if no one’s named them yet.
  
• Interviews with leaders, comms teams, and key influencers
  → What’s on paper isn’t always what’s really happening. We identify disconnects, blind spots, and silent breakdowns across layers of the organisation.
  
• Review of strategy, messaging, campaigns, and internal tools
  → Outputs only work if the system behind them is strong. We assess whether your tools, channels and content are strategic assets or just busywork.
  
• A clear, executive-grade report: what’s working, what’s not, and what to fix now, next, and later
  → Comms teams need more than feedback. They need a credible mandate and position for change and leaders need to see the system, not just the symptoms.
  
• A leadership debrief session to align on the findings and actions
  → Alignment doesn’t happen by osmosis. We make sure senior leaders are on the same page, and know exactly what needs to shift before anything gets communicated.
  

Who is it for

​This review is built for:

• CEOs and Directors navigating change
• Comms and HR leaders trying to move people, not just messages
• Strategy leads looking for traction inside the organisation
• Organisations where trust is fragile and change is stuck

If you suspect communication is slowing down decision-making, misaligning leaders, or damaging culture - this is your next move.

Ready to start?

​The first step is a short conversation. We’ll scope what you need and make sure the review is a good fit.

Enquire HERE!