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Uncertainty, innovation and internal communication

How can internal communication help us tolerate uncertainty and innovate in our work? Just 5% of us feel positive about uncertainty. These people are the natural innovators, creators and entrepreneurs...

A great workplace starts with great communications

I hosted a panel on A great workplace starts with great communications at The Future of Work Europe in London at the end of last year, with Emily Wallace Laura Colantuono Lee Russell Lee Irving Here are the questions...

Top four themes from CIPR Horizon Conference

On Tuesday 14 November 2023, I went to CIPR’s Horizon conference. There was a phenomenal line up of speakers and co-hosts. The day was packed with great speakers, here are three top themes I took from...

Helping you step up with mentoring

When people ask: ‘what advice would you give your younger self’ my answer is get a mentor. When I graduated in 1999 I had no idea mentors were a thing, and to be honest it was something I never really...

Shush, listen…

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” Stephen R. Covey Right now, it feels noisy, there is so much for the comms profession to work through...

CIPR Election 2020

The voting for CIPR Election 2020 is open. There are nominees for President and council, a role that supports the institute, its members and future development. I decided to put myself forward for CIPR’s...

Work in progress

There’s a lot of debate about the shape of work in the future within the internal communication, employee engagement and HR communities. Whilst the UK government is encouraging a return to normal and aspiring...

CIPR Fellowship

I’m pleased to share some news. I’ve been appointed as a Fellow with my professional body, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) on Wednesday 22 July 2020. For me, it feels like another...

Three things: Peaceful protests, passion and aliens

I missed my weekend blog posts over the last few weekends. Both work and home life have been particularly busy, so perhaps my original aim to a blog each week was a bit unrealistic. However, I’m...