Crumbs, this is a grate idea
How a ham and cheese baguette can help you listen There are certain times in an organisation where you just have to make a decision based on your knowledge and experience. Otherwise you would never get anything done and the business would either stand still or fall into decline. You’ve got to be clear: what’s up for conversation, and what’s […]
How a ham and cheese baguette can help you listen
In this week’s news section, we discuss the issues that have surfaced around FaceBook in the past week and consider what that means for us, as social media users as well as professional communicators. Our big topic takes on the tricky subject of listening actively in an age of hybrid working. We compare experiences most […]
Going it alone – Rise of the entrepreneur
The global pandemic is to blame for a myriad of problems yet, equally, it’s become the catalyst to plenty of positive outcomes. It’s given people time to think and, as they emerge from their enforced sanctuaries, the bravery to break away from their comfort zones. Labelled The Great Resignation, the UK workforce has been evaluating […]
Intentions – Live from Comms Hero Week
In our weekly podcast, we share our views on the big subjects for professional communicators, leaders and coaches. We also take the opportunity to share topical issues with you. In this week’s news section, we talk about entrepreneurship and the demands of running a business through the pandemic. Our conversation links nicely with our big […]
What’s my motivation?
Motivation comes in many guises, and what motivates you is likely to be completely different to what motivates someone else. It’s one or an entire collection of reasons for acting and behaving the way that you do. In our third podcast this season, we look at who and what motivates us, share how we keep […]
Are power poses and quotes enough to keep you motivated?
We’re always keenly interested in diversity, equity and inclusion, so in this week’s news section, we explain why those topics are particularly top of mind for us. Find out what we’ve been learning and doing about this recently and how you can get involved too. Advita provides a summary of her Diversity in PR event […]
The positive practice of productive disagreement
We’ve all sat in meetings where nothing gets agreed and animosity abounds. Season 4 episode 2 of our podcast talks about the benefits disagreements bring.
How to be heard with productive disagreement
In our news section this week we are inspired by our heroine, Brenè Brown. We talk about why this stage of the pandemic is making people feel anxious, how that might be affecting our mood and what we can do to get through it. We share how we are feeling and what we are doing […]
Why ice cream and yoga won‘t improve your culture
Welcome to season four! For the news section of this first episode, we bring you up to date with what’s been happening over the past few months. We’ve got some exciting plans to share with you too. Our big topic this week is all about remote working and the challenges of recreating ‘water cooler’ […]
How to get your leaders to listen to you…
If you’re reading this blog then it’s likely you’ve been in a situation where you have felt like your expert advice has been ignored at some point. I can certainly relate, and I know how much it can knock our confidence and our imposter tries to convince us that we’re not quite good enough to […]