Why January isn’t a fresh start for CommsRebel founder, Advita
#CuriousMoments with Advita A few years ago, I realised that January wasn’t a new start for me. I was often tired, never really felt refreshed, and the dark nights impacted my wellbeing. This meant I struggled with keeping resolutions, which brought immense guilt when I failed. After spending time getting to know myself and boosting my […]
Micro-trust moves
#CuriousMoments with Advita I recently spoke at Staffbase’s Manchester comms club event about how to build trust. I shared the Trusted Advisor’s trustworthiness equation (credibility + reliability + Intimacy / Self-orientation) and spoke about the pitfalls of trust we should avoid within communications and HR. When writing our book Building a Culture of Inclusivity, we wanted […]
Diwali: Light over darkness
#CuriousMoments with Advita This week starts Diwali celebrations for many Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and other faiths. Diwali means different things to different cultures, but ultimately, each story and legend generally believes it’s when light overcomes darkness and good triumphs over evil. I’m Gujarati Hindu, so the story I grew up with was about Rama and his […]
Three key elements for an effective Employee Value Proposition
Employee Value Propositions (EVP) are crucial in attracting, engaging and retaining talent, so what should you consider when supporting EVP development? CommsRebel is working with a client on building their EVP. With an ambitious growth strategy, the client wanted to ensure that their EVP was effective and reflective of their brand so they can continue […]
Curious moments with Advita: Inclusion initiatives
I was speaking to a fab comms person about a challenge they were having at work around some inclusion initiatives. They asked if my book Building a Culture of Inclusivity would be a valuable read for some of their work, especially as they are not wholly involved in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work. This […]
IT’S BACK! UNLEASH YOUR INNER REBEL 2023
Press release IT’S BACK! UNLEASH YOUR INNER REBEL 2023 FEATURING INCREDIBLE SPEAKERS, WORKSHOPS AND SO MUCH MORE… Manchester, Thursday 20 April: Unleash Your Inner Rebel, the conference from Manchester-based internal communications and employee experience consultancy CommsRebel, is back on Wednesday 14 June 2023 and is set to be bigger and bolder this year! […]
Video production trends and all things InnerRebel!
Kinura is our livestream partner for Unleash Your Inner Rebel for the second year running. Here, Kinura’s Sarah Platt, co-founder and director, joins us for a quick chat about the trends she’s seeing in video production and why she’s excited about this year’s Unleash Your Inner Rebel. What is Kinura? Kinura are livestream production […]
How communicators can be better allies for neurodivergent people
In recognition of Neurodiversity Celebration week, we asked Aoife Casson, Internal Communications Manager at Alzehmiers UK, to share her thoughts on how communication professionals can be better allies for neurodivergent people. Aoife’s sound advice is practical and thought-provoking. It certainly gave us some thoughts on how we can continue to improve the advice we give […]
Five communication pitfalls to avoid during International Women’s Day
With International Women’s Day (IWD) approaching next week, there’s no doubt there will be a flurry of activity from organisations. Here are five pitfalls to avoid, as a communications professional, if you recognise the day in your organisation: 1) Please avoid turning your channels ‘pink’ – it can come across as tokenistic, especially if there’s […]
Why thriving communities are critical to build engagement
Phil Wedgwood, CEO of Engage Solutions Group, and his brilliant team helped make our CommsRebel app a reality. Here Phil shares a bit more about Engage and the trends he forecasts for the future of work. Tell us a bit more about you and your career history I’m passionate about technology and what it […]