Top 5 powerful tips on how to manage different viewpoints at work
Do you ever feel frustrated when someone disagrees with your point of view? or, worse, calls you woke? Managing differing viewpoints in the workplace is challenging. We live in a world where everyone seems to have an opposite point of view, which can be exhausting. But as communication and HR professionals, how can we manage […]
Understanding bias in 6 powerful steps to help you thrive
A Culture of Inclusion We hear opinions, not facts, and most things we see are perspectives, not always the truth. When committed to cultivating a culture of inclusion in our workplace, we must understand our biases and how they affect what we see and hear. To understand our biases, we need to undertake the following […]
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 […]
Five tips to help build connections remotely
Since starting my business, I’ve really missed the side chats I used to have with colleagues, whether that was our shared love a Netflix show or how a meeting went. I’ve had to work hard to find alternatives to fill the gap that was missing so I could still have those conversations and not feel […]
Five Tips to Help You Develop an Inclusive Comms Plan
On a scale of JOMO* to FOMO*, I am very firmly in the FOMO camp. In my opinion, there’s nothing worse than finding out you weren’t invited to the party! Sometimes, what feels like exclusion is simply a communication mishap. Perhaps you assumed the right people would talk about it, maybe you misspelled the address. […]
The Power to Improve Representation
Data Driven Insights Improve Representation at Pixar It was around a decade ago that I started to become aware of gender inequality at my church. I probably would have noticed a lot sooner if I’d been born Gen Z rather than Millennial! I was starting to get involved in leading the Comms team and one […]
Practical tips for leaders to create an inclusive workplace
In May 2020, the tragic murder of George Floyd sent shockwaves across the globe, causing many organisations and business leaders to release statements to say they will do everything in their power to make sure change takes place. Fast forward 12 months, and many would argue that even though externally, some leaders responded rapidly at […]