Top three tips to unleash your inner rebel!
I was asked to be part of a panel for Charity Comms earlier this week and I spoke about my fave subject – being a #CommsRebel. It’s an area that I harp on about all the time, so much so that I actually created a twitter account to get more comms rebels to join in […]
Smashing 2019 – three tips to get you started!
I’m not one for resolutions as I don’t think you should wait until the start of the year to make changes in your life. But I do like to set myself some goals and targets. It gives me some focus and time to think where I want to be personally and professionally. Last year was […]
Five key tips on pushing your CPD boundaries…
Your knowledge is the only thing that no one can take away from you – this sentence was drummed into me and my sister by our parents whilst we were growing up. It wasn’t until I started my career did I truly understand the meaning of that sentence. I realised that in order for me […]
Why bother with getting chartered?
Following my CIPR Chartered Practitioner Assessment I thought it might be helpful in answering some questions that people have asked or I’ve asked myself in the past. I really hope that it encourages some of you to take that leap of faith and go for it – it’s honestly one of the best things I’ve […]
Five tips that helped increase my confidence…
I’ve been thinking a lot about confidence recently. It’s something I’ve always had a problem with throughout my life. People always seem surprised or assumed I never had a problem with confidence as I’m quite chatty and can generally hold my own when needed, but it’s taken me a long time to build up to […]
Three top tips to help leaders communicate effectively
We’ve all worked in organisations where we’ve seen certain leaders promoted due to their technical skills rather than people skills, which can cause us IC folk a world of pain sometimes. If you work in a large organisation, with a remote workforce, you are probably highly dependent on these leaders in sharing messages with their […]
How to get remote workers engaged with your comms!
For most of my career I have worked predominately in organisations that have a large number of remote workers and it’s definitely been a huge learning curve in understanding this group of people. To make it clear, my definition of a remote worker is anyone who does not have regular access to company devices, they […]
How to measure for success
Measurement – it’s a word that can cause some debate and plenty of discussion in the world of Internal Communications. Those of you who have been reading my blogs for a while or have seen some of my comments on social media will know that this is one area of IC I am a huge […]
Life update…
It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to sit down and write a blog post but I’ve had quite a busy few weeks work wise and personally so here is a bit of a life update on what’s been going on lately! busybusyverybusy 😉 Last week I found out I passed my CIPR […]
At our prime at 40?
I saw a comment on Linkedin today that sent a shiver up my spine. It was in response to someone struggling to get a role in comms due to them being over experienced. The comment said: “…anyone over 40 in communications is unfortunately seen past their prime…” Whhaaaattt? I suppose I’m taking this personally as I’m nearing 40 than I […]