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 […]
Cultivating a culture of inclusivity
#CuriousMoments with Advita Cultivating a culture of inclusivity goes beyond performative awareness days and the odd event about a lunchtime learning session. Inclusion must be built into the entire colleague life cycle. You should experience it from the moment you spot the job advert (e.g. using inclusive language in an advert, flexible benefits etc.) to […]
Sam McAlister: Why being yourself reaps the best rewards
Former interviews producers on BBC’s Newsnight, journalist and author of Scoops, Sam McAlister, gave an enthralling keynote at #InnerRebel2023. Sam shared her story about that Prince Andrew interview…and how to master the art of negotiation. It was fantastic and Inner Rebel guests were truly captivated. We managed to steal Sam to share some of her wisdom […]
Leanne Ehren: #InnerRebel2023 guest
Leanne Ehren shares why she loved #InnerRebel2023 and why it hit so many emotions with her.
Advita’s reflections following #InnerRebel2023
Advita shares her reflections on Inner Rebel 2023, after an incredible day.
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! […]
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 […]
Meet Raakhi Vadera
CommsRebel is delighted to welcome Raakhi Vadera to our growing team of associates. Raakhi has 12+ years experience within HR, from recruitment to diversity, equity & inclusion planning, and helps individuals get the best out of their job. We’re delighted to have Raakhi on board to strengthen our focus on belonging, inclusive communications and the […]
Meet Sarah Black
Sarah Black has 30 years of experience in communications having worked in consultancy for major brands, small businesses, and non-profits across the UK, Ireland and the United States, and in-house for non-profit organisations in Northern Ireland and Texas. She is a former director of a multi-award-winning global PR & content agency where her achievements included […]
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. […]