Quick background: @sturgey is our Deputy Head of Comms (but with lots of corporate/internal comms added in there too) – she’s admittedly old school but very enthusiastic about new school comms and a really big support in our push in that direction. So I sat down with Andrea about something else entirely but we gotRead… Read more »
I didn’t attend the ‘why management wont come to camp’ session at the weekend because my own failed efforts to bring anyone else from my organisation felt like education enough. People wont give up their Saturdays. Some wont because they go home at 5 o clock and that’s it, because they feel they don’t getRead… Read more »
The 80/20 rule by @willperrin The 80/20 rule is something I’ve written about elsewhere – and yet somehow, in trying to share learning with others, I’ve once again missed the point myself. 80% of everything I do should be task drive, objective focused, performance indicator measured and efficiency motivated. My problem thus far this yearRead… Read more »
Support and encouragement !=backslapping. But it’s a fine line. This morning I have been reading @simonjgrays excellent post on such matters over here and much thought has been provoked. I am not the most confident of people. Way back at the beginning when I was very unsure of myself, the support of others was absolutelyRead… Read more »
I can’t write it all. Honest, there’s too much learning I took away on both a personal and professional level to do that. So lets try bitesize. We’re pushing boundaries at work at the moment on so many fronts. Internal comms, external comms, internal collaboration, external collaboration, new campaign styles, new websites (that cos nowt),Read… Read more »
If ever there was an example of local government being central governments poorer cousin, yesterday was it. This is going to be a quick post – the analytical stuff will come later (I will not be reading anyone else’s content in the meantime, I’ll be riding my bike up and down steep hills, being chuffedRead… Read more »
The writing is on the wall and it’s on the Facebook wall if Sky News are to be believed as they analyse a second successive slump of Facebook usage. People are not just wandering off to some other network either – 100,000 Britons actively deleted their accounts in their entirety last year. It seems, asRead… Read more »
In todays Guardian Online, in the Comment is Free section, is either a) a scathing disparagement of Northern towns beginning with B, or b) someone’s attempt at humour gone utterly wrong. I work in Blackburn and live in Accrington, both towns located in an area of Northern England generally referred to as East Lancashire. BothRead… Read more »
I’m not committing to a 5 minute post. It might be, it might not but the simple fact is I’ve been asked to write this, by someone I have the utmost respect for, and so a job done at all must be done properly. If you’re reading this blog, I am guessing you don’t needRead… Read more »
Some questions. I suspect these won’t make me popular, but someone needs to be asking, I think. Firstly, digital is where it’s at. I know this, I embrace this, though with the usual caveats about digital inclusion. But we’ve got some serious issues. According to a Citizens Panel we ran last year, 7% of ourRead… Read more »