When thinking through how to build a great relationship with an important stakeholder, try taking a different perspective! Instead of simply seeing things from your point of view, or indeed…
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How three A’s can add up to delivering remarkable results As a professional communicator, working in all sorts of industries, all around the world, I’m often asked what successful organisations…
Do you only focus on the things that have gone wrong? Team meetings are rarely characterised by celebrations of what has gone well. Instead we often focus on what has…
Five steps that will really enhance their skills and power performance The positive impact that effective teams can have on delivering success is widely accepted and often cited around the…
Do you ask leaders and line managers to bring your key messages to life where they work? Well you should! And you need to equip them with the tools to…
Five steps to align your workforce and deliver success Imagine you stopped any one of your employees, anywhere in your organisation, at any time. Then imagine you asked them to…
In every team you’ll find informal influencers; colleagues whose ability to influence opinion, positively or otherwise, belies their position on the org’ chart. To help achieve your communication objectives, these…
To help tailor your message, invest in ‘presearch’ before your event. Before your next conference, check in with participants to find out what their teams want to hear about. Then…
How ‘presearch’ helps ensure the relevance and reach of your conference messages Achieving a balance between what senior leaders want to talk about and what their people want to find…
Involving informal influencers in shaping and sharing your company’s stories, can be transformational. With the Winter Olympics drawing to a close it has been a great few weeks for stories….
Harness the power of your informal influencers. In all organisations, you’ll find informal influencers whose voice carries further than the organisational chart would ever suggest. Partnering with these people can…
Drive up ownership of the key messages, and improve the quality of cascade briefings. Use this simple tip to ensure ownership of the key messages, and improve the quality of…
