I ran a training day for a group of consultants last week, as the first stage of building their profile. Their homework was to print out a blog they follow and then tell us all why they like it. It’s a great way to get people thinking about blogs and how to make them work. … What makes a good blog?
In a major new piece of research, Northern Lights has ranked Yorkshire’s leading law firms based on the strength of their online presence and asked how are law firms winning business online? As part of the research, Communications Director Ben Pindar met with more than 30 law firms to gauge their appetite for social media … How will social media benefit professional services firms?
The argument is won. Sort of. Most boards – whether enthusiastically or reluctantly – admit they need more women at the top of their organisation. Some because they know it just makes business sense, others because they look increasingly odd and out of touch if they are all ‘pale, male and stale’. But doing it … How to get more women on boards and in leadership roles?
Pat Chapman-Pincher wants to influence directors of FTSEs and corporates to help them understand the impact of the technology revolution on their buisnesses. How, as an individual can she do this? In this blog Pat shares how she is using a strategic blog to achieve her goals – and having success after just six months. … How You Can Influence Business Leaders as an Individual
One of the issues often raised by leaders is how to chair a board or meeting successfully. Here I share my tips from chairing boards myself and from having been on the receiving end of not great chairmanship! In our research for helping women to be recognised and promoted, a particular issue that they mention … 5 tips to chair a board meeting outstandingly
Earlier this week I heard one of the most inspiring leadership interviews on the radio ever (go to 2.18 on the link). And the issue he addressed was one that every business needs to think about. John McEwan, now chief executive of the UK’s largest travel agency consortium, Advantage and formerly managing director of Thomas … ‘SORRY can be a hard word for corporations to say’ – The Economist
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The country is in shock. Well, journalists and ‘commentators’ are because they all got the election so wrong. Their focus now is on who will take over, how did we get it wrong, can the polling industry ever recover – and of course (the most important) where is Ed’s Stone? If you know the answer, … 7 lessons every business should learn from Ed Miliband his disastrous campaign
Last month I delivered a course for the CIPR on strategic internal communications – it is clearly a hot topic at the moment: I was brought in at the last minute as the course was over-booked and even my back-up course was full on the day! There were a number of themes from the delegates … How do you make internal communications strategic – and achieve business results?
Last night I got the most fantastic email from a client, telling me how all the tips we’d discussed for an event worked in practice! She was on such a high, had such great feedback from the event – and at the event was invited to speak at a very high profile conference. Bingo! One … 9 top tips to facilitating and moderating events
