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10 Jul 2015 - 15:56
Yesterday saw me battling my way across London despite the tube strike, to head up to Birmingham for CommsCamp15. It was well worth the effort, as I found myself inspired and enthused by the conversations. Congratulations to Dan Slee, Darren Caveney and Emma Rodgers and all the other supporters for a really well organised day. It’s hard to pick out key highlights of the day – aside from the... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 12:54
Last night I took part in a pub quiz with a number of colleagues. Apart from a lot of fun and hilarity, I learnt that the game subbuteo gets its name from a bird 'subbuteo falco' (bird of prey) and that items that used to be called  Hanways are actually umbrellas. Amidst all of this fun and games and while waiting for the 80s music round (which never materialised unfortunately -... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 13:02
Today I stumbled across an interesting discussion on Twitter: #nzlead. Turns out it’s a tweet chat that happens every week on a Thursday, originating in New Zealand, but generating responses internationally. (Worth a look if you’ve an interest in HR, internal communications or organisational development and are ever available at 8am on a Thursday – or check their website for write-ups.)... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:33
I had the pleasure of attending a very interesting Melcrum member event last week, which aimed to explore how delegates could maximise the strategic impact of their internal communications with limited resource. For me the main themes of the day centred on two words: Involving – engaging staff with the business so they are motivated to go the extra mile and in turn become more productive.... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:12
It was great to see social media high on the agenda for day one of this year’s LGCommunications conference in Birmingham, which I attended on Tuesday. Indeed the first publication I picked up as I arrived was the Government Digital Service’s new publication Social media guidance for civil servants. What’s nice about this is that the actual guidance is only four pages long and in fact... See more
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