LONDON — It’s a silly time for news stories. But everyone seems to love a “bad business” story. So I feel sorry for Lovells’ man in China. He sent out a note to try to rally his senior staff and get them into the office on time.
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LONDON — It is sad to hear that anyone has died. Stephen Covey supported and inspired many people. I will admit, though, that I struggled with his advice. I also admit that it may be cultural. As a skeptic about most things, when someone’s own website says “[he] dedicated his life to demonstrating how every person can truly control their destiny with profound, [...] PICCADILLY — Okay, I’ll have a go. “Yahoo! hires pregnant CEO” …is a good headline. And the articles that follow are food for thought as well. There are, of course, the requisite quotes about never hiring women of an age to be having children. There is also the fact that in the United States of America, where the Yahoo! CEO will [...] CARTHAGE — It’s very fashionable to talk about ‘employee engagement’ these days. British PM Gordon Brown set up an enquiry to look into it. Job titles are sprouting up for people who tend to it. Even the boardroom and shareholder’s favourite Forbes magazine has written glowingly [...] MY KITCHEN — You know it could be better. The Events team don’t do the AGM for some reason that no one can remember. Or Brand is spread across 5 departments, including Legal and Tax? Or sometimes you look at your Communications Function and you can tell it’s broken. Do you need 15 people in Internal Communications? Why does the Crisis guy sit [...] BAHRAIN — This is my first time in Bahrain. That leaves only really Oman in the area that I haven’t been to / worked in. United Arab Emirates? It’s a part of the world that many people can’t (or choose not to) understand. In the last three weeks [...]
PICCADILLY — I’ve been scanning the ‘famous birthdays today’ section of the paper for a few weeks. Looking at the ages of those who make the list. And — maybe it’s just me — but one decade seems to be noticeably absent. Mine. I didn’t want to turn 40. But that was 5 years ago, so you think I’d be used to [...]
LONDON — Last night’s black-tie film premiere was a great chance to catch up with some people in the business. There were too many people to talk to properly, unfortunately. But some conversations I’ve been mulling over in my sleep. Quite a few senior people working in communications at the moment are in distress. I’m not saying it’s a [...] LONDON — I’ve just been reading about a company that offers “custom executive education” and does so very successfully around the world. It’s an interesting business. We were talking to the good people at BraveNewTalent about the subject yesterday. How do companies get talented people to learn and grow at / for the job? Just [...] LATE IN LONDON — We like lists and in recent times this blog may have been harder on Internal Communicators than is deserved. So here are a few things that you can do in a single day. They will advance your case, secure your reputation and make your organisation more successful. 1. Create a six month plan on one page Put [...] |
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