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Do we have strategy days to process emotion?
At a recent CEO luncheon, the business leaders around the table got talking about the challenges of developing strategy in their organisations. Through the discussion we addressed how often, why and what ensues, when one leader said, ‘I think we have strategy days to process the emotion in the business.’ This seemingly incongruous idea about emotion and strategy struck a chord with me. I’ve often talked about strategy being the vehicle to consensus, but does it go deeper than that? In the seemingly logical, analytical process of developing strategy, are we missing the ingredient that will make it all stick? Naming and dealing with our emotions?
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Why I can sleep at night…
Managing a communications agency, is not easy, it’s like trying to lasso a runaway train. The speed of change in our industry is Pharlap-quick and the glitzy lights of the latest digital solution sometimes blinding. Having said that, I sleep well at night (when the little one allows) because I know that I’ve staked our business on solid and steady tracks that any runaway train might need – strategy.
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The seven rules of effective communications planning
You know you need to, and you know you should, but will you put off developing your strategic communications plan in 2015? The start of any New Year is the perfect time to stop and reflect on the successes (and failures – let’s be honest) of your business or event and its related marketing efforts in the year gone by. It is also the perfect time to prepare your strategic communications plan so you can take charge and gain control over your year ahead.
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What not to do in social media for events
The second wave of social media is here. The first wave was like whiplash; it was quick, a shock and for many – a pain in the neck.
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Why your culture is affecting your bottom line
How are things done around your workplace? How do you manage challenges and celebrate successes? What do your bosses’ and colleagues’ behaviour, language and expectations say about your work culture? And if you found something you wanted to change, how would you go about it?
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Why some people fit in certain companies and others run a mile
If you held up a large lens that allowed you to look at your company’s organisational culture, what would you find? What would your colleagues’ behaviour, language and expectations say about your organisational culture? And if you found something you wanted to change, how would you go about it?
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It’s about how you celebrate your wins
In 2012, James ‘Missile’ Magnussen caused a media storm when he did the unthinkable; he came second to the US’s Nathan Adrian by a single hundredth of a second in the 100m freestyle at the London Olympic Games.
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Public Relations – the search for why and how we can take PR to the boardroom
For many, when one thinks of public relations, they think of champagne-swirling media junkies who you call in a crisis. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth (though we usually do like a glass of bubbles!)
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Managing Organisational Culture through Communication in Not for Profit organisations
If you held up a large lens that allowed you to look at your organisation’s culture, what would you find? What would your colleagues’ behaviour, language and expectations say about your organisational culture? And if you found something you wanted to change, how would you go about it?
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The courage to change
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Nelson Mandela Making the vital changes in our businesses and event models is probably one of the hardest things we all wrestle with. When the strategy has been written, the consensus engaged and the mandate drawn, there is often a quiet pause as the person in charge hesitates over the metaphoric red go-live button, everything grounds to a halt and the energy dwindles. Everyone just sits and waits.
