‘These words are my own …’

  • 6 effective ways to build a great mentoring relationship

    6 effective ways to build a great mentoring relationship

    What makes a good mentor? I’ve thought about this question a lot since I was asked to be a mentor on the 2020 BME PR Pros Mentoring Scheme. The scheme aims to increase ethnic diversity in the PR and communications industry, and I was paired with the awesome Corrine Lewis, a Senior Account Executive at Read more

  • Change Communications: the GIF that keeps on giving

    Change Communications: the GIF that keeps on giving

    Change communications is tough. Foggy business plans; aloof/petrified senior leaders; hard-to-pin-down project plan; resistant employees (of all levels!) – us communicators brave/silly enough to work in change management have seen it all. And, for the most part, we love it (I know I do). But sometimes, the volatile and hectic nature of change environments can Read more

  • 3 Ways to Keep Your Communications Super Simple

    3 Ways to Keep Your Communications Super Simple

    It’s National Simplicity Day on Sunday (12 July); a day where people ditch the internet and life’s complications in favour of nature, calm and effortlessness. Simple doesn’t come easy for me. But if there’s one thing the current pandemic has taught me, it’s that there’s beauty in the basics. Everything else is just noise. And Read more

  • 7 meaningful ways you can support Black people today

    7 meaningful ways you can support Black people today

    What would you do if: You were in a meeting to discuss how to make your corporate magazine content more inclusive and the most senior person in the room – a white man – tells you he’s at risk of being a minority. Three of the seven people in the room are white men. You’re Read more

  • My 5 fave songs turning 20 in 2020

    My 5 fave songs turning 20 in 2020

    With the coronavirus crisis in full swing, we all need something to smile about. Here’s my contribution… Ahh the Noughties! A time where low-rise jeans + whale tail = high fashion, Myspace and Microsoft messenger were the internet hotspots and shows like Big Brother, Pop Idol and Come Dine with Me had the nation gripped. Read more

  • Groupthink – when more heads aren’t better than one

    Groupthink – when more heads aren’t better than one

    Picture this: you’ve made the invite list for your organisation’s exec board meeting (hopefully, as a strategic IC advisor). At your first meeting, during a group discussion about a proposed high-impact business change, a senior leader suggests a completely unworkable course of action. Before you can even think “holy shizz – this is bad!”, the meeting Read more