Here are a few tips I have learnt along the way to make the most of the quieter summer period
The answer is simple – focus on being a champion of the process not a champion of the outcome.
If you work long enough and achieve a certain amount of seniority then it is almost inevitable that you will need to discipline somebody who reports to you.
The perceived influence of the daily newspaper is out of proportion with the volume of its readership and numbers are dropping. However some editors and journalists would still have you believe that they are the sole king and queen-makers in our modern society.
Here are three key tips that I have learned along the way that I find very useful to keep in your back pocket next time you are having conversations with another.
What struck me was that given that all of the commenters were men, did they really understand what it was like for a female jockey in the Australian racing industry and did they even ask?
I have noticed of late that there seems to be a trend in PR blogs to ask a lot of questions about who wins share of wallet out of PR: marketing or digital agencies?
“…This session is part of what will be ongoing engagement with industry and the community about the project. We want to involve the industry and community in the project. But this isn’t some all empowering engagement thing…”
Having a bit more time to throw at my social media profiles in the past few months I noticed that more and more people just share stuff. Less and less are people creating/posting original content. And, in my opinion it is BORING!
Have you ever provided an opinion on a topic or contributed to a project and been unaware of what happened to the information?
According to media reports, The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued a press release stating that the risk of processed meats such as bacon is as high as smoking when it comes to causing cancer.
Knowing when to engage can make the difference between getting a great turnout of people who wish to engage and getting a big turnout of people who are angry at the lack of time they have to participate in the process!
In both engagement and communications the word sorry is one that is greatly under utilised.
We have been fortunate of late to be involved in some exciting projects to help shape government policy.
In recent times we have noticed that there has been strong support from organisations that are investing in their engagement processes to develop engagement frameworks.
While the word ‘disruption’ may insinuate a problem, what is really being described is a movement or permanent change to the way business operates that can lead to benefits for the business and its stakeholders.
I see engagement and communications as two sides of the same coin. Allow me to explain why.
However this one particular session did not exactly erupt with enthusiasm from the local community. So what does this mean? Did the engagement fail?
While communications sometimes takes a backseat, if you follow these 5 sure-fire tips you can avoid a communication meltdown.
When organisations set up any type of online discussion forum (and there are loads of them out there but that’s for another blog and maybe more) the conversation inevitably leads to discussions about moderation.