Founder’s note – February 2026

Welcome to my February 2026 founder’s note. 

We continue to bring you daily, thought-provoking articles by members of our Global Columnist Network, contributors and partners in Strategic Magazine.

Another key focus at Strategic is our events program, which is led by our flagship Communication Leadership Summit in partnership with IABC EMENA. It takes place in Full Circle in Brussels on Friday, 17 April. We’ll also be hosting two events with partners on Thursday, 16 April, followed by a dinner and awards celebration that evening. 

Behind the scenes, we are working on an exciting new initiative with one of our partners, which we will launch next month. It will further our mission to shape communication practices worldwide. 

Our Mastermind program is attracting communication leaders who wish to tackle communication challenges facing them as internal communicators and corporate communicators. The groups provide guided peer coaching, and accountability. Our first group on Leadership in Communication, hosted by leading coach and expert, and Strategic columnist, Louise Thompson started this month. The second group on Strategic Communication, led by global expert and Strategic columnist, Sia Papageorgiou, will begin in April. Limited places are available. 

The entry deadline for Strategic Global Awards is today at 5pm GMT. The awards program recognizes excellence in communication leadership, and strategic communication, internal communication and ethics in communication for individuals, teams and campaigns. The awards are kindly sponsored by the Centre for Strategic Communication Excellence (CSCE) (strategic communication category) and The #PRethics Community (ethics in communication category).

Whether you are a columnist, contributor, partner, reader, or another stakeholder of Strategic’s, I hope it resonates with you. 

Best from Ireland,

Orla

Orla Clancy
Founder and Managing Director
Strategic

Written by: orlaclancy