by Jen Armel: Working in corporate communications can feel like a never-ending cycle of deadlines, content creation, leadership updates, and events. It’s a fast-paced, high-expectation role that demands agility and creativity—often at the expense of our well-being. I’ve learned firsthand…

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by Aniisu K. Verghese, PhD: Internal communication (IC) is often underestimated, dismissed as a simple task anyone can handle. Leaders assume that drafting an email or creating a PowerPoint slide for employees is no different from managing external communication campaigns…

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by Louise Thompson: Many senior communications leaders still find themselves marginalised in strategic discussions and decision making. And this comes at a time when you would think our skills, insight and expertise would be more in demand than ever, as…

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by Mark Hannant: All knowledge work is hybrid now and not just because we spend less time in the office. In the past couple of years, a narrow definition of ‘hybrid’ has become shorthand for a mix of office time…

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by Sean Trainor: “People try to put us d-down (Talkin’ ‘bout my generation)” – The Who HR professionals love to talk about the challenges of engaging a multi-generational workforce as if it’s a new phenomenon. Every conference, white paper, and…

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By Janet Hitchen and Mike Klein:  Over the past months, our Navigating Disruption podcast has brought us into fascinating conversations with some of the brightest minds in organizational communication. Reflecting on our discussions with Jason Anthoine, Christopher Wade, Natasha Plowman,…

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by Mike Holden: On Saturday, February 22, federal employees across multiple United States government agencies received an unexpected email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) titled: “What did you do last week?” The email requested that employees summarize their…

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by Iiris Andre: Political communication has always been about finding balance between sharing facts and evoking feelings. But, if past decades were a time of uncertainty for European political communications, today’s environment is a whirlwind of unpredictability. What worked yesterday…

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by Ashley Dennison: In late night restlessness, and throughout countless banal work days, this question has floated through the minds of many, many communications professionals… Should I finally take the leap and go solo as a consultant? For some, it’s…

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by Jenni Field Peter is the operations manager for a recently merged and rapidly growing global consultancy. He has read all the leadership books. He hosts team-building events, practices empathy, prioritizes authenticity, and still, his employees do not seem to…

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by Adedoyin Jaiyesimi: I was recently engaged by an organization that wanted to fix a reputation problem and critical communications gap. They wanted me to help them figure out the way forward. “What do we need to do to solve…

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by Mike Klein: Communication professionals often face a basic question: how are we really changing, accelerating or transforming our organizations? A lot of us believe that our role is to do it through the content we generate and distribute -…

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