4 communication skills for leaders
Better communication skills = better organisational resilience. Leaders need to demonstrate their communication skills in very specific ways during difficult and changing times – how can you help them?
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10 guest blogs to celebrate 10 years
To celebrate Browning York’s 10th birthday, I’ve put together a list of 10 guest blogs that I’ve been privileged to publish over the years.
What if… leaders prioritise kindness?
This month I am delighted to bring to you a ‘What If’ blog piece from communications manager, Nafisa Shafiq. She shares a personal experience of kindness from a manager and talks us through actions that leaders can take to prioritise kindness. It was 9.47 on Saturday morning when I heard my phone ring. I was … Read more
Lessons in communication from a head teacher
During the unprecedented circumstances of this year, communication has been more important than ever and my daughter’s headteacher has been a shining light.
Aligning communication with overall direction
2020, as we are all painfully aware, is a year like no other. Many business strategies and plans written in January have long since been abandoned or postponed. The ongoing uncertainty of where we are headed means many organisations are re-evaluating what they can realistically achieve in the short-term and what might need to change … Read more
Guest post: Communication is the real work of leadership
My guest this month, leadership comms manager Shalini Gupta, shares her top tips for being our leaders’ trusted partners and supporting them to communicate well. She also describes us as unofficial ‘key workers’. Wouldn’t it be easy if our leaders could just push a button and say the right thing in the right tone and … Read more
3 comms articles I have enjoyed this week
My original plan for the blog this week was to share a list of my top 10 articles about communications in difficult times. But with client deadlines, a bank holiday weekend and several meetings connected to my trustee role, my time and head space for reading blogs and articles has been reduced recently. So I … Read more
Guest blog: What to do when leaders don’t listen
This month, internal communications consultant, Martin Flegg, shares his advice for getting your voice heard by the leaders in your organisation. If you like what he has to say, you might also like to join him and many other internal communicators at the ‘Changing the Conversation’ conference – details at the end of his piece. … Read more
Guest post: The 5 Ps for developing a narrative
I’m delighted to welcome communication specialist, Katie Jones, as my guest blogger this month. Katie shares with us her story of seeing the communication light as a student and her top tips for developing your organisational narrative. In a smoke and beer-filled room in Freshers Week I had a revelation. Angels sang and the clouds … Read more
Communicate what you love
Many years ago when the large charity I worked for was launching a particular employee initiative, I wanted to contact other organisations who had done something similar and ask for their advice and learning about the communications. Because I was in a junior role and felt inexperienced, I decided to ask a more senior colleague … Read more