Industry insight, analysis and opinion
I’ve met a fair few people over the last month and I’ve noticed that one trait that people struggle with most in the workplace, is confidence. Often, this is because overconfidence can be perceived as arrogance and we are worried about others’ perceptions.
Read MoreWe are in a tumultuous political environment and the public affairs industry has had to work hard to be prepared for the several possible scenarios we could be encountering over the next few years. With so much new territory, the focus of hiring has been to strengthen the diversity of expertise…
Read MoreThe Great Hack is a Netflix documentary that takes a look at Cambridge Analytica’s involvement in elections and referenda around the world. After Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to Congress, Cambridge Analytica (and not Facebook!) had a reputational disaster with relentless negative press across the world.
Read MoreYou have been looking forward to this job your entire life. It is your ambition realised. You have gone through a campaign where your life has been picked apart and every element of your history examined. Added to that, it is a job many describe as a poisoned chalice at this particular point. So how on earth do you get through your first day?
Read MoreIt is a stat we repeat on an almost daily basis that 8 out of 10 people we speak to only want to consider making a move in-house. We hear phrases such as “I want to get under the skin of one brand”, “I want to be involved in the decisions that are made”, “I am tired of spinning lots of plates”, “I have no interest in going down the new business route in agency.” But do expectations and reality match up?
Read MoreOne of the most popular technology programmes taking place globally is businesses moving to the Cloud and Artificial Intelligence to hold and manage their data and processes. The race between the giants such as Amazon (Web Services), Microsoft, IBM and Google Cloud has been heating up as 2019 becomes the year of the cloud.
Read MoreIn a week where the bulletins have quite rightly been dominated by the atrocious acts of human violence in Sri Lanka – I was shocked to discover the biggest killers are not guns and bombs. More people commit suicide each year than are killed in warfare, terrorism and crime combined.
Read MoreIt is a truth universally acknowledged that PR agencies are the worst at their own PR. In a market that is fiercely competitive for talent, the power of existing as a strong employer brand is massively underestimated and generally poorly invested in.
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