Sarah Pinch honoured for championing women in business
Our boardrooms are lacking in gender diversity, and the absence of female representation has an impact at all levels of an organisation. The presence of strong, female role models across all sectors and industries is essential to develop a pool of diverse rising talent. Today I’m delighted to share the news with you that Sarah […]
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Is your employee engagement work award winning?
The 2017 Employee Engagement Awards are officially open for entries in the UK and across Europe. I’ve been invited to judge the awards and am excited to see first-hand the hard work that has been happening inside organisations. The closing date for entries is 6 October 2017, so if you’re interested in entering, do get […]
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Who made the IoIC national awards shortlist?
The shortlist for the Institute of Internal Communication‘s national awards is hot off the press. Want to see who’s on it? Congratulations if you have made the list. I’ve published it in full here so you can see who is in the running for the #IoICAwards17. I had the pleasure of judging the IoIC awards […]
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So this happened last night…
Last night I had the honour of being named Outstanding Independent Practitioner at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ Excellence Awards. Putting myself forward took a lot of courage, and I’m delighted to have been recognised by my peers for doing what I absolutely love. I’ve recorded a short video message, which you can find […]
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Five top tips from an awards judge
On the hottest day of the year so far, in a secret London location, the room is abuzz with chatter, music and coffee cups a-clanking. It can mean only one thing – the annual gathering of the Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) National Awards judges. Today I’ve got a guest post from one of my […]
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Get your hard work recognised via the IoIC Awards
What are you most proud of from the past year? How has your work made a difference? If you’ve worked your socks off over the past 12 months, now is the chance to have all that graft recognised by the Institute of Internal Communication, as their annual awards are now open. Entries are invited from […]
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The inside story on last night’s award winners
Congratulations to all the professional communicators who battled Storm Doris to be honoured at the CIPR Inside #insidestory awards last night. I loved judging and adjudicating this year’s awards. The sheer graft and commitment to driving up standards in internal communication was evident from everything I read and comms pros I interviewed. The quality of work taking place […]
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Discover who the ICon Award winners are
The best in the IC business were celebrated at IoIC’s ICon Awards and Communicator of the Year lunch yesterday in London. Kate Jones (pictured right), head of internal communications at Tarmac, was named Internal Communicator of the Year. Congratulations Kate for a thoroughly well-deserved win. In presenting this award, Institute of Internal Communication @IOICNews chief […]
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Share your inside story for a chance of winning
The fifth annual CIPR Inside #insidestory awards are now open. This is your opportunity to have your hard work recognised by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and celebrate excellence in internal comms and employee engagement. Every year the group of internal communicators on the CIPR Inside @CIPRInside committee review the programme, and adapt it to make […]
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IC stars shine bright at the IoIC Awards
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves” Congratulations to all the professional communicators who had their hard work recognised at the Institute of Internal Communication awards on Friday night. It was a pleasure to judge this year’s IoIC Awards, which had a high calibre of entries this year. The stunning setting […]
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What’s on for comms pros this week
Welcome to the 52nd edition of What’s on this week, your look at what’s happening for professional communicators over the next 10 days. Feedback from readers shows you find this regular article useful, so I will be continuing it. I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since the first one! This week I’ve got […]
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What’s on for comms pros this week
Every year numerous award schemes call on you to have your hard work recognised, and this week is no exception. I’ve just judged two categories of the Institute of Internal Communication Awards, and the shortlist will be revealed later in the summer. Now the early bird deadline is looming for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ […]
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