Powerful comms consultancy run by @gill_kirk MCIPR, FRSA. Local or global, cross-silo and above expectations. But in any direction, always good.
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Re: Home Office guidance supposedly issued in 2008 advising police not to intervene in child grooming cases because victims had ‘made an informed choice about their sexual behaviour’?
BBC Verify carried out extensive searches of HO guidance across that period & found no evidence any document containing that advice exists
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“Never interrupt your enemy when they’re making a mistake”. Napoleon said it & it’s a universal rule for campaigning, military and otherwise.
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Careful! “The communications” get blamed for all kinds of decisions not going down well. Comms aren’t a magic wand that make people like stuff they wouldn’t otherwise. Only weak leaders expect magic!
@PRCA_HQ @CIPR_Global @CIPR_PA
#CommunicationsProfessionalsArentWizards
'As regards her biggest discombobulation, she accepts that communications around the mini-Budget were “not as good as they could have been”. No sh*t, Sherlock!'
Tim Loughton reviews Liz Truss' book
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When you compare successes, achievements, CVs or proposals, always remember this privilege. And ask what you might see if the compared lives were given equal access to it. Can you make that difference? #potential #growTalent
I recently confused someone with the range of things I do middling well. A good life has space to try stuff (& fail), do & be different things. It’s a privilege that comes from time-to rest & play. So if you judge your own or others’ #successes-🤴 or 😞- pause & ask about *time*.
A bit late to the party, I started Ted Lasso. A bit of a joy. For all you C-suites, HR bods, internal comms champs and more - do you need some Ted in your life? linkedin.com/pulse/its-mysel…
“Ultimately the response will depend on the seriousness of the allegations, but in most instances, it would be wholly appropriate for most campaigns, charities and journalists (particularly where sued individually) to adopt this approach. “ 👇 #SLAPP
Very useful advice from @Kinsellas on what to do if you get a SLAPP letter. bylinetimes.com/2024/04/05/l… cc @ukaccoalition
This matters to all of us-
Oh, this is properly exciting: how can the Nolan principles be better applied in public bodies? A new review & public consultation are just beginning:
#StandardsInPublicLife #Nolan #Governance
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Leaders must communicate that it’s OK not to respond to things in real-time, that it’s OK to decline meeting requests, that it’s OK to turn off notifications, and that it’s OK to not be online all day. s.hbr.org/3R7nLr4
This is exhausting- journalists, editors, please! #Accuracy #Professionalism
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Communications directors- you know you need each other, but the public often don’t see this, ‘cos professionalism often dictates silence. Great bit of Twitter openness from @CeliaRichards0n:
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It’s so refreshing to read a politician setting out the differences between different kinds of public #engagement. I also completely agree about the impacts of treating the public like children. You can’t control trust- by definition. Earning it requires a degree of surrender.
How quickly internal culture becomes external comms… and *this* is why internal communications matters! ‘Free money!’ Avanti West Coast bosses caught joking about UK government handouts theguardian.com/business/202…
Pondering what kind of conversations have been had within and with ITV’s #Communications Dept. And what the #contingency plans are in case of boycotts against advertisers. No doubting this is a political /commercial highwire act.
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Time spent on #Contingency planning is never a luxury. My alter ego over @LyricComms insists that I stress that you must include your comms leads from day 1 and throughout. #crisisComms #contingencyPlannjng
At the @Solace_UK conference, @LucyGoBag anticipates Council emergency planners will be inundated with enquiries from their CEO's following her presentation today on disaster recovery and winter planning! #SolaceSummit23
We professional #comms souls often have to advise colleagues how, or even whether to, refute #misinformation. Try Brandolini’s law (see below) - equally handy for 100mph live interviews as for written rubbish/muddy mistakes: #StrategicComms #JustThink
Brandolini’s Law: The Bullshit Asymmetry Principle [how to choose yr response to bullshitters] -“accounting for Brandolini’s law can help determine whether bullshit is worth refuting, you understand how to refute it better… and predict people’s behavior” effectiviology.com/brandolin…