By Aby Hawker, TransMission PR As trans and non-binary people become increasingly visible and the language surrounding them enters the mainstream, more and more people are feeling comfortable enough to transition. With one percent of the population identifying as trans, there is a good chance that one of your colleagues may embark on the process […]
“Make this year the year to get involved.” Meet the new CIPR President, Rachel Roberts 
Is it time to leave public sector communication? 
Three ways to re-purpose your content and grow your public sector LinkedIn page 
Five ways communications professionals can support their transgender colleagues when they come out in the workplace By James Knight. When Martin Sheen played fictional US President Jed Bartlet, he showed leadership and expertise communication. Back in the times of the West Wing we had meetings at my magazines over dinner, we would discuss Press and PR issues of the day, it was top viewing and we discussed how President Bartlet would […]
Image provided by Aaron Thomas via Unsplash This is a difficult question to ask but is it time for people to consider moving out of the public sector into something else? I spent most of my career working in the public sector. It was where I felt I could contribute the most and hopefully make […]
Rachel Roberts, CEO at spottydog communications, started her tenure as CIPR President at the turn of the year. Rachel joined the Institute in 2008 and served as Chair and Vice Chair of the CIPR Midlands Group from 2016-2019, and became a Chartered PR in 2016. She has served on the CIPR Board since January 2020. […]
Connor McLoughlin, Wokingham Borough Council. LinkedIn? Shouldn’t we give control to HR? That’s where people go to find a new job right?’ Sure, it can be used for recruitment, it’s where people go to talk about work after all. But LinkedIn is a legitimate news feed. And it’s one where we can adjust our messages to […]