Category: Leadership support
The pandemic revolution
It’s going to take us 25 years to reap the true benefits of flexible working… that’s if the industrial revolution is anything to go by. ...
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“The must-have book for every internal communicator in 2021”
In this Internal Comms Pro: The Podcast episode Jenni talks about the need to define internal communication within your organisation, core challenges, how to fill ...
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Foundations of The Field Model™ and applying it in practice
In this podcast episode for CommsHero, Jenni talks about her book Influential Internal Communication and The Field Model™, which is outlined in the book. She ...
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Why we’ve signed up to support the Better Business Act
Redefining Communications has recently signed up to support the Better Business Act, which calls for every company in the UK to align the interest of ...
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How to return to the workplace (or not) – in a post-COVID world
This article is a snippet from the Inspiring Workplaces eBook, which is packed with lots of suggestions from the top 101 influencers. Jenni was asked ...
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Finding calm in a global crisis
In this article for CIPR International about finding calm in a global crisis, Jenni discusses The Field Model™ and the impact of globalisation on organisations. ...
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Turning your internal communication from chaos to calm
In this interview with The SiteVisibility Internet Marketing Podcast – one of the UK’s most popular internet marketing podcasts – Jenni shares the common symptoms ...
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Six leadership skills to master for better internal communication
In this article for Insights for Professionals, Jenni discusses how leadership is more than being able to delegate. Without effective communication, a leader’s team can ...
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Hybrid working
Jenni hosts this discussion on CIPR’s quarterly Engage podcast. Jenni explores the different definitions of hybrid working and highlights the influence of organisational culture in adapting to ...
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Line managers need investment in communication skills and relevant content from the centre
Throughout March and April, we carried out some research into the role of line managers in organisations. This is for line managers to tell us ...
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How to beat Zoom fatigue and harness the power of audio
May is National Walking Month in the UK. When I was speaking at the Global Women in PR Inside Stories event recently, I talked about ...
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Out in the Field – Gallagher Employee Experience and Communication
Back in 2019 Ben Reynolds, Managing Director of Gallagher’s Employee Experience and Communication division, engaged Jenni to implement The Field Model™ and explore the reality ...
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How fear and culture will impact hybrid working
In February I wrote about hybrid working and asked if the term is a red herring for leaders. In the blog I said: “So rather ...
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Keep calm: fix organisational chaos, streamline communication and drive engagement
Organisations are complex. People are complex. It takes time and some difficult conversations to find calm amongst the chaos. This article – Keep calm: fix ...
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There is my truth, there is your truth, and there is fact
In this blog, which was originally featured in Influence, I talk about being mindful of interpretation. A few years ago, I was at lunch with ...
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How to communicate your way from chaos to calm
In this article, Jenni Field talks to The Institute of Leadership & Management to discuss her thoughts on how great internal communication can help leaders ...
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Inspiring Goodies: the people who inspire me, five seconds and leaders with purpose
What’s inspired me in the last month? Here are three things you can listen to (podcast episode and a book) and read (book and report)! ...
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Influential Internal Communication – book launch
This week my first book is being published. The idea of writing the book started in May 2019 and with encouragement from those around me ...
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How to make your online event a success
For an event organiser, “online” and “virtual” have been the industry buzzwords over the last year. Here Sarah Weston, who is part of the Redefining ...
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How to be human
From the start of the day I was hooked. It was an event that had speakers I was connected with on social channels, but hadn’t ...
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The power of language
Last week I completed the MHFA England course and I’m now a certified mental health first aider. I took part in the course because I ...
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Why you need to invest in your communication skills to stay focused and productive
It’s becoming increasingly hard to focus our attention. We live in a noisy world; one that makes us feel like we need to keep up ...
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Pioneering women in IC
Internal Comms Pro podcast – in honour of International Women’s Day, this podcast is with Jenni and her good friends, Advita Patel and Trudy Lewis. ...
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Line managers under the microscope
New research into the role of line managers! Line managers matter; they hold the key to many challenges inside organisations. They are one of the key ...
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Is the focus on hybrid working a red herring for leaders?
In this blog, (original version featured in Influence), I talk about the changes in the workplace and the overuse of the word hybrid. I was prompted ...
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Trust and narrowing the say-do gap
How often do you say you’re going to do something and then put it on the backburner? Here, Chloe Michel, marketing specialist, and part of ...
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Why being more specific in 2021 is essential for organisations
At the end of last year, I asked my community across LinkedIn and Twitter what they thought the trends were going to be for business ...
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Field Notes – a year behind the screen
What a year it’s been! As I write this I’m sitting in my office, surrounded by boxes and debating putting on gloves as it’s so ...
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Can’t see the wood for the trees?
People often say we need to stop, slow down, take more time to think about what we’re doing and reflect on the bigger picture. Quite ...
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The skills we need to take us into the next era of comms and engagement
The Bionic Business report from simplycommunicate provides insight into the way organisations need to change to adapt to a hybrid working environment in the wake ...
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Spotting burnout: seven ways to solve your stress cycle
I’ve been doing a lot of research recently into mental resilience, reading about the increasing burnout, stress and loneliness we’re experiencing; the sense of being ...
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Hybrid working – what people are really thinking
The phrase “Hybrid working” isn’t new but it’s being used more and more. Most of us will understand it to mean a blend of working ...
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Podcast going live!
Starting a podcast has been a topic that has been bubbling around for me over the last year. A few people have suggested doing one ...
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Leadership in unprecedented times
The Internal Comms Podcast – In this episode, Jenni and Katie consider the need for businesses to adapt amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the role ...
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How to pivot to drive growth
The word pivot became the word of my social media feeds in the first 4 weeks of lockdown. It’s a word I have seen many ...
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The role of the communicator in influence and leadership
There are six pieces of advice that I always give when it comes to leadership and influence. During the MemCom Conference June 2020, I chatted ...
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Edelman’s Trust Barometer 2020: is ethics on your radar?
Edelman’s Trust Barometer has been running for 20 years. With over 34,000 respondents across 28 markets, it’s a trusted source and snapshot into trust in ...
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The challenge of ambiguity and autonomy
This year I’m writing a book to help organisations understand how better communication can make things less chaotic. As I work with clients, and research, ...
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Becoming an author
This year I have signed a publishing contract with Kogan Page to write a book about how to take your organisation from chaos to calm. ...
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Mental health – the topic we love to talk about but hate to deal with
Mental well-being is a topic that more and more people are talking about as our society continues to evolve at pace with pressures from all ...
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Leaders are not transformers
I have read many books about leadership, teams and motivation. Alongside these there are many books about change and the impact it has on an ...
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How can I help?
Last month I started watching New Amsterdam on Amazon Prime. For those unfamiliar it’s about a guy taking over a hospital in the USA and ...
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The purpose and the how
Over the years the importance of purpose, both individually and for an organisation, has risen on the agenda. There are books and TED talks that ...
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Is authenticity dead?
For years we have heard about the importance of authenticity in leadership. I have worked in organisations where I have been told I’m too authentic ...
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What the State of the Sector report means for internal communications
The Internal Comms Podcast – Jenni discusses Gatehouse’s State of Sector findings and the recently released – Edelman Trust Barometer, which found people put more ...
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Time for business leaders to step into the void
Trust at work – something we can take for granted and something that needs to be the core focus for organisations according to the latest ...
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The missing skills of managers
Since launching the business in the summer of 2017, I have been lucky enough to discuss the importance of communication with a variety of individuals. ...
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What’s the rush?
I have a passion for understanding organisations. Getting underneath the strategy, financial goals and organisational charts to really understand how it works is probably the ...
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The importance of communication in your organisation
Earlier this month I hosted a workshop with Neil Tomalin to discuss the importance of communication inside organisations. As a roundtable discussion we wanted to ...
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The art of science and engagement in internal communication
We know that internal communicators are struggling to influence at the top, finding digital adoption hard across organisations and working with limited budgets. Some of ...
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How do you achieve great communication in a multi-site organisation?
In this Multi-Site Masters podcast, Jenni talks to Lee Sheldon, co-founder of Mastering Multi Units and provides insights as to what an internal communications department ...
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From informing to engaging: the role of IC in driving engaging and authentic leadership communications
This morning CIPR Inside and Luminous hosted an Ask the Guru event all about the shift from informing to engaging audiences inside organisations. As the ...
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Why internal communication is the key to brand authenticity
This morning I attended a breakfast event hosted by VMA Group on the topic of authenticity. The session was led by Matt Hampshire from MK ...
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Four things I heard at the Employee Engagement Awards Conference
Last week I attended my first Employee Engagement Awards Conference – hosted by Ruth Dance and organised by Matt Manners and the team behind the ...
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