We’ve recently been watching the latest docu-series of Couples Therapy, which follows four couples over six months of weekly treatment. It’s addictive and the fascinating fly on the wall nature gives an insight that we rarely see as the viewer follows couples visiting a New York psychologist and psychoanalyst, Dr Orna Guralnik. What’s critical that …
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The human. The communicator. The leader. These are three roles that all require a level of trust. We need to trust the people we have around us. We need to trust the messages we are receiving. We need to trust the people who lead us. Sometimes there is a cross-over between roles and sometimes people …
Flexible working has been on the rise for a while now, and with good reason. Allowing employees to tailor their work schedules to fit their personal needs can lead to increased productivity, lower stress levels, and higher job satisfaction. And as the recent four-day work week trial in the UK has shown, and as BBC …
In this blog for Blink, global communication expert, Jenni Field shares her advice for improving communication with frontline workers. “We must reach this audience in a way that doesn’t invade the “third space” – places frontline workers convene. We often put intrusive screens or newsletters in the third space, when it should be a place …
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We always like to send clients, associates and people who have supported us a gift at the end of every year. This year the Redefining Communications team thought it would be a great idea to pull together a combination of my thinking over the last few years into one book… We didn’t realise how much …
Calm Edged Rebels is an award-winning podcast that Jenni co-hosts with her good friends Trudy Lewis and Advita Patel. The three of them discuss everything from imposter syndrome and productivity to personal branding and diversity. Listen now
Last week I shared a podcast clip from The Diary of a CEO. It’s hosted by Stephen Bartlett and in this episode, he interviews retail consultant and broadcaster, Mary Portas. The clip I shared (25.30) is the part of the conversation where they discuss remote work and the importance of the office – I agree …
When it comes to the different approaches to management and culture, many leaders have moved on from command and control. This top-down approach has its place in organisations where leaders prefer to be the authority figure – the ultimate decision-makers. The problem is that this rigid approach doesn’t allow team members to develop management or …
Empowered decision-making is not really decision-making at all Read More »
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 more about their roles, their capabilities, and the support they must have to do their job. We want to know more about their purpose, how they communicate with their team, …
The Field Model™ came from a conversation about how I describe what I do. Over the years the need to be mindful, explore other perspectives and manage emotional reactions has led to better conversations and quicker problem solving. Here’s an overview of the three elements of The Field Model™.
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 often that just isn’t possible; and in a global pandemic, it’s certainly a luxury many teams haven’t had. Over the summer months the role of leadership came up again and …
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 of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report outlines three key characteristics of what a bionic organisation is: They go beyond simple empathy, and everyone is united behind a common purpose so …
The skills we need to take us into the next era of comms and engagement Read More »
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