"Redefining Communications with Jenni Field"
The internal communication & leadership podcast to help shift you and your organisation from chaos to calm.
This podcast is for anyone wanting to learn a bit more about communication, culture and employee experience. Whether there are seven or 7,000 people in your organisation, communication has a role to play to make things more efficient and engaging. Across five seasons we have covered hybrid working, mergers and acquisitions and the role of credibility in leadership. In each bitesize episode (less than 20 minutes), I share my thoughts on a specific topic and give practical advice you can implement in your workplace.
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“Full of practical advice, fantastic research and it makes you think about the way you manage communications in your business. It’s a must-listen for all leaders and business owners!”
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Nobody Believes You: Why Being a Credible Leader is Important S5 EP10
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Nobody Believes You - Season 5
Nobody Believes You: Why Being a Credible Leader is Important S5 EP10
In the final episode of Season 5, Jenni recaps on the eight practices of credible leadership: capable, empathetic, integrity, likeable, supportive, trustworthy, visionary, and vulnerable.
Nobody Believes You: The Role of Vulnerability in Leadership S5 EP9
In the penultimate episode of Season 5, Jenni talks all about the role of vulnerability in credible leadership. She discusses its significance during the pandemic,
Nobody Believes You: Why Having a Vision is Important S5 EP8
In the eighth episode of Season 5, Jenni explores the concept of being visionary as one of the eight practices essential for credible leadership. She
Nobody Believes You: Being Trustworthy and Credible S5 EP7
In the seventh episode of Season 5, Jenni explores the critical role of trust in credible leadership. She defines what it means to be trustworthy,
Nobody Believes You: Being a Supportive Leader S5 EP6
In the sixth episode of Season 5, Jenni discusses the importance of being a supportive leader as a cornerstone of credible leadership. Jenni defines what
Nobody Believes You: The Role of Likeability in Leadership S5 EP5
In this fifth episode of Season 5, Jenni Field emphasises the importance of likeability as a crucial practice for credible leadership. She explains what likeability
Nobody Believes You: Why Having Integrity is Important S5 EP4
In the fourth episode of Season 5, Jenni discusses the critical importance of integrity for leaders. Drawing from research and practical experiences, Jenni defines integrity
Nobody Believes You: The Importance of Empathy as a Leader S5 EP3
In the third episode of Season 5, Jenni explores the importance of empathy in leadership. She defines genuine empathy beyond just ‘stepping into someone else’s
Nobody Believes You: Building Your Capability as a Leader S5 EP2
In the second episode of Season 5, Jenni discusses the practice of capability as a crucial component of credible leadership. She explores the definition of
Nobody Believes You: What is Credible Leadership? S5 EP1
In the first episode of Season 5, Jenni delves into the theme of credible leadership. She discusses the importance of credibility in leadership roles, her
Chaos to calm - Season 4
Chaos to calm: Bonus episode – How to communicate with deskless workers
We had to include a bonus episode for us to share with you our brand-new research into deskless workers called Remotely Interested? Listen as Jenni
Chaos to calm: International culture and its impact on communication with Sarah Black S4 E10
In this final episode, Jenni talks to Sarah Black, global communications consultant, about the factors to consider when communicating within an international culture. Sarah talks
Chaos to calm: How to manage difficult conversations with Louisa Clarke S4 E9
In this penultimate episode of season four, Jenni is joined by Louisa Clarke who is a specialist on how to manage difficult conversations. Are you
Chaos to calm: Why every leader needs a coach with Jo Twiselton S4 E8
There might be several items addressed in this episode with change communication consultant and leadership coach, Jo Twiselton, that will make you think, “huh, that’s
Chaos to calm: Managing reputation and risk with Eva Maclaine S4 E7
Join Jenni as she talks to communications strategist, Eva Maclaine, about managing reputation and the risks involved. In a world where technology and social media
Chaos to calm: Finding calm within your communications team with Katie Marlow S4 E6
In this episode, Jenni is joined by Katie Marlow, an expert in internal communications and many other things! They touch on the importance of the
Chaos to calm: How to build mental resilience in your organisation with John Humphreys S4 E5
Have you ever wondered where the responsibility for mental resilience lies in your organisation? Join John Humphreys, who has 25 years’ experience in the British
Chaos to calm: Translating your external brand into your employee experience with Lucy Kemp S4 E4
Everyone seems to be focusing on employee experience (EX) rather than employee engagement these days. It’s important to understand why people are job hopping and
Chaos to calm: Using data to make decisions with Benjamin Ellis S4 E3
In this episode, Jenni talks to Benjamin Ellis from SocialOptic, one of our collective partners. He talks through how collecting the right type of data
Chaos to calm: Building an inclusive culture with Advita Patel S4 E2
In episode two, Jenni is joined by Advita Patel, inclusion and communications strategist, founder of Comms Rebel and part of our collective team, to talk
Chaos to calm: Understanding organisational chaos with Jenni Field S4 E1
In the first episode of this season, Jenni delves into why communication is the antidote to organisational chaos. This is the only episode of season
Chaos to calm - Season 3
Chaos to calm: How to know if leadership is for you S3 E10
In the final episode of series three, Jenni talks about how to know if leadership is for you. She looks at how we behave and
Chaos to calm: Understanding the difference between empathy and compassion S3 E9
In this episode, Jenni talks about the differences between compassion and empathy. She asks whether we need it, if we can build and grow it,
Chaos to calm: How to communicate sustainability and purpose inside organisations S3 E8
This is a topic that our Twitter followers wanted Jenni to delve into further. In this episode, Jenni shares a little bit about sustainability and
Chaos to calm: Culture, employee lifecycle and improving the employee experience S3 E7
In recent years we have seen an increase in the conversations about the employee experience and how this links to the culture of an organisation.
Chaos to calm: What are the best tools to help you prioritise? S3 E6
Do you love a post-it note? Is that enough to help you focus on the most critical things on your ever-growing “urgent” list? Prioritising can
Chaos to calm: What does an internal communications function do? S3 E5
Have you ever wondered what exactly an internal communications function does? In this episode, Jenni discusses the role of the internal communications function and the
Chaos to calm: How to rebuild trust S3 E4
In this episode, Jenni shares research into how to rebuild trust. She discusses how a lack of trust leads to chaos, what factors need to
Chaos to calm: Why we need unity in our leadership teams S3 E3
Welcome to episode three in which Jenni talks about leadership as a team. When we talk about leadership, we often focus on talking about individuals;
Chaos to calm: The importance of being a learning organisation S3 E2
In episode two, Jenni looks at what it means to be a learning organisation. She discusses the evolutionary mindset needed by the leadership team and
Chaos to calm: Why we need to focus on employee alignment S3 E1
In episode one, Jenni talks about employee alignment, having spent some time researching and discussing whether employee engagement has been a distraction for organisations and
Chaos to calm - Season 1
Chaos to calm: Why communication is important S1 bonus episode
Season 2 kicks off in a few months, but Jenni couldn’t leave you in a listening limbo without an episode! Are you looking at communication
Chaos to calm: Organisational growth S1 E10
In the final episode of Season one, Jenni explains how rapid growth in organisations can create chaos, why this happens and the six things you
Chaos to calm: Culture and Leadership S1 E9
In this episode, Jenni defines culture and leadership, and their crucial roles in creating calm within organisations. She explains the rationale behind grouping the two
Chaos to calm: Employee engagement, employee experience and internal communication S1 E8
In this episode, Jenni defines and compares employee engagement, employee experience and internal communication and how they’re intrinsically linked. She explains why aligning each element
Chaos to calm: The Field Model™ S1 E7
In this episode, Jenni talks about the three phases of The Field Model, why she devised it, and gives examples of what the many faces
Chaos to calm: Mental resilience S1 E6
In this episode Jenni talks about mental resilience, explains how it differs from mental health, and shares coping strategies to practise every day to build
Chaos to calm: Fear and trust S1 E5
In this episode Jenni talks about the role of fear in organisations and society, and how to build trust. She shares how fear creates chaos inside
Chaos to calm: Impactful communication S1 E4
In this episode, Jenni talks about impactful communication skills, identifies the chaos that comes from not training people in communication, and shares six things to
Chaos to calm: Staying focused S1 E3
This episode is all about being busy, staying focused and productivity. Join Jenni as she shares some research around how our brains work and how
Chaos to calm: Leadership behaviours S1 E2
In this episode, Jenni delves into the broad issue of leadership – the skills and behaviours needed to avoid causing chaos in your organisation. Jenni
Chaos to calm: Hybrid working S1 E1
In this episode, Jenni addresses the topic of hybrid working – how it causes chaos, what that looks like in organisations and how to bring
Chaos to calm - Season 2
Chaos to calm: Influence and persuasion S2 E10
Influence and persuasion are essential no matter what role you’re in. In this episode, Jenni explores some theories about influence and persuasion and the potential
Chaos to calm: Communicating change S2 E9
Around 70% of change programmes fail. Often this failure is linked to employee resistance, poor management, and poor communication. If we know that so many
Chaos to calm: Why accountability can be hard S2 E8
Why do we need accountability and why is it so hard? In this episode, Jenni looks at how lack of accountability can cause chaos, its
Chaos to calm: Building trust and credibility S2 E7
What is trust? What is credibility? Are they the same? Can you have one without the other? Jenni provides in-depth answers during this episode, reveals
Chaos to calm: Managing stakeholders S2 E6
Who are your stakeholders? Why do you need to manage stakeholders? What happens if you don’t? In this episode, Jenni explains the risks of not
Chaos to calm: How to listen to employees S2 E5
Changes over the decades have seen internal communication shift from top-down messaging to more circular two-way dialogue – a move from broadcast to conversations. But
Chaos to calm: Mergers and acquisitions S2 E4
In this episode, Jenni tackles mergers and acquisitions, the differences between the two, the risks of combining the two terms and, when it comes to
Chaos to calm: Team friction S2 E3
We all want to work somewhere where we can share ideas, celebrate success and collaborate well across different departments. But, as Jenni points out, this
Chaos to calm: Loss of purpose S2 E2
Organisational purpose looms large on leadership agendas as we move out of the pandemic. In this episode, Jenni’s broad look at this big topic will
Chaos to calm: Leading remotely S2 E1
In this first episode of season two, Jenni looks at the impact of remote work on building and maintaining relationships, and how that may feel
Podcast reviews
Clear, concise and compelling!
Clear, concise and compelling points on truly relevant topics that matter; dealing with challenges of hybrid working being just one great example. More please!
Sheldious
Full of insight and easy to listen to
I absolutely love Jenni’s ‘chaos to calm’ idea and the ‘understand, diagnose, fix’ process for getting there… This podcast has gone straight into my ‘must listen’ list.
J-Glow
More than you’d expect
This isn’t your normal internal comms podcast. Jenni also looks at broader management, leadership and organisational considerations for those issues too.
PJS
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