Category: Workplace

  • The hell of email

    Sometimes, being an advocate of the “if it ain’t broke, break it” school of thought – the title of one of my long-time favourite business books which I bought when it was first published in the early 90s – can…

  • Formidable but what a challenge!

    This has got to be one of the most challenging, interesting, influential and professionally-fulfilling senior communication jobs around, arguably anywhere in world right now. The British government is advertising for a Director of Digital Engagement, a new role in the…

  • Resting communicators at LinkedIn

    If you’re in organizational communication and have lost your job, a new support group focused on LinkedIn, the business-oriented social network, might just be what you need. Anyone in an organizational communication role isn’t immune from the consequences of global…

  • Talking social media for lawyers

    As someone who enjoys experimenting, I count this as a first – a conversation with an influential lawyer-blogger, podcaster and tweeter in the UK, recorded and released as a podcast. I had a great 30-minute conversation this afternoon with Mike…

  • A grim outlook on email

    Over the weekend, I reorganized my email system. Looks like that wasn’t a good idea. At least, not the way I did it. I use Outlook 2007 to manage all my email. I bring in email from 3 different domain…