Category: Careers
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Why I Chose Chartered Status After 25 Years in PR
After 25 years at the strategy table, here’s why I finally went for Chartered status – and what it’s actually changed. There’s a version of this post where I tell you Chartership taught me everything I know. That would be a good story. It would also be completely untrue. I’ve been doing this for 25…
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Transformative Leadership in Communications: My 2025 Journey
As 2025 draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on what has undoubtedly been the most transformative year of my career.
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The Great Leap: From In-House Burnout to C-Suite Confidence
The biggest transformation wasn’t in my skill set; it was in my mindset. My focus shifted from “desperate for a job” to “building a business.”
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COVID and the great NHS
I hadn’t planned on writing about my personal life and thought that I could just talk about Comms and Marketing – I was wrong. 2021 entwined the two together in the form of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Not only have I been working from home, I’ve had to communicate with my whole team and indeed…
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My story
Careers are never straight-forward. You studied one thing and you think it will take you down one path and then suddenly a twist comes along, for the better, and you are on a completely different track. Here is my journey so far…and I’m sure there are many more twists and turns to look forward to.…
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How do we cope at times of adversity?
How to cope with being at home during Covid-19 lockdown and working from home. Showing resilience and having hope to get through.
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What makes the third sector so great?
I’ve worked in third sector for the last 18 years. Yep that’s a long time and you know what, I wouldn’t change it for the world. I do feel a sense of purpose and I know that every day I’m working – I’m doing something good for someone.I’m mainly worked in health, international development and…
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Marketing Comms guru – what does that even mean?
Welcome to my first blog post. It’s not my first ever – but it is for my own specific blog Calling myself a marketing guru hopefully doesn’t feel pretentious but instead I can share my knowledge and experience of the past 17 years. So what is a guru? Someone who knows their stuff and has…