The NDA group corporate affairs forum

This week, 100-odd communications and stakeholder engagement professionals from across the NDA group met in Manchester. Scarily, it’s about five years since that group last met up, and in that time lots has changed. The group has consolidated into four operating companies – Sellafield Ltd, Nuclear Waste Services (LLWR and RWM), Nuclear Restoration Services (Magnox and Dounreay) and NuclearContinue reading “The NDA group corporate affairs forum”

The eight things I learned at the IoIC Festival

A week ago, my colleagues and I were frantically planning how I was going to get to the Institute of Internal Communication’s first Festival. The event took place near Nottingham, and perhaps my first piece of learning was that this is not an easy place to get to on public transport from West Cumbria. AfterContinue reading “The eight things I learned at the IoIC Festival”

Celebrating success

I passionately believe that your workforce is your most important audience. If you’re planning a project, or are managing an issue, employees should be the first group listed in the audience section of your comms plan. Your employees can be your most powerful advocates. They can also be your fiercest critics. It might seem obvious,Continue reading “Celebrating success”