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Continuous Professional Development Update
On Thursday the Chartered Institute of Public Relations announced some great news, 1,611 members had completed their Continuous Professional Development returns (the deadline was 28th February 2015). That is a 27% increase on last...
Ebook in a Day
Yesterday I had the privilege of joining a cohort of students studying Public Relations at Southampton Solent University to produce an ebook in a day. It was the second year the students had attempted to...
The state of my profession
Today the Chartered Institute of Public Relations has published its report, The State of the Profession. It makes for sobering reading. I was, if I am honest, at a loss to know what to...
CIPR President’s Reception Speech
Yesterday was an exceptional day. I chaired my first Chartered Institute of Public Relations Council and Board meetings, hosted a President’s reception at the Institute of Directors, awarded the first two, of ten, Honorary...
Wonder Woman
Rachel Miller sent me this in the post yesterday. It arrived at a particularly pertinent moment. Yesterday morning had been dominated by a baby with an exceptional sneezing ability; the breaking of my front...
Looking forward to 2015
So, it is almost 2015 (well it is in New Zealand, where I am on holiday) and it will soon be the start of my year as President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations....
CIPR Elections: now on
Standing for election for the CIPR’s Council are more than 35 individuals; all motivated to put their names in the ring to represent members. For the first time ever all the seats...
Gender inequality (*)
Today the CIPR has announced a whole host of measures to support women who are on maternity leave, about to go on maternity leave, or returning from maternity leave. We believe we are the...
Continuing the March to Professionalism
Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog for the CIPR website encouraging CIPR members to consider standing for election. I become President of the CIPR on 1st January 2015, taking over from Stephen Waddington,...