Today, Rachel Royall, Director of Communications for NHS Digital writes about charisma; Rachel and I first met at an event for aspirant NHS Directors of Nursing – and greeted each other with the words...
Anne-Marie and I met at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations North East AGM in 2015. She asked if I would be interested in setting up a Young Communicators’ Forum. I said yes, and...
Julie Jupe and I met through the South West regional committee of the Chartered Institute of PUblic Relations. We meet for dinner (not nearly often enough) with two other committee members and have formed...
Valentina Kristensen and I first met on the stage of an awards do. I was President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and Val had just won Young Communicator of the Year, I...
So hello from a mild Bristol on Christmas Eve. I started this Christmas Eve like no other – leading a social run for This Mum Runs, at the speed of chat, for 11 women...
I spend a lot of time travelling, to London, Manchester, Liverpool, all over the country visiting clients, working with them and fulfilling my Health and Safety Executive role. Today I need to travel to...
It’s a typical start to the school holidays here in Bristol, slightly damp and overcast. It is the perfect weather for a run the dampness in the air though makes it easier to breathe,...
Research published today by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations is the first time my industry has gone behind the figures to find out what the drivers are for the embarrassing, unacceptable gender pay gap...
A few weeks ago I was invited to a very influential women’s networking group. I had been asked by the Cabinet Office to talk, along with Catharine Seddon, about having a Non-Executive Directorship (NED)...
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