Why Keep a Dog…

and then bark yourself?

Actually, a more accurate title for this entry would be “Becoming a Trusted Advisor: The Internal Communicator’s Mission” – but that’s no fun.

I remember being very taken a while ago by a presentation that I saw by Maeve Hawker from EDF Energy on the concept of proving your worth and demonstrating value – the holy grail of the professional internal communicator.

It was a full-frontal attack on the usual communicator’s whinge:

How can I get senior managers to take internal communications seriously?

And the response was, I’m paraphrasing heavily here, get off your arse and show your worth – pick an issue that’s a big deal to senior managers and make it an internal comms success.

So – off I go….

Incidentally, the occasion on which I saw Maeve was the PR Week “Engaging Intrnal Communications” Conference last April.

And I’m hoping for a similar shot in the arm in terms of inspiration and confidence from Monday’s CIPR Inside Information Conference. Sometimes a bit of perspective is all that’s needed.

Filed under: Conferences, Dogs, Engagement, Internal Communications, Work

Cynophobia

Title:

The Omen 666

Rating:

This film has only confirmed my suspicion that dogs are scary in the extreme.

As a friend once said of coulrophobia (fear of clowns) – it’s not a phobia at all – because phobias are irrational.

Also – is there such a thing as Mia Farrow–phobia? Now that lady is petrifying.

She
also clearly has a Dorian Gray–style portrait in the attic. My sister
was accusing her of drinking her own urine – but I’m sure that was
Sarah Mills…

And I haven’t said a word about how scary children are yet.

Filed under: Dogs, Films, Irrational Fear, Movie, Phobia, Review