Over the weekend, social media platform ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter) reminded me that I joined and created my profile on there 15 years ago. It prompted me to ponder and run through the impact Twitter has had on my work life and the wider ripples it’s caused within society and the media landscape. Twitter/X … Continue reading
I recently commented on a YouTube reaction video, where an American was responding to a video that focused on ‘Britishisms That Confuse the Rest of the World’. Funnily enough, I discovered the use of euphemisms is confusing to some Americans, so was prompted to explain why we use them, and how their use became popular. … Continue reading
I was recently in discussion with a colleague about the quality of handover briefings I’ve experienced over the years. This was in response to an instance he was describing where an organisation had to recall someone who had recently retired, to help their former department regain its efficiency and performance, which had dwindled under the … Continue reading
The Tremeloes famously reached the top of the UK single charts with ‘Silence is Golden’ back in 1967, and as any experienced communications professional will tell you that sometimes keeping a dignified silence is the best stance to take and not immediately react or directly respond to an antagonistic voice, especially within a public forum. … Continue reading
The growing appreciation that our ‘built environments’ embrace a more sustainable role in our communities, is beginning to focus the minds of those constructing buildings, homes, and transport infrastructure. No longer is the life, durability and functionality of the building enough. The impacts on the physical, social, economic and natural environments need to be considered … Continue reading
Time to sharpen your claws, toughen your skin, and amp up your diplomatic and collaborative skills ‘to eleven’ if you’re embarking on a journey to sustainably reconfigure your organisation, its offering, and how it thinks, breathes and behaves. How should we handle the inevitable bite-back when the introduction of sustainability begins to rattle cages? In … Continue reading
Finding our feet, stretching our legs, and dusting down our face-to-face social skills have coincided with the gradual lifting of restrictions within the UK, as we’ve collectively battled with the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of us have stories to tell of how we lived through the past 18 months and faced the frustrations, dealt with loss, … Continue reading
Most of us have taken time over the past six months to stop and think hard about our lives – our priorities, how we live, work, and interact with others. It has been a seminal moment and not always comfortable as individuals, couples and families have been confined within their homes over ‘lockdown’, and equally … Continue reading
The climate change debate, raising awareness of plastic use polluting our oceans and waterways, and the redesigning of our roads and urban spaces to accommodate growing numbers of electric vehicles and cycles, no doubt has impacted on many of our daily lives in one way or another. But although the aspiration and intentions to ‘clean … Continue reading
Recently, LinkedIn recognised my ’10 years anniversary’ of working in my current role. First of all, thank you to those who have responded to the LinkedIn prompt. As we probably all appreciate, this quirk of LinkedIn may not actually mean very much, but as a device to reach out, say “Hello”, or remind everyone else … Continue reading
Mark Batchelor 