Councils up and down the country have been playing a crucial role in the fight against COVID-19. One of our members – Hertfordshire County Council – have shared information on their work – a high-profile, public information campaign, which is already delivering positive results.
This year’s LGcomms academy is going online with a three day event from Tuesday 24 November to Thursday 26 November. Themed Science, Strategy and Standards, this year’s academy will cover the big issues of the year and provide practical training for communications professionals at all career levels.
I was first introduced to the world of NLP a few years ago, so when the course tutor asked what I knew about the subject I had to admit I couldn’t remember much. With a title like Neuro-Linguistic Programming I concluded honesty was the best policy!
Perhaps though we could all benefit from a bit more humility from time to time and own up to some of the stuff that didn’t go so well, instead of rewriting history when things go wrong.
The latest Local Government Association polling into satisfaction with local councils has shown the most positive results since we started this research back in 2012.
When we got the word that council staff were being asked to work from home in mid-March, most of the communications team were neither surprised nor particularly worried. After moving …
Since the new year began, we’ve been working hard on building a new website to allow us to provide you with a better experience. We hope you enjoy it!
Alix Macfarlane, Andy Allsopp, Ben Knowles and Danni Clayton represented LGcomms on a panel for the House of Commons’ first virtual Comms Academy with the Communications Network, which connects practitioners working in the House of Commons; House of Lords; bicameral teams and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
Our LGcomms webinar, hosted with Westco, on the lessons learned from dealing with the coronavirus pandemic is now available to listen to. The session explored lessons learnt so far and shone a light on best practice. There was also a chance to look ahead at the role comms can play in supporting recovery plans.
‘I’m what most people would describe as a positive person,’ writes Georgia Turner, ‘glass half full, bags of energy. But I think it’s fair to say that, like many (all?), my wellbeing has taken a knock of late.’