The combination of the amazing opportunity that a year of Future Leaders gave me along with the belief in me by my former council bosses finally made me believe in myself, says Emma Hollingworth.
Are we part of the solution or part of the problem? In the early days of public sector comms, the focus was on projecting a clear and simple message to …
When I saw the Future Leaders programme I wasn’t going to apply – I didn’t think it was for people like me, writes Neil Stewart.
Jack Grasby, from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and one of this year’s Future Leaders cohort, explains why playing it safe is never an option.
At last year’s LGcomms Academy, not for the first time, I noticed the lack of diversity, not just on the panels, but amongst the delegates.
LGcomms has now become CPD (Continuing Professional Development) accredited through its partnership with the PRCA.
Rob Mansfield, Head of Communications at Brent Council, explains how they sought the creativity of George the Poet to communicate with a different audience.
The moment you get approval to spend money on a government advertising campaign can be a time of conflicting emotions…
Niall Walsh, Creative and Design Lead at Liverpool City Council, explains how the authority is using the Amazon smart speaker to communicate with residents.
There’s a societal shift towards greater openness around wellbeing and mental health and it’s brilliant. The groundswell of celebrities, high-profile royals, sporting legends and now increasingly corporate leaders ‘coming out’ publicly, is chipping away at the entrenched stigma of mental (ill) health.