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What’s the point of meetings?

Presented by Isabel Berwick and produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval, FT Podcast

Meetings are an inevitable part of office life – but how many of them are useful? Host Isabel Berwick speaks to Kaz Nejatian, Chief Operating Officer of e-commerce group Shopify, to find out why the company slashed staff meetings and what the effects of that policy – dubbed “Chaos Monkey” – have...

2023 future of communications study

Edelman, 04 October 2023

Edelman’s Future of Corporate Communications study examines the current state, evolution, and forward focus of the corporate communications function and communicators' leadership role in today’s multistakeholder universe. 

This year, we set out to understand just how much progress has been made by communications leaders and theirs...

How global companies can create a consistent customer experience

Nataly Kelly, Harvard Business Review

Building global companies is more straightforward than ever. This growth in the new digital age comes with risk: if customers in one market receive less value than another, they perceive your offering differently. To create an equitable experience, focus on driving a GLOBE mindset: geography-agnostic,...

How to make a compelling pitch

Matt Abrahams, Harvard Business Review

If you want to be an effective communicator, you’re going to need to know how to pitch your ideas, concepts, and perspectives to others in both professional environments and day-to-day interactions. To be effective, a pitch needs to be understandable, relevant, and readily convincing — without any strong-arm...

Employees are losing patience with change initiatives

Cian O Morain and Peter Aykens, Harvard Business Review

In 2022, the average employee experienced 10 planned enterprise changes — such as a restructure to achieve efficiencies, a culture transformation to unlock new ways of working, or the replacement of a legacy tech system — up from two in 2016. While more change is coming, the workforce has hit a wall: A Gartner...

Communications and media in Australia: How we watch and listen to content

ACMA, ACMA

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have released a report titled Communications and media in Australia: How we watch and listen to content