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If you lead a faith organisation, you probably already know that the media does not treat you the same way it treats other organisations. A corporate that mishandles an employment dispute faces scrutiny. A faith organisation that does the same faces a story about hypocrisy. The incident may be identical, but the coverage rarely is. Why Journalists Approach Faith […]
If someone connected to your organisation is under criminal investigation or facing trial – or even if they’ve already left, you may suddenly find yourself juggling legal uncertainty, media interest, and internal concern. Many organisations don’t realise they need specialist support until the situation is already escalating. Here’s a quick guide to help you understand […]
When an organisation is under pressure, removing a senior figure can look like the quickest way to draw a line under the issue. Sometimes it’s necessary. Often, it isn’t. When exits genuinely help There are two moments when a departure really moves things on: Why departures become the default More commonly, exits happen because leaders feel cornered. Without […]
While delivering change is never easy, Reeves’ recent communication strategy, or lack thereof, offers a useful example of precisely how not to deliver a change process.
Select Committee hearings are a key mechanism for Parliamentary scrutiny – and when your organisation or leaders are called to give evidence, the stakes are high. Hearings are public, often televised, and closely followed by the media, campaigners, and stakeholders. While legal teams may be involved in briefing and preparation, this is fundamentally a reputational […]
Liz Truss has been busy since her tenure as the shortest-serving prime minister. After a chaotic seven weeks at Number 10 and an economy teetering on the edge of catastrophic meltdown, she could be forgiven for heading off for a long lie down in a darkened room. However, instead of laying low or pivoting to […]
Google sacked 28 employees last week following internal protests over Israeli contracts in another example of a growing trend of activist workplace issues that employers are having to navigate. However, it is not just the private sector that has found itself affected by issues like those seen at Google, as many third sector organisations have […]
Policy debates are not new for senior leaders; on the contrary, many heads often enjoy entering the fray. However, with political pressure mounting on multiple fronts, the sector is somewhat beleaguered and many schools have understandably lost their appetite for making headlines.
In this blog we will cover how schools should manage these important policy debates, the risks, and mitigation measures that can be put in place for potential media approaches.
Most organisations will engage in politics from time to time, whether thats by liaising with local politicians or decisionmakers, monitoring the national conversation on relevant policy debates, or intervening on issues that are important to stakeholders. However during an election, organisations are vulnerable to being involuntarily dragged into a political campaign. Long before an election […]