Happy Birthday Louis
Ahem. Allow me to clear my distinguished throat and announce something of great importance: October 6th marks my birthday. Yes, yours truly, Louis the Culture Manager, Standard Poodle of exceptional refinement and the beating heart of this office. Birthdays are, of course, occasions for reflection. I share mine with none other than Louis-Philippe, King of France (1830-48), […]
Mentioning the unmentionable: womens health
Communicating to close the women’s health gap It’s a topic that has been bubbling and lots of work is being done but it doesn’t alter the fact that women have been underserved, under-researched, and underrepresented in healthcare. Gender biases have shaped everything from medical research to diagnosis rates, leaving women to navigate a system that […]
In defence of the zoomies
Dear reader, Louis here. Today I would like to speak in favour of liberty. Not the grand, constitution-on-a-plinth kind. The small, daily freedom of zoomies. What are zoomies? Zoomies are the body’s lightning strike, a sudden storm of joy that demands movement. They are instinct turned celebration, the proof that being alive sometimes means running […]
The New Editors: Who’s shaping the stories we hear?
This month’s 47 was sparked by a conversation Felicity and I had about the evolving role of social media, and how much of it comes down to the choices we make in managing engagement. Hope you enjoy Felicity’s take on The New Editors. I’m looking forward to your feedback. – Barbara In March, I went […]
An Open Letter to Krypto the Superdog: By Louis, Standard Poodle and Gentleman
Dear Krypto, I recently attended a screening of your cinematic appearance in Superman. I dressed appropriately (the Tiffany blue collar, naturally), settled into a reclining seat with a duck confit popcorn (air-popped, no butter), and was quite looking forward to seeing a fellow canine uphold the noble traditions of dog hood on the big screen. Imagine […]
Beyond the playbook: an interview with Barbara Pesel on crisis communications
This is the question that we, as members of Barbara’s team, wanted to know when we sat down to speak with her about her experience as an issues and crisis communications expert. It was a chance not just to hear war stories, but to explore the mindset behind them – the thinking that can’t be […]
