by Hawkeye | Mar 4, 2018 | blog
Theresa May does not look like a woman enjoying her job. With vipers posed to strike from all sides of her own party not to mention the opposition and the opposing EU negotiation team- her job is an impossible one. But the problem is she looks worn-down and visibly...
by Hawkeye | Feb 6, 2018 | blog
In a crisis – communication is all. This is not just communication with the media but with stakeholders too. Battening down the hatches, ignoring phone calls and retreating from the mounting clamour – is the very worst thing to do – however tempting. This is a...
by Hawkeye | Jan 18, 2018 | blog
If anyone should have been alert to the dangers of the microphone – it is John Humphreys! His off-air banter with BBC’s North America editor Jon Sopel over the gender pay gap, has not gone down well! This is the latest in a litany of “open microphone” gaffs by...
by Hawkeye | Dec 10, 2017 | blog
How to get prepared for media interview efficiently Time to prepare for media interviews, is the biggest concern to 80% of you who responded to our survey. That is good news! It demonstrates a real understanding of the importance of preparation as the key to any...
by Hawkeye | Nov 2, 2017 | blog
The headline on my first day at work as a junior reporter in a Birmingham district office read “Chernobyl cloud hangs over Solihull.” The impact of the toxic plumes anywhere else in the world – even down the road in Sutton Coldfield– was irrelevant. It came as no...
by Hawkeye | Oct 18, 2017 | blog
So you want your Board members to employ more women. Do you persuade them that this is ethically desirable option or do you present research to demonstrate organisations with female board members tend to be more successful and profitable? The key to being heard is to...