For the third edition of the Canberra Communications Professionals Series, I spoke to Erin Chancellor. Erin is currently a Strategic Communications Advisor at Evoenergy. I love the story of how I met Erin. A few years ago, Erin called me about a job that I had advertised, we ended up chatting for about 40 minutes. At the end of the call, we agreed to catch up for a coffee once the interview process was over. We have been catching up for coffee and doggy playdates ever since. Erin has had an amazing career working locally and internationally for globally known…
Canberra Communications Professionals series: Erin Chancellor
February 20, 2020
Communications: going above and beyond
Communications is a hard gig. Everyone thinks they can do it – it’s just writing. It is often an undervalued service in an organisation. You can be doing a good job and still getting criticised every day. Here is a…
Canberra Communications Professional Series: Sally-Anne Clark
For the second edition of the Canberra Communications Professionals Series, I spoke to Sally-Anne Clark. Sally-Anne is the Senior Director, Content for the ACT Government Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate. Sally-Anne brings a different perspective to this weeks’ edition.…
New year, new job?
The new year always seems to get people thinking about whether it is time for a change. Did you know that more people resign on 31 January than any other day in the year? If you are thinking about looking…
Canberra Communications Professional Series: Simon Langford
For the first Canberra Communications Professional Series, I spoke to Simon Langford, Communications Director at the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (or from 1 February Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources). Simon and I go way back, to…
Note to my future self
At the beginning of the year, I like to write myself a note that I can open in twelve months time. It allows me to think about what I want this year to hold and sets my intentions for the…
What would Jacinda do?
We have all watched in horror over the past few weeks as the south-east coast of Australia burned. For those of us that were holidaying down there in Jarvis Bay, we initially joked it was like armageddon. For those further…
That’s a wrap on 2019…
And just like that, it’s done! The first full calendar year of Elm Communications – over! As we reach the end of 2019 I wanted to continue with a tradition I started when I was at the Clean Energy Regulator.…
How to become a consultant
On a semi-regular basis, someone will reach out to me and ask if I could share with them how I become a consultant. Where did I begin? How does it work? What did I need from a system, technology, support…
Give a man a workshop, and he’ll learn for a day. Teach a man to facilitate, and he will engage for a lifetime.
Or so the saying goes. Last week, I had the most fantastic experience! I joined Samantha Sutherland and headed to the Cook Islands to train several local public servants how to facilitate. To say our participants were less than enthusiastic…
Maintaining your team culture
One of the hardest things about being in a leadership position is trying to drive a positive culture in your team. Team culture can make (or break) how productive, effective and engaged your staff are. By the most basic definition,…