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The Only Way is Essex for Gatehouse
In early January, Gatehouse will be expanding with the opening of a new creative centre and the appointment of a number of additional designers for 2012. The new developments come on the back of an extremely busy 12 months for the team which has seen a sustained demand for creative content from many
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K.I.S.S and Wake Up. Keep it Simple, Stupid
Ideas that have value are important for the progression of any organisation. As a result, an emphasis on the perceived ability of the communicator to generate winning ideas is becoming commonplace. However, you may feel that you aren’t naturally creative and struggle to think of ideas that carry m
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How to Respond R.A.P.I.Dly to Workplace Bullying
After reading this week’s ShortList article, written by Jimi Famurewa, on bullying in the workplace, I cant say that I’m shocked or surprised by it. Bullying is rife in every walk of life and is just as prominent in the workplace now as it ever was, only carried out in different ways. Ph
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Social Media – A Double Edged Sword
Having heavily researched the use of social media within internal communications the benefits of it are apparent and wonderfully abundant, from getting your message heard quickly, gaining instant feedback from staff, communicating effectively with Gen Y, through to organising social events…it is c
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Perhaps we could learn a little from the Romanians…
Trawling through my morning Google alerts, I came across the following link from an online publication called ‘Business Review’: http://business-review.ro/talent/internal-communication-contributes-to-certainty-in-organizations/12634/ “Internal Communication contributes to certainty
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Why The Gatehouse Penguins?
We are often asked by clients “what’s with the penguins on the website and marketing material?” So we’ve decided to put all the rumours to bed and reveal the real reasons for their inclusion… Not only are penguins intelligent, smart and attractive but they are also highly accomplished comm
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Gatehouse Makes TV Debut
The State of the Sector research reports which are produced annually by ourselves, in conjunction with the IoIC, continue to be extremely popular both within the industry and outside of it, with the latest report gaining a steady stream of media attention. So much so that last week we made our very
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SCM article on leadership communication
The latest issue of Melcrum’s Strategic Communication Management journal includes an article in which Gatehouse co-founder Lee Smith discusses the challenges of working with senior leaders and understanding their communication styles. Here’s a copy of the article: SCM article – lea
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Two new BiteSize ‘core skills’ modules launched
Gatehouse’s specialist training arm, Gatehouse Academy, has this month added two new ‘core skills’ modules to its popular range of 90 minute BiteSize learning and development sessions for in-house communication teams. The Fundamentals of Change Communication is designed to provide an introduct
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Growing the Gatehouse Team
As we prepare to celebrate five successful years in business next month, the Gatehouse team is expanding with the addition of Mark Ford as a graduate consultant. Mark joins us after completing an MSc in International Public Relations at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he undertook research
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Google’s perfect boss
I was interested to read today (Evening Standard, 21 March 2011) that the HR team at Google have been data crunching to identify the characteristics of great managers. An internal programme called Project Oxygen set out to identify the traits of engaging managers, with a view to raising the bar for
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It’s time for that professional detox!
If you haven't already, now is the time to start thinking seriously about the state of your career, to plan how you’re going to tone-up those flabby tactical and strategic muscles and to commit to a healthy regime of continuous learning and development for 2011. Yes, it’s time for your profe
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The dangerous affliction known as ITS
As you can probably tell from the date of my previous post, I’ve been rather busy of late. In the last six to eight weeks Gatehouse has won a pile of work and my blogging has undoubtedly paid the price. I know this is a cardinal sin for anyone who wants to retain an online audience but, unfort
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Free article to download – creating the right environment for cross selling in professional services
I've just had my latest feature article published in PM Magazine, an international publication for marketers and communicators operating in the professional services field. You can download it by clicking here: Download PM Magazine, June 2010 – Lee Smith, Gatehouse In it I discuss t
Return of the footie feel good factor
England expects. And so, it seems, do our employees… HR Magazine reports today on new research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) showing that many businesses are panicking about the impact the World Cup will have on employee productivity. It is estimated that the big tournament could c
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Calling all financial services communicators – make sure your views count in new State of Sector research from Gatehouse and IoIC
If you’re an internal communicator operating in the financial services sector, you’ll be interested in a new piece of research we’re conducting in conjunction with the Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC). The first State of the Sector research project for 2010 will shine the light on th
Calling all financial services communicators – your opportunity to participate in groundbreaking research with CiB
Those of you who are Communicators in Business (CiB) members may well know that our agency, Gatehouse, has recently teamed-up with the professional body to launch a programme of communication research called State of the Sector. The partnership is covered in the latest issue of Communicators
Successful employee engagement: getting beyond the rhetoric
My old friends at CIPR Inside have organised a great forthcoming event which will shine the spotlight firmly on practical employee engagement. Taking place in central London on the morning of Thursday 15 April, it will feature speakers from M&S, O2, HSBC and Babcock Marine. Hosted by commi
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Corporate events, rituals and culture
Here’s a great little blog post from one of my favourite management thinkers and authors Leandro Herrero – on why events are an important part of an organisation’s culture. Responding to a post by US marketing guru and writer Seth Godin in which he urges corporations to axe big ‘set piece’
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The Engaging Manager – making the case for investment
Earlier this week I led a free Gatehouse Academy webinar exploring the notion of The Engaging Manager. Focused on the critical role of line managers in the communication/engagement mix, it was attended by in-house communicators for the UK, France, Germany, Denmark, the US, Canada, Australia and New
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