Ep 61 - One team, or a big scream?
There is no I in team. Yes, but there is a me! So goes the schoolboy-esque response…
We come together in teams because, as the entire sweep of human history has taught us, we can achieve a lot more than on our lonesome, or even worse, arguing amongst ourselves.
But that doesn’t stop us does it? It's in our nature. Especially when a fair majority of those team members are opinionated, creative, dare I say a tad on the emotional side, extroverts. Just like you might find in your everyday common or garden in-house corporate communications function.
So how do you get such a diverse team of individuals with a broad range of skills and experience working well together? Is running a comms team any different to a team of engineers or accountants? What do you do if you think you’re in a team that isn’t working, or is perhaps even failing. What do you do if you’ve realised that, but you’re the one in charge?
To answer these questions and more are Apella Advisors colleagues Andrew Brown, Liz Lynch and Matt Young.
Matt Young is an Apella Advisors partner with 25 years of experience in corporate affairs. He was Corporate Affairs Director at Lloyds Banking Group, part of the senior team which rescued the bank and rebuilt its reputation following the financial crisis. Formerly communications director at Santander UK and board member of the BBA.
Experienced in corporate communications; public affairs and policy; regulatory affairs and risk; industrial relations; crisis and complex issues management; reputation turnarounds; campaigns, competition; and ESG. Former Head of Public Affairs and Public Policy at TSB Bank. Previously a Partner at a global communications agency and has worked in the media and politics.
Andrew Brown is an Apella Advisors partner, a former Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Ageas Insurance. He has more than ten years’ experience leading the corporate affairs functions for global firms across a range of regulated and unregulated sectors, developing considerable experience in issues, crisis and change management. Formerly Director of Communications at Drax Group plc and Group Corporate Affairs Director at Regus plc.
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One team, or a big scream?
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One team, or a big scream?
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