by Nadine Dereza | Apr 29, 2025 | Communication, Crisis Planning, Media Training, Tips and Ideas
All businesses are under threat – but there are steps you can take Over Easter Monday, reports began to surface that M&S stores were experiencing issues with contactless payments, forcing customers at the checkouts to reach for chip and PIN or cash (remember...
by Nadine Dereza | Nov 22, 2024 | Tips and Ideas
Few people can claim to have made as much of an impact on how we live our lives as Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak. Here’s what happened when we met in 2008 It’s amazing what you find in the depths of your hard drive. In the middle of a recent conversation with my...
by Nadine Dereza | Nov 3, 2022 | Tips and Ideas
The billionaire, Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has recently given sage advice in a CNBC interview posted on LinkedIn: “The one easy way to become worth 50 percent more than you are now is to hone your communication skills, both written and...
by Nadine Dereza | Jun 1, 2020 | Tips and Ideas
Take a walk through the shuttered restaurants and shops of Britain, and you will feel that you are being ignored by old friends. Whether it’s a café you used to regularly meet people in, or a clothes shop that always seemed to have the right outfit for every occasion...
by Nadine Dereza | Apr 9, 2020 | Tips and Ideas
COVID-19 is turning the world upside-down. Some of the recently furloughed are launching new initiatives, others are hiding under the duvet (both responses are perfectly valid). Some people have arranged their stockpile in alphabetical order, and some have realised...
by Nadine Dereza | Mar 16, 2020 | Tips and Ideas
As coronavirus forces event cancellations, organisers are turning to online meetings, webinars and webcasts to fill some of the gaps. The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has closed businesses and borders around the world. As people are encouraged to self-isolate, many...
