I’m not a feminist but…

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

In the world of PR, we’re all quite used to seeing days or weeks celebrating every cause imaginable. Did you know that we’re currently in National Bed Month or that next week is dedicated to the great outdoors with National Outdoor Week? Probably not, but it’s likely that you’ve seen ...

Why are so many wanna-be PRs called Kirsty?

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Sorting through stacks of CVs from graduates this morning, I experienced a Groundhog Day moment. It was the spooky familiarity of the names at the top of the CVs that did it. You see, there was an astonishingly high preponderance of Kirstys there. Not to mention a disproportionate number of ...

Potty training for the workplace?

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

My thoughts turned to potty training this week as I attempt to encourage my two-year-old daughter to ditch the nappies. Can’t honestly say I’ll miss swilling out a putrid bucket of washable nappies, however eco-friendly they may be. Actually, potty training is proving to be even more onerous than I remember ...