The end is near...

Well, my month is almost up as the guest blogger here on the Black Belt Dojo and it’s been emotional. The battle to save our employee magazine comes to a head today; I have a meeting with our CEO at 3pm. Thanks to everyone who contacted me to offer help in building my case; your assistance has been invaluable. When I know the outcome, I will add a comment to this post updating you all.

I am on leave for three weeks from the end of the day today and for the first time in a long time, I really feel like I need this break. It has been a tough month in IC for easyJet. Do you ever get the feeling that you are dodging the crosshairs of the CEO and sometimes, you are just not quick enough to get out of the way?

If Sue and Liam ever ask you to be the guest blogger here, seize the chance with both hands. During this last month, I have received emails from IC professionals from around the world, been asked to feature in a magazine as a guest columnist and even been headhunted (sadly the job is well out of my league for now…but my head is twice its normal size).

If you want to stay in touch, or make initial contact feel free to give me a poke(!) or add me as a friend on Facebook using taffysteve@hotmail.com to find me.

In a Jerry Springer stylee, I will leave you with a final thought:

When asked what they want to be when they grow up, not many children will say “I want to work in Internal Communications”. Most of the communicators I know say that they ended up in the role ‘by accident’. However, there is a universal connection that seems to run through all IC professionals the world over; we care about what we do. We know the value we can add to an organisation and we know the difference effective communications can make. Now, if only we could get others to see it…

Take care of yourself…and each other.

Steve

Comments

[Steve Evans]

Hi guys, as promised, an update.

Unfortunately, our CEO had made up his mind that our employee magazine would become a symbolic sacrificial lamb and nothing I would say or do would make any difference.

I am a little downbeat about it all at the moment, but I am already thinking of ways to dust myself off to come up with new, smarter ways of communicating.

All the best

Steve

[Sue]

Hi Steve,

I'm not surprised you've been hunted out for columns and new jobs - you've been a superb guest blogger and I've really enjoyed reading your posts.

Sad to hear the final outcome of the magazine...or will it be final? Keep watching the data - maybe the consequences will yet be felt ...

Have a great holiday.