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S2E5 Behind the Bob - the one with Simon Jones
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In the latest episode Carrie-Ann Wade talks with Simon Jones who is the Executive Director for Communications for Westco and the former Chair of LGcomms, a professional body representing local government communicators.
We talk about his 15 years’ experience at director level in local government where his remit not only covered communications but included policy, strategy and business intelligence.
Simon shares his journey from journalist and editorial director into a career in communications and is honest about the challenges and learning.
We also talk about the joy of working with senior leadership teams who value and understand comms as well as the impacts of crisis communications on our work and our wellbeing.
Thank you to Simon for sharing his story and his advice for communications leaders.
Behind the Bob, Diary of a Comms Director
Welcome to Behind the Bob, Diary of a Comms Director with Carrie-Ann Wade.
This podcast is all about developing communications leaders of the future and supporting you to grow and thrive in your comms career. You’ll hear from Carrie-Ann about her own personal experiences and insights and there might even be a special guest or two popping up.
The first series focused on diversity in the communications profession and how to create more opportunities for people to see communications as a profession they would like to work in. The second series explores the lives of communications directors to help inspire and support communications leaders of the future.
Behind the Bob gives you a sneak peek into life as a comms director and provides you with all the "behind the scenes" knowledge to help you thrive as a communications leader.
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoyed listening please share it, leave a rating or a review. It really does help the podcast reach more communicators!
New episodes of Behind the Bob are published on Wednesdays and you can always subscribe via your favourite podcast platform to ensure you don't miss an episode.
You can find out more about Carrie-Ann and Cat's Pajamas Communications at www.cats-pajamas.co.uk
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