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No matter how and where your GR team is located in the company, and no matter which name you gave it – it is almost certain that risk…

1. Are GR teams weak link or strong link organizations?

Why doing nothing can be exactly the right thing to do for GR

Technological progress exponentially shapes our economies, societies and ways to live (indeed maybe even on which planet we will live). New…

Half of GR work takes place inside your company

“Political campaigning” has a magic ring to it. It’s glamorous. Fast action. And you know at some point if you have lost or won. In short…

Every GR organization faces the task of defining which capabilities are needed where. We found that most GR teams struggle with this…

1. Scaling and GR — does it even exist?

There is not enough discussion, deliberation and clarity about the involvement of GR teams in the elusive world of market expansion.

Aligning internally on policy options is too often regarded a one-off exercise. It is not — it happens all the time and is a core process…

1. Turf wars, episode III — The revenge of the org chart

Ben Greenstone & Sandro share some thoughts on the art and science of “stakeholder mapping”

Simplicity in planning fosters energy in execution. Strong determination in carrying through a simple idea is the surest route to success…

Briefings are key to your success and what’s keeping (most of) us from delivering them

Where should GR sit in a company?

When was the last time a GR org was mentioned in a [shipped] E-mail of a new product? What value add can GR bring to product development?

Peter Drucker wasn’t a GR guy

What’s GR in the first place?

This blog is all about changing GR. You might ask why. Here is the paradigm we build our content on: We believe that within the next ten…

Why is there no strategic writing on the craft of building and leading Government Relations functions?