Homepage
Open in app
Sign in
Get started
GR_blog
Follow
How to Align on Priorities with the Help of OKR
How to Align on Priorities with the Help of OKR
Nothing is worse than being stuck because you are dependent on other people’s input. Here is one idea on how to solve it.
Ansgar Baums
Jan 15, 2023
A rant on strategy
A rant on strategy
“Strategy” must be the most over-used concept ever. Few institutions have one — including GR teams
Ansgar Baums
Nov 29, 2022
Planning as a GR function — the good, the bad & the ugly
Planning as a GR function — the good, the bad & the ugly
Fall — the leaves are falling, Q3 just closed and you’re getting the first E-mails about…… planning for next year!
Sandro Gianella
Oct 1, 2022
Introducing the GR-X Team
Introducing the GR-X Team
Could Agile save GR?
Ansgar Baums
Mar 11, 2022
Enterprise Risk Management and GR
Enterprise Risk Management and GR
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…
Ansgar Baums
Feb 8, 2022
Hiring for GR: Who should be on the team?
Hiring for GR: Who should be on the team?
1. Are GR teams weak link or strong link organizations?
Ansgar Baums
Sep 28, 2021
Action Bias vs. Strategic Patience
Action Bias vs. Strategic Patience
Why doing nothing can be exactly the right thing to do for GR
Ansgar Baums
Aug 24, 2021
Why Venture Capital needs Public Policy Teams
Why Venture Capital needs Public Policy Teams
Technological progress exponentially shapes our economies, societies and ways to live (indeed maybe even on which planet we will live). New…
Sandro Gianella
Aug 18, 2021
Internal GR stakeholder management
Internal GR stakeholder management
Half of GR work takes place inside your company
Ansgar Baums
Aug 17, 2021
Can and should GR teams campaign?
Can and should GR teams campaign?
“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…
Ansgar Baums
Apr 29, 2021
Defining GR capabilities
Defining GR capabilities
Every GR organization faces the task of defining which capabilities are needed where. We found that most GR teams struggle with this…
Ansgar Baums
Mar 15, 2021
More Henry Ford, less Picasso: Why GR should scale, too
More Henry Ford, less Picasso: Why GR should scale, too
1. Scaling and GR — does it even exist?
Ansgar Baums
Nov 3, 2020
GR’s role in Market Expansion — Art or Science?
GR’s role in Market Expansion — Art or Science?
There is not enough discussion, deliberation and clarity about the involvement of GR teams in the elusive world of market expansion.
Sandro Gianella
Sep 30, 2020
How to define a public policy position
How to define a public policy position
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…
Ansgar Baums
Sep 18, 2020
Should GR own all government outreach activities?
Should GR own all government outreach activities?
1. Turf wars, episode III — The revenge of the org chart
Ansgar Baums
Aug 20, 2020
Map those Stakeholders!
Map those Stakeholders!
Ben Greenstone & Sandro share some thoughts on the art and science of “stakeholder mapping”
Sandro Gianella
Jul 20, 2020
Simple rules for GR functions
Simple rules for GR functions
Simplicity in planning fosters energy in execution. Strong determination in carrying through a simple idea is the surest route to success…
Ansgar Baums
Jul 8, 2020
How to write great (meeting prep) briefings
How to write great (meeting prep) briefings
Briefings are key to your success and what’s keeping (most of) us from delivering them
Ansgar Baums
Jun 10, 2020
Org charts: Form follows function?
Org charts: Form follows function?
Where should GR sit in a company?
Ansgar Baums
May 25, 2020
“It’s complicated” — the relationship between Product Development and GR
“It’s complicated” — the relationship between Product Development and GR
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?
Sandro Gianella
May 14, 2020
Manage by numbers? Why quantification doesn’t work for GR
Manage by numbers? Why quantification doesn’t work for GR
Peter Drucker wasn’t a GR guy
Ansgar Baums
May 7, 2020
How to think about GR
How to think about GR
What’s GR in the first place?
Sandro Gianella
May 5, 2020
It’s here: The GR Crisitunity of the Century
It’s here: The GR Crisitunity of the Century
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…
Ansgar Baums
Mar 10, 2020
Introducing the GR Blog
Introducing the GR Blog
Why is there no strategic writing on the craft of building and leading Government Relations functions?
Ansgar Baums
Feb 17, 2020
About GR_Blog
Latest Stories
Archive
About Medium
Terms
Privacy
Teams