Cc: Why copying in executives might result in the wrong sort of attention The abuse of email raises the blood pressure in offices every day. Workers are bombarded by often quite junior managers in other departments with demanding emails. They take many forms but the contents generally mean: “you must agree to do lots of work for me”. To make their request more convincing, they cc- in lots [...]
Are business leaders right to intervene in the Scottish independence referendum debate? Alex Singleton is associate director of The Whitehouse Consultancy and author of The PR Masterclass, says Yes. Business interventions over Scottish independence are not just tactically right, they’re morally virtuous. Until recently, many chief executives kept out of the debate, fearing their reputations would be trashed by so-called cybernats (cyber nationalists). Two things changed. First, [...]
