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Corporate Transformation

Corporate Transformation

Communicating major changes such as mergers, acquisitions and sell-offs is never easy, and requires constant communications with all stakeholders - both internal and external. John McLaren on Change Management at Akzo Nobel.


Seasonal Readjustments

Seasonal Readjustments

Whatever the nature of change, organisations can often get it wrong. What is sure, however, is that communications should be at the heart of any successful strategy. Dafydd Philips and Richard Morgen of Communication Director have decided to explore...
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What Does it Take to Communicate Change Successfully?

What Does it Take to Communicate Change  Successfully?

For this conference Professor Malcolm Higgs of Southampton University has kindly provided us with extracts from his latest research on 'Sustaining Change'. According to Higgs it is clear that effective change implementation is one...
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Dr. Kristina Winzen on Post-merger Integrations at BASF

Dr. Kristina Winzen on Post-merger Integrations at BASF

We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Kristina Winzen, Head of Change Communications at BASF, is to join 'Communicating Change'. Winzen has extensive experience in post-merger integrations and divestitures, and has also directed various projects concentrating on internal...
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Challenging the Static Concept of a Brand: Rebranding SONAE


Miguel Rangel

Miguel Rangel
Head of Institutional Relations, Brand and Communication, SONAE

Cool and Lovin' it: Image Change at McDonald's


Matthias Mehlen

Matthias Mehlen
Director Corporate Affairs and Spokesman, McDonald's Germany

Value-driven Innovation: Managing Change within New Realities


Robert Paton

Robert Paton
Professor of Management, University of Glasgow Business School

A Novel Approach to Inspiring Leadership: Storytelling


Theo Hendriks

Theo Hendriks
Storyteller and Partner, Bex Communicatie

Dinner Speech Re-examining Leadership: The Expression of Personality in Nonverbal Behaviour


Karl Grammer

Karl Grammer
Professor of Anthropology, University of Vienna

Mergers, Acquisitions and Sell-Offs: Corporate Transformation at AkzoNobel


John McLaren

John McLaren
Corporate Director Communications, AkzoNobel

Change Communications Toolbox


 Gerhild Deutinger

Gerhild Deutinger
CEO, Impulsbüro

Becoming the Life Sciences and Material Sciences Company: Pearl - Changing The World of DSM


Nelleke Barning

Nelleke Barning
Director of Communications, DSM Nederland

The Start of a Cultural Change Journey at Shell: 'Our Business. Our Character.'


Rebecca Hilliard

Rebecca Hilliard
Manager Group Internal Communications, Shell

Brands: Anchors in Times of Change


Pascal Geissbühler

Pascal Geissbühler
Strategy Director, Branders Group AG

The Real Work Begins After the Deal is Closed: Post-merger Integrations at BASF


Dr. Kristina Winzen

Dr. Kristina Winzen
Head of Change Communications Global & Europe and Corporate History, BASF

NGOs and Image Change: GTCE's 'Welcome to the Teaching Profession'


Rachel Davis

Rachel Davis
Communications Executive Assistant, The General Teaching Council for England (GTCE)

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