11: Cricket, countdown to Academy and speaking truth to power

We're back! And at The Ashes!

In this short and sweet episode, LGcomms chair Simon Jones tells us why we should go to this year's LGcomms Public Sector Academy event in Manchester. In the discussion, we talk about maintaining standards and how we can better engage with our communities.

We also speak to change consultant Amanda Buchanan to get her perspective on how comms pros can speak up and have potentially difficult conversation with senior leaders. We also chat about the language of change.

And, as always, there's a little hidden gem at the end...

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