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The C-Suite does not ‘get’ Public Affairs.The Internal Side of Public Affairs (19)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy In the world of Public Affairs, it's not uncommon to hear PA...
Business Planning & Reporting: An Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (20)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy Business planning and internal reporting often get a bad rap in the...
Internal Coordination: A Core Public Affairs Skill. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (18)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy Coordinating public affairs work across multiple countries / states /...
Why Public Affairs Needs Clear Objectives and Measurable KPIs.The Internal Side of Public Affairs (17)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy In the fast-evolving world of Public Affairs, it’s easy to set broad or...
Internal Challenges & Opportunities: What Next. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (16)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy Some months back I decided to start looking more into the the Internal...
Demonstrating Trade Association Value.The Internal Side of Public Affairs (14)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy Trade Association members frequently face the (internal) question: ...
What is Value in Public Affairs Work and How to Find it? The Internal Side of Public Affairs (12)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy In recent weeks the issue of identifying-delivering-showcasing value in...
Engaging with Extremes: The dilemma for companies & associations. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (15)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy In last month’s European Parliament elections far-right groups gained...
The Power of Vision and Mission Statements in Public Affairs.The Internal Side of Public Affairs (13)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy I was a relatively late convert to the value of vision and mission...
Direct or Indirect Reporting Lines?The Internal Side of Public Affairs (11)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy This is an issue that has come up several times in my career. To start...
Public Affairs and adjacent functions: Friends or Foes?. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (10)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy To be successful Public Affairs needs to be a lynchpin function that...
Breaking the Silence: Why Failure Needs to Take Center Stage in Public Affairs. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (9)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy Failure is often the elephant in the room in public affairs work....
Chat GPT and Public Affairs.The Internal Side of Public Affairs (8)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy Are you wondering exactly what Artificial Intelligence can do to...
Measuring Public Affairs Success: Key Metrics and Limitations.The Internal Side of Public Affairs (7)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy As Public Affairs professionals, demonstrating the impact of our work...
Why all Public Affairs teams need an internal role. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (6)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy In the dynamic world of Public Affairs, where external activities often...
Public Affairs Professionals need to (better) speak P&L.The Internal Side of Public Affairs (5).
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy I believe there is gap that is becoming more and more evident in Public...
The Curse of Public Affairs Professionals. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (4).
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy This week I want to look at something that I think I would call a curse...
Public Affairs (Internal) Onboarding. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (3).
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy This week I want to look at the world of onboarding on Public Affairs –...
What makes the biggest difference: your Industry / country HQ or CEO?. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (1).
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy This is an interesting question that came my way this week and one I...
Why Reporting Lines Matter.The Internal Side of Public Affairs (2).
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy This week two things crossed my path that made me want to set out some...
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