It’s rare to start a Thursday morning being thrown into the world of F1, but we at the Internal Comms Leadership Breakfast were all grateful for it as Nicole Bearne – former Head of Internal Communications at Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team – gave an incredible talk about delivering a winning mindset and the power of […]

Last week our Early Careers Strategist – Jayne Cullen – joined a room full of Early Careers specialists at the Bright Network Illuminate Conference who shone a light on best practice in the early talent space. Here are Jayne’s top takeaways for those of you couldn’t make it… Setting Young People up for success Dr […]

At our most recent event we had two brilliant speakers covering topics which sparked lots of conversations around psychological safety in the workplace and the power of speaking up. Henry, founder of 106 Comms introduced the morning with a case study on building trust within an organisation. Anglo American demonstrated their commitment to people over […]

A Tuesday.  The centre of London.  8am.  Yep, that time again.  The 106 Breakfast Series was back in town – and this time, we welcomed Natasha Gowans from Gaming Innovation Group (aka GiG) to talk through her experiences of Engaging Millennials.  Of course, we were all cautious not to pander to stereotypical (and often negative) […]

LIFE IMITATING ART At a breakfast briefing put on by Gti recently, Dr Paul Redmond drew on an interesting comparison between Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the future of AI in the workplace. In Shelley’s Frankenstein, her creation starts to question its master. Will this be the same when AI starts to become commonplace in the […]

This week Milkround hosted a Graduate Candidate Compass Insight Breakfast at Foyles bookshop. Several topics were covered, which provided insight into the hopes, fears and expectations of graduates in their careers. WISE, a campaign for gender balance in STEM spoke about how they’re seeking to encourage more women into these roles, from the classroom […]

Thursday 30th March.  8am.  The Delaunay Private Dining Room.  The latest event in the 106 Breakfast Series – and this time we turned our attention to The Digital Workplace. We had Comms professionals from Finance, Tech, Automotive, Science, Research, Engineering and more…  First up was a short presentation by 106 on Trends and Developments in […]

January 25th.  8am.  The Private Dining Room at The Delaunay.  A mixture of employers.  A fantastic breakfast.  And two great speakers.  Welcome to the world of the 106 Breakfast Series. This time, we focused on Apprenticeships, The Levy and Youth Marketing.  Here are our key take-aways: Sue Husband, Director of the National Apprenticeship Service, outlined […]

Here at 106, we live with a belief that ‘great communication inspires action’. If it doesn’t, it ain’t worth the paper or code it’s written on. In many respects, the Comms function has one really important job. To help organisations change. To make them more competitive or collaborative. To drive new behaviours. To win more customers. To retain talent […]