A word from our MD
Many of you will know that I’m due to become a mum this April. The time has therefore come for me to pause my duties …
Jo Sutherland
A word to our past selves
What do we know now that we wish we knew at the beginning of this crisis? Here’s the advice the Magenta team would give to …
How to keep teams happy, healthy and productive
What’s drained and fuelled you this year? Where next, and what’s next? I attended the Virtual Vistage Executive Summit last Friday that addressed these questions …
How to approach a difficult conversation
Communicating in a crisis isn’t easy, which is why Magenta recently joined forces with Women in Property to run a virtual event designed to provide …
How to communicate with [un]furloughed employees
November has arrived and with it comes the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. While some may have their furlough extended, there will be …
Don’t fight the old, build the new
October 2020 marks my 5-year anniversary at Magenta Associates, and my 1-year anniversary as MD (what a crash course I’ve had!), so I thought it …
Communications Week: Inspiring connectedness in times of crisis
Communications Week was founded in 2014 to bring together the greatest minds in PR and media. Every year, this comms calendar favourite pinpoints some of …
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Five minutes with… award winning journalist Helen Parton
As a workplace communications specialist, Magenta thought it fitting to gauge the views of an architecture and interiors journalist with over 15 years’ experience, who …
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Magenta’s founder named deputy chair of IWFM Members’ Council
After more than nine years volunteering for the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM), Magenta’s founder Cathy Hayward has been named deputy chair of …
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Lessons from Lockdown – A New Opportunity for Performance & Productivity
I’m delighted to introduce this guest blog from Dr Ken van Someren, director of performance at Boost Cognition. We’ll be speaking with Dr van Someren …
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