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Leading international recruitment and executive search specialist, VMAGROUP, is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Harvey, Chief Executive, to the Board of the Institute of Internal Communications (IoIC). Andrew has been working at the heart of the internal communications industry for over 15 years, and is a strong advocate of CPD and the value a professional me...

A few months ago, I was having a really tough time. I found myself waking up in the morning feeling sick, dreading the day ahead. Regardless of the kind faces around me at work, I was afraid of being seen as a liability. Or at least that’s what I thought would happen if I was honest about how I was feeling. I felt obligated to paint a mask on every morning that wouldn’t take...

We are delighted to be hosting Catrin Lewis, on Thursday 9 May from 6pm, to celebrate the official launch of her book The Little Unicorn - An Adventure Through the Disengagement Dangerzone – a place where 70% of employees live every single day! If you’re interested in finding out more about harnessing the power of internal communications to add value to your business, please...

Okay, so I may be blowing my trumpet a little with the title, but it’s something I’m very proud of and it’s the reason I do this job. The call you make to a candidate to tell them they’ve just received their dream contract is what should get recruiters out of bed in the morning. If it doesn’t, they’re in the wrong job! But, as we all know, no role, whether in recruitment, ma...

Happy International Women’s Day! I don’t feel smug about many things, but when it comes to women I certainly do. I’m extremely lucky to have the most amazingly fierce, loyal and inspiring women in my life and I’m thankful every day for them. A surprise bonus was joining VMAGROUP and recruiting for Internal Communications and Change professionals which, as it happens, turns o...

Gravitas has always intrigued me. In my younger days, climbing the management ladder, I am not sure I understood what it meant. I assumed it was only intimidating, powerful, clever men that had this and was not something I would have considered myself having. Perhaps it is easier to identify those that do not have it. People for example who lack confidence or have low self-e...

Written by Matthew Batten, Organisational Development Adviser at the Royal College of Nursing. This blog first appeared on All Things IC. Communications. Three words I used to fear. But after attending VMAGROUP's seminar, Moving on up: How to be more strategic in internal communications, led by Nicholas Wardle, Head of Employee Engagement and Communications at One Housing, I...

According to our latest market report, The View, the UK corporate communications industry is predominantly female, making up 64% of the profession. However, our research also indicates that more men reach the Head of/Director level than women. We’d like to open the debate about why this is and what can be done to redress the balance. Coinciding with International Women’s Day...

Leading international recruitment and executive search specialist, VMAGROUP, is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Harvey as Group CEO. Andrew will take over the role previously held by Julia Meighan, who moves into the position of Chair of VMAGROUP. Andrew joined VMAGROUP in 2013 and for the last two years has been UK Executive Director, responsible for the gro...

Leading international recruitment and executive search specialist, VMAGROUP, is delighted to welcome Associate Director Lisa MacMillan back to the UK following her relocation from Hong Kong. With a communications background in industry and more than 14 years recruitment and search experience in communications and marketing, Lisa now joins the company’s London team focusing o...