February 2020 – Martyn Perks

Category: Writing

The Edelman Trust Barometer 2020 – cause for thought

Posted On February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 By martynperks

Originally published on Simply Communicate. Heavily quoted in this response to the report. As communicators, what did we make of the recent Edelman Trust Barometer Report 2020 which was published a couple of weeks back? In general terms it does not make joyful reading. It does, though, make a very clear case for action to reverse the […]

Category: Feature/The Workplace/Writing

Don’t Blame Slack for Ruining Your Work, Blame Your Manager

Posted On February 6, 2020May 19, 2023 By martynperks

Photo by antonella brugnola on Unsplash Originally published on CMSwire. The saying goes, a bad workman blames his tools. But a more fitting alternative is we get the technology we deserve. Articles continue to roll out about how messaging tools like Slack, Yammer, WhatsApp — not to mention the granddaddy of them all, email — are to blame for […]