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Ones to watch in: Supply chain innovation 
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Ones to watch in: Supply chain innovation 

Supply chain bosses have always had to focus on efficiency and productivity. Now they have another pressing priority: how to make the industry more sustainable and transparent.

Harpswood looks at the businesses doing it faster and better than pretty much anyone else out there.

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the first harpsmas client party
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the first harpsmas client party

It’s been an incredibly exciting two years for Harpswood, and we were thrilled to host our inaugural Harpsmas party last week. Starting a business during the pandemic meant that our first few hires and clients got used to working remotely and in-person parties seemed like a distant memory…

Two years on, our team is in double digits and we’re working with a bunch of impressive businesses who are all making the world cleaner, fairer and better.

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Harpswood welcomes Jessica Ahmed
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Harpswood welcomes Jessica Ahmed

Jessica Ahmed joined Harpswood through the 10,000 Black Interns programme, which aims to empower black students with paid internships and unleash their true potential in British businesses.

Jessica is a Law with Politics student studying at Lancaster University. 

We asked her to reflect on her experience…

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Comms Voices: Michael Lea Rock
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Comms Voices: Michael Lea Rock

Michael Lea Rock has enjoyed a stellar career in communications.He served David Cameron and Gordon Brown as Chief Writer to the Prime Minister in 10 Downing Street before spending four years as a speechwriter at the US Department of State, where his material was used by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Here he talks to Harpswood founder James Clench about how digital communication is causing “news” to be replaced by “views”, which PM failed the football fan test and how whiskey helped him to think differently about speech writing.

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Comms voices: Jodie Ginsberg
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Comms voices: Jodie Ginsberg

Jodie Ginsberg is a recognised expert on media freedom. She was chief executive of Index On Censorship, the global freedom of expression group, and is now CEO of Internews Europe, an organisation which empowers people worldwide with high quality news and information. She tells Harpswood why communicators in countries with limited free speech tend to be better listeners, why Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary is effective at getting his point across… and why organisations should never bury their heads in the sand.

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Most powerful PR tactic? Case closed
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Most powerful PR tactic? Case closed

If you doubt the power of employer PR, here are two words to convince you: Rachael Trigg. Ms Trigg, a 24-year-old maintenance and repairs hire for Thames Water at its Chieveley Sewage Works plant in Newbury, Berks, appeared in five different national newspapers to illustrate a story about the importance of language in job adverts.

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You can’t stall in a crisis, Zuckerberg finds to his cost
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You can’t stall in a crisis, Zuckerberg finds to his cost

Sometimes in business, a hand grenade lands in your lap. You know that grabbing hold of it will be perilous – but you can’t ignore it. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, was left such an incendiary problem when Donald Trump posted on the world’s largest social network about the protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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