In Conversation with communications and confidence strategist, Advita Patel
Interview by HR Spotlight Advita Patel is a leading communications and confidence strategist, the 2025 CIPR President, and CEO of CommsRebel. Her new book, Decoding Confidence: The 7 Habits of Confident Leaders, arrives at a critical juncture for HR leaders navigating the intersection of human judgment and artificial intelligence. Hi Advita, thank you for joining […]
When AI Speaks First: Confidence, Leadership and the Human Skills We Can’t Afford to Lose
There’s a pattern emerging in workplaces that nobody is talking about loudly enough. Leaders who used to trust their instincts are now routinely deferring to AI before they’ve even formed a thought. Professionals who once drafted their own communications, built their own arguments, and trusted their own judgement are outsourcing those moments to a machine. […]
The quiet confidence we can often overlook
We tend to get confidence wrong. Somewhere along the way, it’s become tangled up with being loud. Being visible and being the person who always has something to say in meetings. But that’s not confidence. That’s just one way of showing up. A lot of the research I’ve been doing for my book has reminded […]
Building internal comms that cut through in 2025
We’re in a new era of communication. One where attention is a scarce commodity, and the average colleague is drowning in messages. Between Teams pings, back-to-back meetings, inbox overload, and the general chaos of daily life, it’s no wonder so many internal messages go unread, unnoticed, or ignored. And that’s frustrating when you’ve spent time […]
Stop broadcasting. Start communicating.
Why your internal comms might be getting ignored. You’ve spent time crafting the perfect internal message. It’s been reviewed, signed off, formatted just right, and sent out to the masses. And the only response you get? A polite but slightly smug email pointing out a typo. Sound familiar? It’s frustrating. You put in the effort […]
Difficult conversations: 5 effective ways to handle them at work
If you’ve spent any amount of time working in communications, PR, or HR, then you already know that difficult conversations aren’t a rare occurrence – they’re part of the job. Whether you’re advising a CEO mid-crisis, navigating a sensitive HR issue, or pushing back on a poorly thought-out campaign plan, these moments call for a […]
Navigating connection in a lonely world – 5 insightful takeaways
“We live in a hyperconnected world, but people have never been as lonely as they are today.” – Elke Geraerts In an age where technology keeps us constantly connected, loneliness paradoxically looms larger than ever before. We swipe, like, and scroll through endless streams of information, yet the depth of human connection feels increasingly shallow. […]
6 incredible benefits on how DISC coaching can help you lead effectively
Since Thomas Erikson, author of Surrounded by Idiots, shared his wisdom on DISC profiling at InnerRebel in 2023, I’ve been captivated by the power of this tool. So much so that earlier this year, I took the plunge and became a certified DISC Assessor. What is DISC? DISC is a model that helps decode human […]
Top 101 influencer for the third time!
Top 101 influencer What an absolute honour to be listed as one of the top 101 influencers by Inspiring Workplaces. This is my third year being listed, and every year, I’m humbled to be named alongside some incredible people doing remarkable things. If you don’t follow some of these people, I highly recommend you do: […]
Four things to consider before adopting AI in Internal Comms
With more companies adopting AI (artificial intelligence) practices, we explore the key considerations around bias and the potential risks. We’ve grown used to AI technologies from home assistants to smart thermostats to robot vacuum cleaners that are making our home lives easier but what about in the workplace? AI is already being used within a […]