Sometimes your own resources may not be enough: when you need to keep an eye on what is on the agenda in Brussels, when your company is being transformed or a crisis emerges, when a new CEO enters the scene, a communication manager is missing or a special event needs to be prepared.
Sometimes your own resources may not be enough: when you need to keep an eye on what is on the agenda in Brussels, when your company is being transformed or a crisis emerges, when a new CEO enters the scene, a communication manager is missing or a special event needs to be prepared.
Communication Works gives you a helping hand whenever you need ideas or actually to implement them – no matter if that is for a single or for 100 days. You have one speaking partner and get the energy of the whole team. And if even more power is needed, we know the right partners.
EU Policy Monitoring
The European Union may be in a crisis, but being able to understand and anticipate European policies remains an essential precondition for commercial success. If your company can’t afford or does not want to open an office in Brussels right away, we can efficiently and effectively support you.
We know the political landscape in Europe an dispose of a large network in Brussels. Our team cannot only take care of regular reporting on regulatory and legislative processes which are important for your company, we also deliver tailor-made analysis and support you in engaging in meaningful dialogues with the relevant actors in the capital of Europe.
Intercultural Communication
Different countries, different manners. But it is often underestimated how big the impact of small differences on the company culture and success can be. We know the problem – and the necessary tools from two decades of international work in communications. Communication Works assists your team in understanding and managing the challenges.
We do not only speak many languages, we also have worked with many nationalities in Europe. Especially in Sweden, Germany and Belgium we feel at home.
Crisis Communication
In a crisis, there is only one remedy: honest and self-critical examination. Clappers do not help. However, to be self-critical requires someone holding up a mirror to you. Based on our longstanding experience on both sides – investigative journalism and corporate crisis communication – Communication Works does exactly that.
Preferentially, we start even before it comes to a crisis, for example by establishing the necessary organisational structure. But we also help restarting the conversation when your company is already in the midst of a crisis. Together with you we develop the right media strategy, find the right tools and accompany their implementation. We’ll make sure you’ll effectively be wearing new clothes – and not be naked like the Emperor in Andersen’s fairytale.
Communication of Top Level Changes
With the next CEO everything will be different. That is almost self-understood. But how different? Every organisation has its peculiarities. What will be popular and what are the no go’s? What should be the highlights and priorities? Partners and employees have big expectations. To avoid disappointments, it is important to understand them before taking center stage.
The first impression is crucial and needs to be carefully prepared. Communication Works listens attentively both inside and outside the company before writing a script that suits you.
Interim Management
Sometimes it’s just maddening. Just when an important project is about to start, someone quits the company, is sick or goes into parental leave. Do not stress yourself and your employees. Communication Works stands in whenever communication management resources are lacking. We have experience with small and large teams and make sure that the whole communication does not go missing because of a missing manager.
Moderating
We are not famous and we do not pull off daring stunts. We do not know your business better than you either. But just like you, we do not like boredom in working groups, workshops, seminars or conferences.
Simple techniques often help achieving great results. An external moderator can do a lot to ensure that a meeting produces results and that participants stay focused instead of playing with their smartphones. We have much experience especially in the energy sector. In all other sectors we have a lot of energy, too.
Media Training
Transparency is a must in the digital world. Credibility comes from visibility. That can, but must not always require the top management to step up. Experts at all levels can create the trust which is essential for the company. However, not everyone feels comfortable in contact with media and likes to speak in front of a microphone or camera. Still, it does not need to be difficult: as always, skill comes with practice.
To make sure the World is not watching when you and your team take the first steps, Communication Works offers media training, tailor-made for the needs of the individual, for the specific or for the common case, and always by every trick in the book.