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As Sydney faces the hardest lockdown yet, Becscomm’s Managing Director Rebecca Spencer and Senior Consultant Amanda Mikhael provide 5 tips and suggestions for making the most of a challenging situation.

IWD 2021: Determined to lead the way for change Rebecca reflects on her career and what it means to her on IWD 2021 As International Women’s Day rolls around again and I reflect on the past 20 years of my career, immersed in predominantly male-dominated industries, it is hard not to think about the challenges…

Helping our clients win work is one of our favourite things to do! Rebecca has been involved in some of Australia’s largest and most complex tender submissions for operations and maintenance, road, rail, ferries, power supply upgrades and major water treatment projects. Over the years she’s seen it all – wins, losses and everything in…

So, you’ve heard about burnout – but what exactly is it? How does it affect you? How can you avoid it? As an engagement practitioner, a leader and someone who has been affected by burnout I have dedicated time to finding out more and starting an honest-but-critical discussion about burnout within the community engagement space….

It is difficult to put a dollar figure on the true value of good community relations; but the cost of getting it wrong can mean big dollars in delays, design changes, mediation and damaged reputations. But what happens if you don’t have the luxury of your own dedicated “comms team”? We’ve put together a simple…