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Recruiting and retaining good people is challenging at the best of times, but in a post-pandemic world facing unprecedented challenges, talent retention is even more difficult and competitive. The war for talent has intensified. The pandemic is playing out against a backdrop of social activism and urgent calls for organisations to do more. And with… Read More

October is Cyber Security Awareness month, but that is not the only reason organisations should be thinking about whether leadership, operations and communication teams are fully equipped to deal with a cyber-attack. The Australian Cyber Security Centre’s latest Annual Cyber Threat Report revealed more than 67,500 cybercrimes were reported in the 2020-21 financial year, an… Read More

Devastating COVID-19 scenarios continue to unfold and lockdown life has become a blur for people across NSW and Victoria. Meanwhile, Queensland waits with bated breath and Australians everywhere are feeling the pain of the pandemic, both economically and socially. The nation’s vaccine delivery status and state-led rollouts now feature as daily topics of conversation on… Read More

There is no better time to look at the radical transformation of business that has occurred domestically and globally on the back of a surge in social justice and equity movements. The acceleration of social activism has significantly impacted the way in which companies put their ESG principles into practice and also, how they communicate… Read More

Rowland Executive Director, Alasdair Jeffrey, has recently been appointed Managing Director of the strategic communication agency, following the stepping down of Helen Besly from the role, just shy of 20 years at the helm. Alasdair is one of Australia’s most well-respected and seasoned financial communication and investor relations specialists, while Helen’s 42-year professional career firmly… Read More

From a global perspective, Australia has fared very well in its management of the health and economic impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. And while the Australian economy is recovering faster than originally forecast, and we feel somewhat protected simply by virtue of being an “island”, as a trading economy, our continued recovery will be… Read More

Strategic expansion is something we’ve helped countless clients achieve over our nearly 30 years in operation. So, it’s with great excitement that we announce a growth story of our own. 2021 will see Rowland formally expand our independent, full-service corporate communication, digital, creative and training offering into Sydney, with the appointment of former Marketing Director… Read More

COVID coloured our world in 2020 and it’s making organisations pivot again in 2021 — just not in the way you would traditionally think. The final article in our 2021 communication forecast series promises this year will be a fascinating one in the Creative space. Creative and design in 2021 If as the saying goes,… Read More

2020’s silver lining … the year internal communication suddenly got the attention it deserves! As many organisations scrambled to patch together solutions for keeping teams connected and informed in a time of global crisis, those who had previously invested in careful planning of internal communication, leadership culture and values-based decision-making were able to click into… Read More

The remote learning and working that defined 2020 fast-tracked digital transformation within businesses like never before, and there’s no sign of it slowing down in 2021. 2021 is sure shaping up to be an interesting one in the world of digital. Digital in 2021 There is nothing like a global pandemic to shift people’s perceptions… Read More