Simply very different

Hello I'm Daniel Penton and I've just joined simplygoodadvice – a brand new internal communications consultancy led by Liam FitzPatrick (whose blog this post is hosted on) and Marc Wright (whose blog is: http://simply-blogging.typepad.com/publishers_blog/). It’s a massive change from the PR agency that I’ve moved from and had spent the whole of my working life at until last week (all three and a half years of it).

Gone is the tired circa-80’s building on the edge of central London, in its place are some very nice offices in the centre of Soho. No longer do I grapple with a temperamental laptop that I suspect came pre-loaded with Windows 95, now we’re using shiny new MacBook Pro’s (which look very cool, but I seem to be helping Liam with more than I’m using my own). And now the focus is 100% on internal communications, instead of a bit of everything.

As you can imagine when starting up a new business, there is lots to do and its very challenging, but it’s also lots of fun. We’ve been working on the website (which will be going live soon, you’ll all be the first to know), writing some interesting features for simplygoodadvice’s sister internal communications news site simplycommunicate (http://www.simply-communicate.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=1091) and taking part in some very interesting client meetings.   

Having worked on several high-profile internal communications programs at my previous employers, it’s great to be working with Liam and Marc – two of the most experienced internal communication practitioners around.

I’m going to be guest blogging on simplyblogging over the coming weeks to give you a behind the scenes look at life in a start-up communications consultancy. Feel free to leave any questions and comments and see you next week!

Daniel

Comments

[Kelly Kass]

Welcome aboard, Daniel!

Now can you get me three 1,200 word articles by Monday morning?

Your friendly Editor at simply-communicate,

Kelly xx

[Marc Wright]

Welcome aboard Daniel. It's great to have you with us.
Now there's this small problem I'm having with my Safari web browser.....

[julian]

Daniel, enjoy your time - I am counting down :)

You are spot on with the dell machines, such a hassle working with them, bless the macs!

[Sue]

Hi Daniel,

So, the question is, have you managed to stop Liam stroking and admiring the Mac and start actually doing some work on it ...?

Best of luck with the job, and with Mr Fitz. And as one who's put up with - erm,I mean, had the pleasure of working with - him for the past few years, I'd like to set you the following two challenges (at which I dismally failed):

1. See if you can cure him of the desire to 'chat up the stewardesses' on planes. It's embarrassing, and he really shouldn't be eating the extra sandwiches he's trying to wheedle out of them anyway. Tell him to think of his waistline.

2. Stop those unnecessary displays of lycra. The whole world does not need to keep seeing him in his cycling shorts every time he has a new photo. I'm sure you could get the blog to develop a 'fault' when he next feels the need to publish one ...

Good luck!

Sue

[Dan Penton]

Thanks everyone for your comments.

@Sue - Liam cycled in to work today, so any displays of lycra from him are not limited to photographs unfortunately.

[gerard]

nice one Dan - keep me posted on developments - particularly on good sushi houses in the area....