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The Little Questions

Welcome to The Little Questions podcast from Apella Advisors. In each episode, we tackle a critical little question, covering topics from across the world of communications, corporate affairs and beyond.

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Update frequency
every 16 days
Average duration
29 minutes
Episodes
90
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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Cyber Breach

Cyber Breach

This week, we discuss the horrifying world of the cyber breach. Trust and loyalty are fragile at the best of times, but the risks of causing serious damage to your brand, reputation and business are …

00:41:49  |   Wed 21 Sep 2022
Caviar Express - who wouldn't you work for?

Caviar Express - who wouldn't you work for?

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UK-based consultants were placed in the national spotlight for ties to Russian entities.

The press focused on how consultants in the law and PR for example,…

00:24:08  |   Wed 07 Sep 2022
Interview with Mark Kleinman - Sky News Business Editor

Interview with Mark Kleinman - Sky News Business Editor

Today the Little Questions Podcast has an interview with Mark Kleinman, SKY News’ Business Editor. Mark is a well-known and respected business journalist, a columnist for CityAM and winner of the 202…

00:28:36  |   Wed 27 Jul 2022
Leadership Change

Leadership Change

The relationships between a Corporate Affairs Director and the senior leadership of their organisation are arguably the most important they’ll manage during their time in the role. 

Positioning the C…

00:29:28  |   Wed 29 Jun 2022
Interview with Dr Kris De Meyer, Director of the UCL Climate Action Unit

Interview with Dr Kris De Meyer, Director of the UCL Climate Action Unit

This week, join Apella Advisors' Jenny Scott and Andrew Brown for a fascinating discussion with Dr Kris De Meyer, director of the UCL Climate Action Unit and neuroscientist at King's College London. …
00:38:55  |   Wed 15 Jun 2022
Do we still need media relations?

Do we still need media relations?

With the digital world growing and increasing its domination of our lives, some have for years been calling time on traditional media; Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer once described it as “a dead man wal…

00:28:50  |   Wed 01 Jun 2022
Mergers and acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions

If you get to the end of your career and you’ve never worked for a firm that has either acquired or been acquired you will very much be the exception. 

This week, on the Little Questions Podcast we'r…

00:30:18  |   Wed 18 May 2022
Internal Communications: always the bridesmaid, never the bride

Internal Communications: always the bridesmaid, never the bride

There was a time, not very long ago, when communications was thought of as a nice, but not that necessary, soft skill. Thankfully times have changed. We now know that strong internal communication im…
00:34:22  |   Wed 04 May 2022
Getting the best from your corporate advisors.

Getting the best from your corporate advisors.

The company and agency relationship should be the perfect embodiment of symbiosis. Mutual productivity for the benefit of all. Happy days! For those working either side of the fence, that’s not alway…

00:27:30  |   Wed 20 Apr 2022
Interview with Alison Brittain, CEO, Whitbread

Interview with Alison Brittain, CEO, Whitbread

On this edition of The Little Questions we’re talking to Alison Brittain, the Chief Executive Officer of Whitbread - a company known for owning brands such as Premier Inn, Bar + Block and Beefeater. …

00:36:09  |   Wed 06 Apr 2022
Tell me a story, Jackanory

Tell me a story, Jackanory

This week, on The Little Questions Podcast, we look at the art of storytelling in business. 

For many years, observers have encouraged corporates to embrace the art of storytelling. To drop the corpo…

00:26:02  |   Wed 23 Mar 2022
Campaigning - the best way of telling your story?

Campaigning - the best way of telling your story?

This episode is all about campaigning. 

Historically, the preserve of dictators, generals, crusties, and politicos, campaigning is now a tool that’s been adopted by marketers, communicators, and ever…

00:36:20  |   Wed 09 Mar 2022
Is ESG the new CSR?

Is ESG the new CSR?

In this episode we dive head first into the pond that is ESG, better known as Environmental, Social and Governance.

So what exactly is ESG? The airwaves are full of it, Boardrooms are awash with it, …

00:29:01  |   Sat 19 Feb 2022
Joe Garner discusses communications and leadership

Joe Garner discusses communications and leadership

This is a special edition of the Little Questions podcast as we chat with Joe Garner, CEO of Nationwide Building Society. Joe is one of the UK’s most respected business leaders and gives us an insigh…
00:29:51  |   Wed 09 Feb 2022
Sorry not sorry: the corporate apology

Sorry not sorry: the corporate apology

How hard is it to say sorry? This week, The Little Questions podcast looks into the world of the corporate apology.

If we’ve done something wrong, or more relevant to our specific discussion, if the …

00:33:19  |   Wed 26 Jan 2022
Little Questions Live

Little Questions Live

A panel of industry experts joined us for Little Questions Live in front of a studio audience at the RSA in London. On this special edition of the podcast we discuss the relationship between a CAD an…

00:54:54  |   Wed 12 Jan 2022
Christmas Special

Christmas Special

Christmas is nearly upon us and in the best traditions of the holiday season broadcasters are gathering up all their best bits from the year and packaging it up into a highlights reel. 

We didn’t wan…

00:22:51  |   Wed 15 Dec 2021
Corporate Affairs - ‘If only I’d known that then’

Corporate Affairs - ‘If only I’d known that then’

Corporate Affairs is a key driver of an organisation’s success, when done well. And done badly, the consequences can be all too, painfully, visible. All team members play a critical role in making su…

00:28:19  |   Wed 01 Dec 2021
Post Truth: Is B*llsh*t the new normal?

Post Truth: Is B*llsh*t the new normal?

Today we consider the extent to which we live in a post-truth age. We are quite literally going to talk bullshit, described by Jon Lovett, a former advisor to Clinton and Obama, as “one of the greate…

00:31:09  |   Wed 17 Nov 2021
Measurement malaise: is comms stuck in a rut?

Measurement malaise: is comms stuck in a rut?

It’s time for some honesty amongst friends. Compared to other corporate functions, comms has never really been particularly good when it comes to measuring and reporting on the value of what we do. F…

00:25:28  |   Wed 03 Nov 2021
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