Don't Shoot The Messenger

About Don't Shoot The Messenger

Don't Shoot The Messenger is a podcast by Vicki Marinker, bringing you interesting conversations about careers in communications. Vicki talks with experts in PR, corporate communications, internal comms and more - discussing everything from starting a career in comms, to managing a full-scale corporate crisis. This is the podcast for you, if you want to get ahead in communications.

Publisher

Vicki Marinker

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Sept 2020

Latest episode

19 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Jun 2026

   Episode 34: Job sharing - how to secure the role and how to make it work, with Natasha Liedl-McDowall and Will McDonald

   How do you secure a job share role, and once in, how do you make it work? In this episode, two guests join us to share their experiences of job sharing. Will McDonald and Natasha Liedl-McDowall took different routes into job sharing. We talked about: 📣 How to win over sceptical stakeholders 📣 The unglamorous essentials: presenting a united front, handover notes and sharing all the gossip 📣 Why the relationship is the whole game, and how to know if you've got th...

2. 

   10 Oct 2025

   Episode 33: Jo Coxhill. Burnout prevention, recognition and recovery.

   Jo Coxhill is on a mission to make work not suck. An expert in employee experience, organisational culture and internal communication, Jo helps companies boost performance and build happier, healthier, more engaged teams. She’s also a burnout advocate, speaker, and fellow of the IoIC, known for her authenticity and results-driven approach. In this episode - a guest expert session from our Get Hired! coaching group for comms professionals - we explore: 📣 Why burnout is still rife in corp...

3. 

   14 Mar 2025

   Episode 32: Job Search SOS. Ask the experts Q&A session with Lucy Cairncross, March 2025

   Here's the latest 'Job Search SOS' episode. I'm back with Lucy Cairncross, MD of VMA GROUP to tackle the questions keeping job seekers up at night. This episode is packed with straight-talking advice on: 📣 Cover letters: why they still matter (despite what everyone tells you), and what actually works 📣 How to explain a disjointed career without badmouthing your toxic ex-boss 📣 Getting your CV to the top of the pile (and why hiring a CV writer is definitely not the answer) 📣 Following up...

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

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Quality

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Social presence

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YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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