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title: "Joining the LGcomms national executive"
url: https://www.simonwakeman.com/blog/2013/08/03/joining-the-lgcomms-national-executive/
description: "Consultant and fractional COO for scale-up businesses. I help founders, leaders and investors in scaling businesses create sustainably high performing organisations."
published: 2013-08-03T18:16:23+00:00
modified: 2026-04-11T16:24:55+00:00
author: Simon Wakeman
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# Joining the LGcomms national executive

## Joining the LGcomms national executive

For a good few years now I’ve been impressed with the work that’s been done by [LGcomms](http://www.lgcomms.org.uk/) – the national professional body for local government communications – in developing a more positive professionalised and strategic approach to communications in local government.  
Their joint work with other bodies like the LGA has led to some major milestones in the sector – including the [original reputation guide](http://reputation.lga.gov.uk/lga/core/page.do?pageId=922700) (2007) and its successor the [New Reputation Guide](http://www.lgcomms.org.uk/asset/479/WCC_LGcomms_ReputationGuide.pdf) (2010).  
Having returned from a part-time secondment outside the communications sphere earlier this year, I was keen to get back to working on some projects that will help push the sector forward and to ensure my teams and I benefit from the learning opportunities that LGcomms can give us.  
So I was really excited to have the opportunity to join the national executive committee in May.  I attended my first meeting a couple of weeks ago and was impressed by the professionalism and drive of my fellow committee members (including a couple of representatives from the excellent [Future Leaders scheme](http://www.lgcomms.org.uk/careers/future-leaders-programme)).  
There’s loads of great stuff planned for the year ahead. I’m particularly looking forward to setting up a one-day employee engagement seminar with some top notch speakers as well as working with other committee members on other projects.  
But more on that another time.