Wouldn't it be nice
As well-intentioned as we are, we’re imperfect beings. We declare our best intentions of who we aspire to be, but when the s*** hits the...
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penny clark-hall
Feb 23, 2020
Setting your true north
What my professional and personal experience has taught me over the years, in agriculture, journalism, politics, lobbying, public...
penny clark-hall
Feb 3, 2020
The power of communication and collaboration
Social Licence Consulting improves stakeholder engagement through empathy, transparency and authenticity. I’ve spent my working life...
penny clark-hall
Jan 26, 2020
Making buzzwords meaningful
What does sustainable mean to you? Chances are it’s very different from your neighbour, stakeholder or consumer. When a word gets adapted...
penny clark-hall
Dec 21, 2019
This is us
The launch of the Primary Sector Council’s vision “Fit for a better world,” where ‘no whanau is left behind’, fills me with confidence...
penny clark-hall
Dec 1, 2019
Time to introduce myself
Updated: Apr 10 Our natural desire as humans is to connect - we are always people first and professionals second. Something we often...
penny clark-hall
Nov 24, 2019
Podcast: Effluent & Environment Expo
This week I am trialing something a bit different with a podcast interview with organisers of the Effluent and Environment Expo, Amanda...
penny clark-hall
Nov 10, 2019
Getting back to basics
Our natural desire as humans is to connect, to trust someone that connection needs to be authentic. We’re people first and professionals...
penny clark-hall
Oct 5, 2019
Putting people at the centre of change
As much as democracy serves us it also leaves us vulnerable to the whim of public opinion. Popular opinion, often without merit, that...
penny clark-hall
Sep 29, 2019
Rebuilding trust with New Zealand
Dairy Exporter August 2019 edition. What my professional and personal experience has taught me over the years is the importance and power...
penny clark-hall
Sep 22, 2019
Talking truth in a post-truth world’
I just bought a book, which I am sure withholds the answer to most of the world’s problems. It’s entitled ‘A matter of fact: talking...
penny clark-hall
Sep 13, 2019
Calm the farm – we’ve got this
Curve balls have been thrown and as we all get our heads around what is and isn’t feasible, we need to keep our empathy at the fore. One...
penny clark-hall
Sep 3, 2019
Part 5: Applying social licence at grass roots
By Sandra Campbell, Little Oaks Dairies As a grass roots, gumboot wearing farmer, social licence to me means to be a good human. That...
penny clark-hall
Aug 27, 2019
Part 4: Value-add is in our vulnerability
By Sarah Perriam, Director Perriam Media ‘We need to tell our story better’. This is a well-trodden mantra New Zealand’s primary...
penny clark-hall
Aug 21, 2019
Part 3: Where is authenticity born?
By Penny Clark-Hall, Social Licence Consultant If a social licence is a measure of trust that society has in you to behave in a...
penny clark-hall
Aug 14, 2019
Part 2: Our challenge is our greatest opportunity
By Kate Scott, Founder and Executive Director of Landpro and 2018 Nuffield Scholar. Late last month I had the pleasure of sharing some of...
penny clark-hall
Aug 7, 2019
Part 1: Benefits of catchment groups
A four-part series from the Women's Enviro Evening. There’s nothing more humbling and inspiring than when people, despite the immense...
penny clark-hall
Jul 26, 2019
A problem shared is a problem halved
As I got ready for the Climate Leaders Coalition this week, the irony was not lost on me when the first thing I saw that morning was a...
penny clark-hall
Jul 14, 2019
The law of unintended consequences
How public perceptions drive regulation that will drive costs of food up and increase pressures on urban housing. "The law of unintended...
penny clark-hall
Jun 18, 2019
Aligning values to earn Social Licence
Being a ‘good human’ is the game and Social Licence is the name. A powerful way to earn your Social Licence to Operate (SLO) is to align...
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