The Public Affairs Engine @ThePAEngine
A project dedicated to raising the bar in Public Affairs. Find hot takes, long posts and books by Anders Kopp here 👇🏻 anderskopp.substack.com Joined June 2020-
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I been pondering a lot about why Public Affairs functions often look so similar. Especially as the organizations and their environments are often very different. It seems very peculiar why these functions, should both 1) look so similar in both structure and behaviour, 2) and…
6 strategies for enhancing the position of the Public Affairs function... Insights from a recent PA team workshop and group exercise 👇 #publicaffairs #lobbyism #management #performance
Why do organizations establish Public Affairs functions? I have observed several times the past 5 years that PA functions, or the composition of PA teams, are created more based on social expectations or institutional pressure, rather than as a part of a corporate strategy or…
New podcast out: Public Affairs - from a firefighter to a business enabler? #publicaffairs #lobbyism
New podcast out: Public Affairs - from a firefighter to a business enabler? #publicaffairs #lobbyism
In my latest blog I write about two structural challenges in Public Affairs: 🚧 The majority of people working in Public Affairs are self-taught. This means their approach to PA is formed by whoever trained them or introduced them to PA in their first jobs - this is very random…
Does your Public Affairs team seem stuck? Do you feel your PA team should work more proactively and long term, not just put out fires or chase headlines? Then here is a few perspectives that might help you understand why this happens, and what can be done about it. Often PA…
A few days ago, I talked to a VP of Communications, Marketing & Public Affairs. He had recently taken over the responsibility for the Public Affairs function, but his own expertise was from a background in journalism and communications. Now, a new leadership challenge had…
Today, exactly 4 years since I published my book, "The Public Affairs Engine", I am proud to publish The Public Affairs Manager Survey 2025. 📖 Insights, case studies, hot takes and perspectives on new approaches to Public Affairs based on 93 qualitative interviews with Public…
If you are the slightest interested in #publicaffairs then you should have a look at this 👇
If you are the slightest interested in #publicaffairs then you should have a look at this 👇
New episode of the Persuaders Podcast is out! The only podcast only about Public Affairs... This time we dive into one of the hottest and most hyped trends in our field: AI and lobbyism. My guest is @PeterAagaard7, Associate Professor at @roskildeuni. Peter has recently…
A big challenge in #publicaffairs : The Public Affairs functions seems decoupled from the rest of the organisation, a pariah. The challenge becomes clear when you create a Public Affairs function, that is designed for following the developments in a fast moving, globalized and…
There is an unhealthy, anachronistic "network tunnel vision" in Public Affairs. Network has by many been seen as the most important currency for success in Public Affairs. But after interviewing more than 500 PA pros across Europe, I don't think that this is true - at least not…
New episode of the Persuaders Podcast is out! This time we talk to Stefan Pinter, Head of Public Policy EMEA at Suzano, about some of the biggest and hardest challenges in Public Affairs today: Delivering value and building a Public Affairs function from scratch!…
New episode of the Persuaders Podcast is out - the only podcast for Public Affairs pros 🙌 #publicaffairs
New episode of the Persuaders Podcast is out - the only podcast for Public Affairs pros 🙌 #publicaffairs
How do you become one of Brussels most influential people? In the latest episode of The Persuaders Podcast I talk to Thea Utoft Høj Jensen, Senior Managing Director at @FTIconsultingEU. In 2023 Thea was recognized as one of the 40 top influencers in Brussels by Politico. In…
As we cross the mid of November, it is exactly 3 years since the publication of my book "The Public Affairs Engine". The book was written based on the learnings from more than 500 conversations I had with Public Affairs pros from 2015-2020. I spent many late nights in 2020…
Last week I wrote a blog on the @ThePAEngine about why management buy-in is crucial to achieve success in Public Affairs. Many departments are competing for C-level attention internally. In the blog I cover: 👀 What is crucial for getting management involved 👀 What…
This weeks blogger on the Public Affairs Engine website is @andrasbaneth - "I think the biggest challenge in Public Affairs is to decide whether a trending issue is signal, or noise" 👇 thepublicaffairsengine.com/2023/08/31/blo… #publicaffairs
Thanks to @Anderskopp of @ThePAEngine for inviting me to be a guest blogger on public affairs! thepublicaffairsengine.com/2023/08/24/blo…

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