This week, Jacki and Lyle have two very important stories on their minds - the Labour Party's landslide victory in the UK General Election, and Gareth Southgate's England side and their impending trip to the Euro 2024 final after success over The Netherlands in this week's semi-final. However, not content with reliving the excitement of these recent victories, Jacki and Lyle are taking a look at these stories through the lens of stakeholder communications. In an at times very celebratory episode, Jacki and Lyle discuss what incoming Prime Minister Sr Keir Starmer can learn from Gareth Southgate's communications, both over the last 4-5 weeks as England prepared for and ultimately took part in the recent Euros, but also over his last 8 years as England manager. Jacki outlines how Southgate has built trust over those 8 years, and how his messaging has always remained calm and consistent despite receiving near constant criticism about his tactics and England's style of play. Lyle opens up on his own previous concerns about Southgate's managerial abilities, but agrees that Starmer can learn a thing or two from him about reconnecting the key stakeholders - in his case, the electorate - with the nation as a whole. There is time to analyse the complete mess the outgoing Conservative Party still find themselves in, and Lyle also draws comparisons between Southgate, Starmer, and directors he has worked with during his acting career. Finally, Lyle once again extends a podcast invitation to Mr Southgate, before both Jacki and Lyle confidently assert what we all hope will come true - that, finally, Football's Coming Home!

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