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Ancient Communications Org Models

Is it an internal or external communication? In the age of the internet, stakeholders and audiences are indivisible. Customers are...

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Add Politics to Your Crisis Playbooks

Is your 2024 political cross hairs crisis playbook ready? In the past year, we have seen the largest brands serve...

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ChatGPT Mocks Us?

I asked ChatGPT to make up CEO corporate gobbledygook statements. There seems to be some fear that AI may replace...

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Announcements Are Interesting, Delivering the Deal is Harder Work

The excitement in any acquisition or merger is frankly, often misplaced. Deal announcements are followed by press conferences, headlines, analyst...

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Never Manage Your Own Crisis

Never manage your own crisis. My wife and I had been separated for two years when she drowned in a...

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Never Assume Positive Intent

There is a popular axiom among leaders that we should “assume positive intent”. This approach comes with inherent risk. It...

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Returning to the Office: Why “Business Flexible” May Be the New “Business Casual”

A year ago, early in the pandemic, we asked simple questions about employer approaches to remote work arrangements in office settings...

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The Pandemic Merger and Acquisition

There is a great possibility that the post-pandemic economy will feature not only a weeding out of weaker companies, but...

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Rolling Out the Welcome Mat Remotely

The best leaders know how important it is to identify top talent and build effective teams. And every time you...

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