Priya Bates: Organizations today are navigating shifting expectations, compressed timelines, and employees who expect clarity in the moment rather than clarity eventually. In that environment, communication teams are often asked to move quickly while still maintaining high standards. Anyone who…

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Today's #WeLeadComms honoree is Cincinnati-based communication leader William Jones. William is a dynamic marketing communication and public relations expert with over 20 years of enriching experience in the communications realm. His journey began as a part-time marketing and promotions assistant…

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Emily Hecker: Admittedly, there are moments in my internal communication (IC) career where I think to myself, “Is the work I’m doing actually creating any value?” As IC professionals, we aren’t curing life-threatening diseases. We aren’t doing brain surgery. If…

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Bangalore-based communication leader Vandana Subramanian is the first #WeLeadComms honoree of 2026. Vandana is a communications leader who brings together strategic clarity, narrative depth and creative intelligence to transform how organisations communicate, connect and inspire. With experience across global companies…

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Erin Beattie: We aren’t going back. AI is already woven into our work, systems, platforms, and daily routines. And while there is no stopping the momentum, there’s still room to shape what comes next. The question isn’t whether AI will…

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Matisse Hamel-Nelis (via Catalyst, IABC's thought leadership publication): When it comes to public relations (PR) and communications, we've seen digital accessibility come to the forefront of our work — not just as a legal obligation, but as a strategic imperative.…

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In the latest installment of our Strategic Conversations Series, our Editor-in-Chief Mike Klein talks with expert Howard Krais about how culture is understood - and misunderstood - in the realm of organizational change. My conversation with Howard Krais recently about…

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Shaun Randol: I see a lot of organizations advertising job roles for content managers for internal communications and content creators for marketing. Is it a difference in semantics or an unwitting slip-up?  Those who write job descriptions for the IC…

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Mark Mohammadpour, APR; Fellow, PRSA (via Catalyst, IABC's thought leadership publication): Business leaders, take a few minutes to reminisce about your first week at your current or last job. Ask yourself: What could have been communicated to me during my…

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Sarah L. Manley Robertson, SCMP®, Prosci®, ABC: I bit Nathan Smith. He wouldn’t let me sit at his table. I was five. The stakes were high: we were told that if we didn’t take a seat immediately, we couldn’t go…

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Dr Leandro Herrero: Leaders love a list of actions. The industry is full of “Ten Things Great Leaders Do Before Breakfast.” But genuine leadership — the real, behavioural, cultural substance — depends as much on what leaders refuse to do. This is…

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Stephen Moynihan: A press release is not an isolated communication, but part of a larger, interconnected communication strategy that relies on relationships with journalists and a deep understanding of what they need to create news. Without being integrated into a…

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