Tag: Communication Leadership

Gerard Francis Corbett, APR, Fellow PRSA: A company’s reputation collapses in 72 hours. The board is blindsided. The CEO is on the defensive. The Chief Communications Officer was never in the room. This is not a hypothetical. It is a…

Sukanya Chakraborty: Managing upwards, navigating across cultures, and staying relevant in a world that keeps shifting — the modern communications leader is being asked to do all three simultaneously. Here is what that actually demands. There is a conversation that…

Mike Klein: One hundred communication leaders. Five breakout areas. A stack of extra-large sticky notes, and one question: “The world is in crisis - what are communication leaders going to do about it?” What happened?  One of the best sets…

Adedoyin Jaiyesimi: In the middle of January, world leaders gathered at Davos for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting to “engage in forward-looking discussions to address global issues and set priorities”. I have followed the Annual Meeting virtually for a…

Louise Thompson: Senior communications professionals are rarely short on expertise. I mean, obviously. After years in our role, we understand how organisations really work. The pressure, the politics, the risk, and the human dynamics behind decision-making. We know how to…

Angee Linsey: In leadership, confidence doesn’t always disappear with a bang. More often, it fades quietly -- signaled through subtle shifts in behavior, tone, and access. And by the time it’s said out loud, the decision is often already made.…

Jenny Moran: “Be more strategic.” Has a manager ever said this to you? About ten years ago, mine did. I had totally missed flagging a potential communications issue – something that I had casually dismissed as a non-event, or in…

By Mike Klein In the times of unpredictability we are facing, leadership paralysis is real.  As noted author and change innovator Dr. Leandro Herrero noted in our recent conversation, leaders across industries are "restless" and "don't know exactly what to…

by Priya Bates, ABC, SCMP, MC, IABC Fellow: Why this moment demands reflection, recommitment, and courageous communication There’s no question—we are living through a time of chaos. War, climate crises, rising extremism, economic volatility, and mass polarization are testing the…

By Mike Klein and Janet Hitchen: The second half of our Navigating Disruption podcast season brought together communication leaders with diverse perspectives and experiences to explore how our profession is confronting unprecedented challenges. From AI-powered personalization to the shifting expectations…

by Louise Thompson: Many senior communications leaders still find themselves marginalised in strategic discussions and decision making. And this comes at a time when you would think our skills, insight and expertise would be more in demand than ever, as…

By Janet Hitchen and Mike Klein:  Over the past months, our Navigating Disruption podcast has brought us into fascinating conversations with some of the brightest minds in organizational communication. Reflecting on our discussions with Jason Anthoine, Christopher Wade, Natasha Plowman,…