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Think Bigger with Thought Leadership
Stacey Ross Cohen, CEO/President of Co-Communications So, what exactly is a thought leader? And how can it benefit you? A thought leader is considered an authority on a particular subject matter or industry. They share their deep knowledge, insights and ideas with audiences through speaking engagements, media interviews and content development — — and have…
Read MoreThe Massive Leadership Reset
Deanna Brown For decades now, businesses large and small have relied on a standardized set of leadership rules: tactics, mindsets, behaviors, rules that have evolved in mostly small, incremental, digestible ways. Then…our entire world changed, seemingly overnight. We scrambled. We made do with makeshift set-ups and processes. It was okay when our child or furry…
Read MoreCreative Leaders Challenge U.S. Agency Leaders to Advance Racial Equity with Act in Solidarity Pledge
Agency Leaders Unite to End Racial Disparity in PR and Marketing Industry CommPRO Editorial Staff Leaders of Media Frenzy Global and Obviouslee Marketing recently announced they are releasing a pledge to hold agency leaders nationwide accountable for their lack of contribution to diversity and inclusion. As part of the commitment to eradicate racism and positively impact opportunities for black…
Read MoreBody Language & Leadership Presence
Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D. Lately, unsurprisingly, I have had increased interest in how to use body language when on a Zoom meeting. Here’s a link to an article from TechRepublic quoting me on the topic. And if you want a broader body language perspective, take a look at my LinkedInLearning course: Body Language for Leaders. Virtually or in…
Read MoreNonprofit STEAM Revolution Chooses SIMBA Chain to Empower Future Leaders with Blockchain Skills
CommPRO Editorial Staff Atlanta entrepreneur Cory Henry is looking for diamonds in the rough, children and young adults in low-income communities with the desire and aptitude to be the nation’s future leaders in business, the military and the arts. His hook? Bring early digital literacy to middle and high school students, show kids and young…
Read MoreWill You Become a Connected and Boundless Leader?
Deanna Brown Today I watched a virtual graduation. It was held in an outdoor area with all of the protocols in place to maintain physical distance while finding ways to increase the “connection” we all crave. The thoughts that swam in my mind took me back decades to when I received my diploma. At that…
Read MoreYou Gotta Love a Leader Especially When One Returns as Your PR Client
Thomas J. Madden, Chairman and CEO, Transmedia Group You probably carried their A-Pass® with you when you last took a cruise. It was your identity card throughout your voyage. When you presented it upon your return from excursions at different ports, they’d swiftly check you into their security ID system as back onboard. Happily this great…
Read MoreThe Founders, Leaders and Legends: Wisdom from Respected Agency Heads in Public Relations
Britt Carter, President, TPC Growth Want to know what the most successful agency leaders in America are doing right now to manage through the pandemic? At TPC Growth, we did, too. So, with CommPro’s Fay Shapiro’s extraordinary combination of savvy, charm, skill and brilliance, we assembled some of the most prominent and successful (even legendary) leaders…
Read MoreLeadership During COVID-19 – Perspective from Ken Jacobs, Communications Industry Executive Coach (VIDEO)
Communications industry coach Ken Jacobs shares perspective on leading during the pandemic, in the latest of our 3-minute Communicators-to-Communicators videos. Principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching, Jacobs is a CommunicationsMatch™ partner. In response to the question: What does it take to be a successful leader during the pandemic and has this changed? he notes that…
Read MoreContrasts in Leadership: Cuomo v. Trump
Helio Fred Garcia, Executive Director, Logos Institute for Crisis Management and Executive Leadership Leaders are judged based on how they deal with their biggest challenges. In the COVID-19 crisis we see a contrast of leaders so stark that it can serve as a leadership laboratory for future generations to study. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo…
Read MoreKen Jacobs Shares 11 Things To Do If You Want To Be An Amazingly Effective Leader
It’s more challenging than ever to be an effective leader: We’re in a new decade, there are five generations in the workplace, technology is constantly changing and being a leader is not “business as usual.” I’d like to help you become that effective leader you know you can be. To that end, I’ve created an…
Read MoreLeadership in Action in a Crisis: Governor Andrew Cuomo
Leslie Grossman, The Voice for Courageous Collaborative Leadership Among Women and Men In the midst of a crisis, we look to our leaders to enable us to endure and persist. I have been listening to Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York State speak at his daily press conferences addressing the Covid-19 pandemic. I have been…
Read MoreHow to Rekindle Confidence in Your Leadership After a Crisis (Not What You Think)
Adele Cehrs, CEO / Founder, When + How Agency Chip Massey, Former FBI Hostage Negotiator and Special Agent, Partner, When + How Agency If you’re a leader, spokesperson or authority figure for your organization, then I have an important question for you: What separates an organization that successfully rebounds from – and even thrives…
Read MoreCommPRO Introduces Startup, News Direct to Agency Leaders
Wendy Glavin, Founder & CEO, Wendy Glavin Agency CommPRO hosted an internal roundtable discussion with PR and Communications agency leaders about the future of communications. This event was sponsored by the new service, News Direct, and moderated by its CEO and founder, Gregg Castano, former president of Business Wire. At that time, the roundtable discussion…
Read MoreNokia Changes Leadership After Falling Behind in 5G
Hamed Wardak, Entrepreneur The evolution of the mobile device market has come in leaps and bounds, rather than a smooth product development trend. Because of this, leaders in the market segment have been able to pass former top brands, pushing them into consistent also-ran status. The beauty of this volatility, though, is that brands had…
Read MoreWomen in the C-Suite: A Leadership Lesson
Sharon Rowlands, CEO and President of Web.com Group C-suite visibility for women today is still lacking and it’s important that we talk about these issues. While I’m heartened to see awareness of the need for more female executives growing, the reality is that women still represent a very small minority of CEOs worldwide and only 6% in the…
Read MoreEmpowering Women to be Leaders – Be Authentic, Informed and Multidimensional
Rebecca Cenni-Leventhal, Founder and CEO of Atrium With all that’s changing in the C-suite, visibility is becoming increasingly important. For women who’d like to make a push for their place in the executive suite, now is the time! CEOs depend on a strong team of experts to bring business strategy to life, and we’re seeing…
Read MoreDavid Steinberg Of Zeta Global On Effective Leadership
Being a good leader is a key element of success, whether we’re talking about leading a nation, an organization or a company. And when it comes to business, good and effective leadership is what can make or break a company. Real leaders aren’t simply transforming the company they’re working with, or the industry itself –…
Read MoreThe Female Advantage in Leadership: EQ
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Chief Talent Scientist, ManpowerGroup Emotional intelligence, or EQ, concerns the ability to understand and manage your own and other people’s emotions; it is the best single measure of people skills. Individuals with higher EQs are generally more effective in leadership roles. Despite the small gender differences for EQ, as a group, women tend…
Read MoreBody Language and Leadership Effectiveness – How to Achieve ‘Executive Presence’
Dr. Nick Morgan, Author Most of us think of charisma, or executive presence, as something mysterious and elusive that certain executives are born with or are trained to achieve in some executive school we haven’t been invited to. We all know we need that mysterious quality when we’re in front of an audience, or in an…
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