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The Top 3 Corporate Communication Mistakes of 2013

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AOL CEO Tim Armstrong’s firing of a Patch employee and subsequent apology. In August 2013, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong announced that AOL would be reducing the number of Patch websites. Soon afterward, Armstrong spoke to 1,000 employees on a conference call that was intended to boost morale and discuss the future.

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Retain Talent Through a Concrete Corporate Culture

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Moreover, attracting and retaining talent is “at the top of the agenda” for CEOs, according to the 2011 Annual Global CEO Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Armstrong is a principal at Kahler Slater, a global architecture, design, and consulting enterprise specializing in Total Experience Design™. By Barbara T.

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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to a Great Mentor. Remembering Cactus Pryor.

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I was with Cactus at a remote for Armstrong-Johnson Ford. That was a cue for the studio DJ to play a commercial for the Career Shop, a clothing retailer. Senior corporate executives, especially those who rose to the rank of CEO, have had to adapt more in their careers than young people who never rise past mid-management.

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