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How Mass Layoffs Affect Corporate Brands

The Horizons Tracker

This research shows the tricky balance between saving money in the short term and protecting a company’s reputation in the long run during economic crises. “If, on the other hand, companies send out a lot of PR and CSR messages in parallel with the layoff, this average damage to the brand can be significantly contained.”

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How HR Can Help Managers To Become Better Leaders

Tanveer Naseer

You aren’t likely to be affected by any team bias or prejudice, and probably find it easy to remain objective about the organization’s short-term and long-term needs. As a result, they may focus on solving short-term, operational problems while losing sight of long-term objectives.

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Does Starbucks New CEO Signal a Culture Change?

Modern Servant Leader

After McKinsey, Laxman went to Pepsi, where he held multiple roles over a relatively short, 4 years, before joining Reckitt Benckiser (RB) in 2019. . In his short (19 words), very casual LinkedIn Bio, Shultz emphasizes the importance he places on developing people. Howard Schultz’s LinkedIn Profile About Text.

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How to Discover Your Organization’s Deep Purpose

Skip Prichard

They know that for deep purpose to take hold, both their daily actions and long-term strategic plans must be consistent with the overarching purpose. Unfortunately, many leaders view purpose as little more than a convenient PR tool. They make sure to embed their purpose in the very operating system of their organizations.

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6 Social Media Skills Every Leader Must Learn

Lead from Within

Becoming fluent in the technical side and conventions of social media is part of the picture, but where many people fall short is in the foundations. Develop a genuine voice, not one that sounds like it’s coming from the PR office. Choose your social channels channels wisely–think in terms of effectiveness and ROI.

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Vincent Chee on Bevel’s inclusive and progressive workplace culture

HR Digest

The HR Digest: What are some short- and long-term goals for your position with Bevel? We are huge advocates of hiring a diverse set of candidates, most of whom do not have a traditional background in PR or within the industries we work in. We are also working towards our onboarding and training initiatives.

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Making True Leadership Shine

Persuasive Powerhouse

Have you realized,” a friend pointed out to me, “that yours may be the first novel in the history of fiction to have a PR person as a hero?” So I started thinking: Why shouldn’t a PR guy be the hero of a novel? What is it about the term “public relations” that brings the pot of social ire to a boil? Well … no, actually.

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