leaderCommunicator

AUGUST 20, 2021

Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts. When defining the ‘best’ structure of a communication function, there is not a clear answer or a one-size- fits-all approach.

PR 148

PR Public Relations Bond Incentives 148

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

To achieve " connected leadership " you must: Map your world -- Analyze stakeholders as precisely as your customers, understand trends and discontinuitites, and quantify the value at stake from external relationships. It means that companies that break their bond of trust with society stand to lose out significantly.

Company 50

Company Competitive Advantage Open-book Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2016

They work best for interchangeable commodities — soybeans, bonds, car rides. And in some cases they’re behaving like it: Witness Uber’s constant PR mishaps. Don’t let algorithms replace leadership. And that’s really the point of markets: efficiency gains for all.

Management 8

Management Short-term Price Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

In early 2016 some numbers surfaced at a few of the Dorchester Collection’s luxury hotels that caught leadership’s attention: Complaints about our laundry service were on the rise, as was the cost of compensating guests for damage to their clothes. One hotel had to replace a fabulously expensive Givenchy evening gown.

Hotels 8

Hotels Fashion Budgeting Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2012

What are the essential ingredients of inclusive leadership? Truly inclusive leadership entails not just talking with your people, but also letting them do much of the talking. Instead of offering a PR-spun feel-good message, it would present (in her words) "a snapshot in time" of the way that working mothers at EMC live now.

Company 12

Company Books PR Content 12

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Besides tax-deferral, consider planning strategies that provide you with tax-free income in retirement, such as municipal bonds or Roth IRAs. In fact, now is an especially good time to consider tax diversification, especially in light of the 3.8%

Press Release 178

Press Release Discount Insurance PR 178