Management Consulting
Rethinking in 2017: Change is Happening
We’re one week into the New Year, which means you are probably digging out and setting your priorities for 2017. Before any more time goes by… Take a moment and ask yourself, “What are you Rethinking this year?” Think change is happening too fast? Consider this: The pace of change will never be slower than it…
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter: How the Movement Translates to the Boardroom
By Stan Alleyne, senior consultant I bet many folks sighed in relief when the Twin Cities Marathon concluded Sunday without any significant disruption. It was a far cry from the feelings earlier in the week when the St. Paul chapter of Black Lives Matter communicated its intentions to disrupt the marathon in protest of the…
Read MoreSlowdown in China? We’re Not Seeing it in Hong Kong
Written by Patrick Milan, creative destruction officer The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted this week that the growth of China’s economy will drop below 7 percent this year to 6.8 percent as China’s economy is transforming away from exports and manufacturing to a greater focus on consumption and services. The rub is that many U.S. companies are…
Read MoreTunheim: A Different Approach to Building a Talented Team
Written by Lauren Meckstroth, consultant “We don’t need to own all our talent, but we do want access to the right talent when their expertise is essential,” states Kathy Tunheim, principal and CEO of Tunheim, a strategic communications consulting firm with a global reach based in Minneapolis. This talent philosophy, which has remained constant since…
Read MoreFamous Last Words: “We don’t do marketing.”
Written by Patrick Milan, creative destruction officer, Tunheim “Social bullshit.” Those were the two words that ended my oldest son’s interest in becoming a fourth-generation member of our family’s manufacturing company in Chicago. It was a clash of cultures between my millennial son and his boomer aunt (he being a newbie grunt, she being the…
Read MoreKathy Tunheim: “Dwindling trust in institutions” featured in Star Tribune
Kathy Tunheim, CEO, was recently featured in the Star Tribune’s commentary section. Her piece, “Dwindling trust in institutions: The road back is one of expectations,” analyzes the latest survey data measuring Americans’ lack of trust in our country’s private and public institutions. “What makes an institution literally ‘worthy of trust’? The answer, at the core, is…
Read MoreWhat is Strategic Communications Consulting?
Written by Lindsay Schroeder Treichel, senior consultant and chief transformation officer; connect with her on LinkedIn For years, I’ve struggled to answer the simple question: “What do you do for a living?” On the surface, it seems like an easy enough question to answer. I’ve worked at Tunheim for nearly 15 years. I should certainly know by…
Read MoreThe Future of “Jobs”: The Evolving Definition
Written by Kathy Tunheim, CEO; follow @ktunheim or connect with Kathy on LinkedIn Losing one’s job is difficult — especially for people who have long enjoyed gainful, traditional employment. And after the disbelief, fear, anger, and final acceptance stages, what does a person do next? Most people start to look for another job — but that…
Read MoreTunheim Expands Global Consulting Reach With New Partnership In Paris
Tunheim, a Minneapolis-based strategic communications consulting firm, has expanded its global reach with a new partnership with Gootenberg, a Paris-based independent reputation management agency. Gootenberg is renowned for its expertise helping global brands with public relations strategy across traditional and social media within both business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets. The agency is known for multi-channel media…
Read MoreIdentifying the ROI in Dynamic Times
Written by Kathy Tunheim, president and chief executive officer, @ktunheim Is there any business sector NOT undergoing a dramatic transformation of what constitutes “value?” How music is bought and sold; how the cost of a college degree is evaluated by a creative 20-something; how a B2B industrial giant stays relevant to its customer base — the…
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