Posts Tagged ‘Strategic Communications’
Kudos to Great Communicators
Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, was dubbed ‘The Great Communicator’ during his tenure for a potent ability to use storytelling, word pictures and empathy to bring Americans along with his policy choices. He acknowledged that he borrowed heavily from the communications skills of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president, who led…
Read MoreStaying Power
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our lives, the communications challenges for leaders have evolved away from crisis management toward perseverance and accommodation. At a time that people are craving certainty and clarity, leaders cannot honestly deliver those. While leaders search for data points that would enable them to create predictability, we are left…
Read MoreA Time of Reckoning
As a firm that advises clients on strategic communications opportunities and challenges, my colleagues and I know that words matter; but we also spend considerable time and energy understanding the context for communications. We believe that active listening is, in fact, the most important part of effective communication. And it has never seemed more difficult…
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