Monthly Archives: June 2021

Preparing the Non-spokesperson to Meet the Media

Not all executives are primed to deal with the press. Some have come up through the ranks in accounting, sales, technology, or another discipline with little responsibility for appearing as the public face of your company. They haven’t paid particular attention to their communications skills because they haven’t needed to. Once they ascend to the […]

Conquering the Looming Professional Development Trials

The following is the third commentary in a series based on my newly published research report If You Thought 2020 Was Challenging: The Future of Professional Development in a Hybrid Working World. See how you can get your copy below. The analysis is broken down into six phases, examining what happened, how we got where […]

Professional Development in a Hybrid Future

The following is based on my newly published research report If You Thought 2020 Was Challenging; The Future of Professional Development in a Hybrid Working World. The analysis is broken down into six phases, examining what happened, how we got where we are now, and — critically — how we need to prepare for a […]

If You Thought 2020 Was Challenging

The following is an excerpt from my newly published research report If You Thought 2020 Was Challenging; The Future of Professional Development in a Hybrid Working World. The onset of the pandemic in March 2020 necessitated a shift from in person professional development to remote learning. As challenging as this time was for all of […]

Character Assassination and Reputation Management with Jennifer Keohane

Character assassination. Reputational attacks. What are they? Who is at risk? Are they more widespread than ever? This edition of C-suite Blueprint Radio touches on those questions and more with Jennifer Keohane, assistant professor and director of oral communication at the University of Baltimore, and a co-founder of the Character Assassination and Reputation Politics research […]