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How to Repair a Broken CEO-Board Chair Relationship

By Mark Athitakis for Associations Now When it comes to the relationship between an association CEO and the board chair, trust is critical. But what do you do when that trust is lacking? Dr. M. Louise Walters, founder and CEO of the consultancy the Leadership Center, recently completed her PhD thesis research on CEO-board chair relations […]


James Corden and the Dangers of Likability

From Jason Zinoman at The New York Times   No one knows what an egg yolk omelet is, but we all know that TV hosts should be relatable. Or should they? That didn’t do Ellen DeGeneres any favors. Not since Humpty Dumpty has an egg made such a mess. Last night, one week and countless […]


5 Media Literacy Tips to Avoid Election Misinformation

By Alex Perez and Alex Mahadevan for Poynter Carl Azuz isn’t dead. That’s a fact. Despite some tweets about the beloved former CNN 10 host’s mortal status, Azuz is alive and focused on fighting misinformation ahead of the midterm elections. With the midterm elections looming, Azuz and TikTok influencer Hasley Pitman are kicking off their MediaWise ambassadorships to […]


Surviving a Professional Faux Pas

From the RIPS Law Librarian Blog Years ago, at an on-campus interview, questioning librarians asked me if I realized there was a typo in my resume.  Decades before spell check and Grammarly, it was easy and common to see typos of various sorts in all types of documents.  My mistake of only one letter created […]


The Bruce Willis Deepfake Is Everyone’s Problem

By Will Bedingfield for WIRED JEAN-LUC GODARD ONCE claimed, regarding cinema, “When I die, it will be the end.” Godard passed away last month; film perseveres. Yet artificial intelligence has raised a kindred specter: that humans may go obsolete long before their artistic mediums do. Novels scribed by GPT-3; art conjured by DALL·E—machines could be […]


Today’s Lesson for Schools in Crisis: Make Communication Part of the Solution

By Thom Fladung, Hennes Communications So far in 2022, as of the end of September, Hennes Communications had worked with dozens of schools, school districts and other education organizations. Our work involved serious issues and potential controversies including: Sexual misconduct allegations involving teachers Sexual misconduct allegations involving students Tense labor negotiations Superintendents facing no confidence […]


September 11: Escaping the South Tower and a Framework of Surviving an Infrastructure Disaster

Detect, Deny, Deduce, Debate, Decide, Do, Drive, Deliver and Divulge Kevin Laub was in the South Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11 when the North Tower was struck by the first plane.  Despite being told there was nothing to worry about, followed by instructions to stay in-place and the inertia and paralysis of […]


Is Your Crisis Communications Plan Up to Date?

By Claudia Pritchitt for Professional Planner If you were looking for a prime example of how not to manage crisis communications – look no further than Optus. Since the news of its data leak broke Optus has failed at every turn to communicate adequately with impacted customers, with government agencies trying to assist, and with media reporting […]


Better Crisis Communications Needed in Health Emergencies

Trust is key for combatting a pandemic or other public health emergency.  Trust is predictive of how people are going to take in information and act on that information.  Trust is incredibly difficult to earn but so easy to lose.  Here, you’ll find a list of guiding principles for crisis communication.       Photo […]


Ten Things You Need to Know As a Woman In-House Lawyer (for Non-Lawyers, Too)

Here’s a list of ten things this writer has observed women lawyers don’t know or do as in-house counsel that their male counterparts seem to do quite well.  It is her belief that, over time, this has resulted in a widening of the gap between them, and, if women in-house counsel focus on these ten […]


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