There is a new habit you can choose in the new year to transform your career; showing more gratitude has the power to increase your happiness and those around you! It is so simple, yet studies show it is one of the most powerful daily habits you can build into your life. Whether you choose …
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USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO BUILD TRUST Can you build stakeholder trust with a good social media strategy? Trust is now considered to be the currency of the new economy. Simply put, people are attracted to organizations they trust. With 2020 approaching, many businesses are refreshing their strategies to boost stakeholder trust. You cannot buy trust on …
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Business leaders are facing a wakeup call to earn public trust. Studies show the public trusts employees, making more companies consider employee ambassador programs.
Crisis Response: The Role of Emotions Branson emergency response officials have been in crisis response mode for days since a Duck Boat full of tourists sank during a storm. The tragedy claimed 17 lives and the Coast Guard has finally recovered the water-logged boat from its resting place at the bottom of Table Rock Lake outside …
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Crisis Leadership & Spokesperson Skills – Mismanaged crises eat up valuable time, resources and money. Failed leadership leads to failed crisis management. Mismanaging crises can destroy lives, careers, employee morale and stakeholder trust – impacting organizations for years and even decades. This is the final part of a special 3-part series on effective crisis leadership …
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Crisis Response Strategies Effective reputation management experts and crisis leaders are problem solvers. They also have lot in common with movie directors like Steven Spielberg. In Part 2 of this special series on successful crisis leadership and spokesperson skills, you will learn the strategies and thinking used by one crisis management expert. You will discover …
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Some leaders talk about it. Some leaders read books about it. Dave Barney, President and CEO of Knife River Corporation, actually does it. “It” is engaging employees! Barney counts time as a valuable commodity, and that is why he chooses to spend 70% of his time in the field talking with and hearing from his …
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Hurricane Harvey and Irma left parts of Texas and Florida devastated, and there were countless stories across social media about power company linemen working in dire conditions to restore power. Those stories were golden for utility companies, as linemen took on the status of heroes helping victims in the ravaged areas. The payoff for that …
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