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The Communications Gap in Leadership

A new globalstudy of public attitudes by Ketchum Public Relations’ Leadership Communications Monitor reinforces the existence of a gap between organizational leaders and a critical leadership skill – communication ability. Read more

Hizzoner, Ed Koch

The passing of former Mayor Ed Koch gives us a second shot this week to comment on how different public figures handled the media.
Earlier this week we discussed the skills (sic) of San Francisco 49er coach Jim Harbaugh.
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Video: 5 Effective Media Training Tips

Today’s media environment makes media training more important than ever. News can go “viral,” hitting the digital press or social media almost instantaneously.

Yes& CommCore provides proactive media training for your entire organization in a classroom setting at your location or at our classrooms in New York and DC, virtual training and 1-on-1 media consulting services.

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Recipe for Success? One person’s tale.

 

There is no set receipt for success. From experience and all our years of coaching at CommCore, we believe it’s a combination of talent, learning, inspiring teachers and attitude.
I do not make many recommendations for books and must-listen to’s.  
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How to calm the “yips”

The recent win by golfer Charlie Beljan in a PGA to tour event which qualified him for the full tour received extra notice because Beljan spent a night in the hospital between rounds to deal with the extreme anxiety he was experiencing on the course.
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James Burke, Johnson & Johnson

 

I’m not sure if it’s ironic or coincidental that James Burke, former Chairman of Johnson & Johnson, passed away on the 30thanniversary of the Tylenol poisonings. The obituaries correctly state his role in leading the company through the crisis.
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Getting to Yes

News of the death of Roger Fisher, one of the authors of Getting to Yes, reminds us to thank him and his co-authors William Ury and Bruce Patton for one of the best business/life books I’ve ever read.   
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