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The CEO As Communicator In Chief
Just checking…
A recent CNN piece by Bush-era White House press secretary Ari Fleischer –referencing a New York Times article – suggests political journalists allowing sources to check quotes prior to publications represents a de facto capitulation by the media to entrenched political elites. Read more
The Sorry State Of Campaign Storytelling
Liberal blogger Arianna Huffington, publisher of the Huffington Post, poses an ages-old question to both contenders for the Presidency, “So, guys, what’s the story?”
At CommCore, we’re not taking sides in the Presidential race. Read more
F-Bomb!
F-bombs, four letter words, and other profanity are popping up much more frequently in the media these days. The standards of what is acceptable — on cable, YouTube and movies – is evolving.
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Da Vinci + Gawande = Fewer Crisis and Business Mistakes
Leonardo da Vinci was ahead of his time in many ways. NPR’s Robert Krulwich has a great blog on DaVinci’s “To Do” list from the 1490’s. Pretty good illustrations.
The blog reminds me of one of my favorite books of the past couple of years, The Check List Manifesto by Atul Gawande.
Infographic: Crisis Planning
Cisco Flips-Out
You may have seen the recent news that the Flip video camera is being discontinued by Cisco Systems. The camera – unique when it first came out as a high definition video device – was killed by smart phones. Read more
TRAINER, TRUSTED ADVISOR OR BOTH?
Burson Marsteller CEO Mark Penn hits the nail on the head when comparing King George the VI’s speech therapist Lionel Logue (as portrayed by Geoffrey Rush in the Oscar-winning movie “The King’s Speech”) with advising a CEO. Read more
SO, WHAT’S THE STORY?
Good stuff from current CEO of Mandalay Bay Peter Guber. He believes storytelling is at the heart of effective communications and success in business. So much so that he’s written a book about it, “Tell to Win.” Read more