The following is an exclusive sneak preview excerpt from the forthcoming book, Engaging Employees Through Strategic Communication, co-authored by Consultants Collective member consultant Mark Dollins and John Stemmle, Chair &…
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The Road to 2022
It’s September and, at the risk of sounding cynical, that means that before we know it the holiday season is in full swing, and then BOOM! it’s 2022. Sorry to…
Read MoreThe Great SHEturn to Office
So much has been written about the forced mass exodus of women from the paid workforce during COVID-19. We know that women accounted for nearly 54% of job losses since…
Read MoreStrengths, Blind Spots and Tools for Professional Transformation
This week’s reading and listening focuses on the benefits of professional development, how to approach it and tools to facilitate success. There are perspectives on the hows and whys of…
Read MoreB2B Senior Leadership: It’s Time to Face the Truth About Sales and Marketing
The yawning gulf between sales and marketing is a fact of life in B2B companies. We all know this. We struggle to meld the cultures. We talk about the need…
Read MoreCulture Essentials: Clarity of Purpose, Collaborative Relationships and Life-long Learning
This week’s collection reflects an eclectic range of reading and listening over the last couple of weeks. Thematically diverse in content and sourcing, these pieces all resonated with me and…
Read MoreRIP, Fleets
In a recent announcement that mattered to almost no one, Twitter let the world know that it’s shutting down Fleets – its full-screen tweets that expire after 24 hours a…
Read MoreDon’t Let Your RTO Milestone Turn Into a DEI Millstone
Like many of our clients, you’ve probably spent considerable time in the last few months making facilities decisions and getting ready for employees to starting returning to the office. They…
Read MoreFive Reasons to Consider Social Media in Your M&A Planning
Companies that grow by merger or acquisition often have long and elaborate processes for executing those deals. And almost all of them neglect to include social media either entirely or…
Read MoreOrganizational Confidence is Personal
Organizational confidence is a nice concept, but how does it come to life in the real world? Here are some typical personas that mission-driven organizations — both for-profit companies and…
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