All Briefs
2019
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How’s My Driving? The Value of Learning from Peers
October 14 | Jeff Sunshine, Program Officer and Manager, Children, Families, and Communities Program, David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Comments (0)Learning and knowledge sharing are important topics in philanthropy. By adopting a learning orientation and exchanging knowledge with others, grantmakers can better position themselves to address the complex problems they’re working to solve today.
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6 Things CEOs Must Demand From Washington In 2020
October 08 | Steve Odland, President and CEO, The Conference Board, Inc. | Comments (0)A policy agenda for how America's chief executives can help sustain capitalism
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Improving Public Relations Leadership Should Be A Priority
October 07 | Juan Meng, Associate Professor, Public Relations, University of Georgia | Bryan Reber, Department Head, C. Richard Yarbrough Professor in Crisis Communication Leadership, Public Relations, University of Georgia | Comments (0)Is improving leadership even on the radar screen in the public relations profession? The short answer appears to be no, according to the results of the Plank Center’s Leadership Report Card 2019. Though numerous blogs, articles and research studies in our field recognize the importance of improving leadership to help the profession achieve positive outcomes, the industry struggles to make it happen.
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Q&A with Reeta Roy: Building a Generation of Entrepreneurs in Ghana
October 07 | Alex Parkinson, Former Communications Institute Co-Leader, The Conference Board | Reeta Roy, President and CEO, Mastercard Foundation | Comments (0)What are the hallmarks of an effective program to promote youth education in Africa? According to Reeta Roy, CEO and President of the Mastercard Foundation, no one organization can address the issue alone—partnerships are critical. Achieving bold transformation means bringing together the right leaders and organizations to build on existing momentum in countries like Ghana.
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Praising Employees Pays Big Dividends
October 07 | Bob Nelson, Ph.D., President, Nelson Motivation Inc. | Comments (0)You’ve read the management books. You’ve heard more than enough about engagement, empowerment, teamwork, and so forth. But there’s just one problem: In the day-to-day rush of running your business, keeping your staff motivated takes a backseat to your daily work, management crises and making your numbers.
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Don't Agree with Management On Communications Issues? You Are Not Alone
September 30 | Katie Paine, Founder and CEO, Paine Publishing | Comments (0)Why don't CEOs and communicators agree on the role and future of the function? The 2019 Global Communications Report from USC Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism highlights at least three disconnects between company leaders and the communicators who work for them: the purpose of communications, the point of communications, and how tech will contribute to the field.
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Cost of Frequent Mega Disasters Raising the Stakes for Corporations
September 30 | Kitty Dumas, Manager, Ryder Charitable Foundation | Comments (0)Corporations are critical to disaster philanthropy, not just because of the dollars they provide. They are often more nimble than governments in reacting to disasters, providing dollars and services minus the red tape. The Ryder Charitable Foundation, a Disaster Responder member of the Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program, is taking the lessons of 25 years in disaster philanthropy and applying them to recent challenges.
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On Governance: Now is the Time to Designate Proxy Advisors as Fiduciaries Under ERISA
September 27 | Bernard Sharfman, Associate Fellow, R Street Institute | Comments (0)Given that shareholder voting carries with it fiduciary duties, it is somewhat surprising to find that proxy advisors have yet to be designated investment advice fiduciaries.