Episode 07: Leadership Communications and Journalism

One of the primary responsibilities of a chief executive is to communicate in a way that is articulate, effective and clear. And we see examples daily of executives that seem to have missed the memo. Are they as successful as they could be?

Journalism got a rude and hysterical wake-up call from John Oliver recently. But the newspaper industry doesn't seem to be taking it all that seriously.

Links

Be sure to check out other major stories from the August 15th edition of the newsletter:

• Behind The New Yorker's record-setting web traffic — how the magazine adjusted its staffing strategy, changing the mix of writers so there are fewer freelancers and more regular contributors; and incorporated a couple of video series.
• The 10 Principles of Strategic Leadership — from systems and structures to people, policies and practices, and focusing on the self.
• Cyberchondria: how self-diagnosing by using the Internet is making us sick — just not in the way we think.

Credits

Theme song: "The Liberty Bell," by John Philip Sousa, performed by the United States Marine Band and shared under a Creative Commons 3.0 license.
Incidental music: "One More Stripper" by APAMusic, royalty-free license from Pond5.com.
Voice over: Toni Deckers
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