Tag: Stakeholder Engagement

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AI Communication: Can Organizations Thrive in a Polarized Landscape?

In a polarized world, organizations can leverage generative AI to tailor communications, enhance stakeholder engagement and navigate complex issues. This technology fosters deeper connections while ensuring authenticity, responsiveness and ethical considerations in decision-making....

April 17, 2025 / David Sánchez
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Downsizing Demand: What Airlines Do When the Seats Stop Selling

Negative economic headlines have surged, highlighting declining consumer confidence and stock performance. Inflation and recession fears affect discretionary spending industries like leisure air travel, compounded by increased aviation accidents, leaving the market struggling as summer approaches. Explore the impact of these developments and what actions to take next. ...

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Brace Yourself: Activist Investors Are Coming for You in 2025

As activist investor campaigns surge, companies face heightened scrutiny in a volatile market. With CEOs ousted, operations streamlined and structural changes demanded, preparedness is key. Discover how to proactively defend your corporate narrative and seize opportunities amid mounting pressures....

January 23, 2025 / Scott Conklin, Benjamin Faull
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Balancing Act: How to Engage Your Board Effectively During High-Stakes Situations 

When board members are uninformed or unaware of issues during a crisis, it can create gaps in understanding, threaten confidence in the management team, and add stress to the response team and business. Below are some best practices to ensure effective communication, maintain trust and potentially leverage the benefits of the board’s collective brainpower.  ...

July 17, 2024 / Deanna Javadi, Ellie Rutland
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How Reputation is the Foundation for Trust 

In the corporate world, "reputation" and "trust" are often seen as separate concepts, with companies subscribing to the power of one or the other. However, these two concepts are intricately linked and both play a role in building stronger relationships with stakeholders. In the age-old debate of chicken and egg, I would argue that reputation is the foundation upon which trust is built. Without a strong and solid reputation, companies can’t earn trust with their stakeholders.   ...

July 11, 2024 / Katie Sprehe
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Germany’s New Imperative Doing Business with China: De-Risking

In mid-July, the German government unveiled its inaugural China strategy paper, outlining its approach to China and China's evolving role in the world and in geopolitics. The strategy aims to strike a delicate balance between necessary commercial engagement with China and reducing critical dependencies on China, with the ultimate goal of safeguarding Germany's economic and national security....

July 21, 2023 / Yuanyuan Wang
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How Does Effective Crisis Management work in 2023?

When a stakeholder communication plan is thoughtfully planned and meticulously executed, it is often the reason why a company or organization can overcome the potential issue and ultimately come back stronger by retaining trust and support from key stakeholders. It’s safe to say there’s never been a more important time to take a look at your crisis management strategy for 2023....

January 11, 2023 / Ellie Rutland
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How to Draft a Winning Cross-Functional Team for Issues and Crisis Response

How do you strike the right balance between sourcing enough knowledge and experience versus having too many people on the field?...

October 17, 2022 / Linda Barnhart
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Reclaiming the Lost Art of "Stakeholder” Engagement

Maintaining dialogue with your constituents, allies and critics in times of calm and crisis prevents circumstances that enflame controversy....

September 9, 2022 / Scott Conklin, Devyn McDonald
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A Pending Boom in Japanese M&As Requires New Forms of Cultural Intelligence

Among the various means of achieving foreign market expansion, Japanese firms have turned time and again to a classic pair: mergers and acquisitions....

April 21, 2022 / Seiko Indo