Can You Hear Me?

2022 Global Communications Report on the future of corporate activism   Thank you for listening to "Can You Hear Me?". If you enjoyed our show, please consider subscribing and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Stay connected with us: Follow us on LinkedIn! Follow our co-host Eileen Rochford on Linkedin ! Follow our co-host Rob Johnson on Linkedin!  

Special Guest: Beni Enas Beni Enas is a part-time writer and producer at ABC7. She is also currently a journalism instructor at Geneva High School and was also a former journalism professor at Northern Illinois University and Columbia College. Mentioned Reports: Independent creators and engaged communities are the future of journalism by World Economic Forum Is the Media Doomed? by Politico Thank...

Reports Referenced: 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer   Morning Consultant Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Want Companies to Take Action Against Russia Over Ukraine Invasion Forbes Article: Corporations Can’t Afford To Stay Out Of Russia’s War In Ukraine Zenefits Report: Communicating With Your Employees About the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine Relevant Articles: BBC Covers The War in Ukraine NBC Prov...

Guest Speakers: Eileen Dordek is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, specializing in treating anxiety and depression. For over a decade, Eileen served on the board of Personal PAC, which focuses on electing pro-choice state and local officials in Illinois, most recently as Chair of the Board. Eileen is a board member of Equality Illinois, an impactful LGBTQ+ rights organization. She is a fierce adv...

Connect with Alida-Miranda Wolff: LinkedIn- Alida-Miranda Wolff Twitter- AlidaMW Resources: Cultures of Belonging: Building Inclusive Organizations that Last Ethos, a Full-Service Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Transformation Firm The Need to Belong by Roy Baumeister   Thank you for listening to "Can You Hear Me?". If you enjoyed our show, please consider subscribing and leaving a rev...

Background on our Panelists: https://www.colum.edu/academics/faculty/anne-mitchell http://linkedin.com/in/anne-marie-mitchell-6906bb3 Anne Marie Mitchell TeamStrategia.com linkedin.com/in/lissadruss Lissa Druss   Reference Materials: 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer https://www.edelman.com/sites/g/files/aatuss191/files/2022-01/Trust%2022_Top10.pdf https://www.edelman.com/trust https://www.edelman.com/...

MacKay CEO Forums: https://mackayceoforums.com/  The Archetypes and the Collective Unconsciousness by Carl Jung: https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Archetypes_and_the_Collective_Uncons.html?id=Yc5PlU9MyDwC The 12 Jungian Archetypes: https://exploringyourmind.com/twelve-jungian-archetypes/   Thank you for listening to "Can You Hear Me?". If you enjoyed our show, please consider subscribing an...

Resources: AlixPartners Annual Private Equity Survey No More Working for Jerks! YPO Global Pulse Report for Chief Executive Officers   Thank you for listening to "Can You Hear Me?". If you enjoyed our show, please consider subscribing and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Stay connected with us: Follow us on LinkedIn! Follow our co-host Eileen Rochford on Linkedin ! Follow our co...

Relevant articles: CEO survey taken before omicron emergence shows optimism about the economy over the next 6 months CEOs across the market, economy agree on one 2022 prediction: More volatility, no end to Covid CEOs are worried about losing their jobs in 2022 No More Working For Jerks!     Thank you for listening to "Can You Hear Me?". If you enjoyed our show, please consider subscribing and leav...

Five Things You Will Learn From This Episode: Why constantly staying informed about Covid-19 and its variants is essential to good leadership. Why focusing on communications matters. Your reactions and responses are the message that you are communicating, make sure you are communicating the right messages.  How addressing the elephant in the room is an opportunity for you to show your audience tha...

Resources:  Ransomware on a Rampage; a New Wake-Up Call (Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckbrooks/2021/08/21/ransomware-on-a-rampage-a-new-wake-up-call/?sh=5d7680d52e81 2022 Global Digital Trust Insights Survey (PwC): https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/cybersecurity/global-digital-trust-insights.html      Thank you for listening to "Can You Hear Me?". If you enjoyed our show, please conside...

Use surveys and Google forms to collect input Closely review social media pages ahead of time for clues Use media monitoring to learn about recent events that may have impacted the person or organization Ask people in your network who are connected to the people or company for their take Research the trends in the industry sector, educate yourself on what’s impacting them Look into background, upb...

Resources: https://hbr.org/2021/09/do-you-feel-a-lack-of-meaning-at-work-you-could-be-languishing https://theeverygirl.com/how-to-admit-youre-overwhelmed-at-work/ Six tips to dealing with Covid Anxiety https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/04/1033672045/6-tips-for-coping-with-covid-anxiety-this-fall-and-winter Depression and anxiety went down in 2021 but still remained high. https://ww...

Communicating in the new and future workplace, whether that be a hybrid or fully remote model, is radically different than pre-2020. Beyond the physical and tactical decision that leaders must tackle as they lay plans for their new workplace structures is the great need to assess and develop new communications skills for ALL employees and teams. And the need to evolve how work is tackled is now ur...

“Elevating Others and Leading with Heart is Where I Start”  - an interview with ULTA Beauty’s new CEO, Dave Kimbell Can You hear me? Episode 8: Five Things You Will Learn From This Episode: Why LinkedIn is the social media platform of choice for this CEO and why you should spend more time there Why committing to celebrating your team members successes (especially in a visible way on LinkedIn) will...

Remember when everyone thought we were coming out of the pandemic in early summer, people started going about their lives in ways that were normal before the pandemic, and companies planned for mid to late summer returns to office? Well that seems so three months ago, with the Delta variant raging in the United States. Today on the podcast “Can You Hear Me”, we will discuss how leaders must lead d...

People can't trust leaders they don't know - social media is the perfect opportunity to share your vision and mission with audiences that matter to your success. Get off the sidelines and get started. Today, it's expected of leaders. If you're not on social that's perceived as a negative. Be sure to pick the right social platforms for your type of CEO Brand - Twitter is definitely not for everyone...

It used to be that PR practitioners would take the very best of what a company or organization did and focused on those attributes to drive opinion about that entity. Now groups with various agendas are increasingly cultivating, quite simply, propaganda, making up facts to suit their cause or to disparage a competitor's competing point of view. What has this propaganda masquerading as fact done to...

It’s increasingly clear that organizations benefit significantly when women are well-represented in the workforce. Compelling research has shown that women in the workplace and gender diversity are key for organizations’ bottom lines. Female representation on boards, leadership teams and sales teams positively impact financial performance, including revenue, sales, and profits. But beyond the mone...

Leo Harmon shares his top resource materials with our listeners ( 50:20 ): I'd like to share a couple of good books that I've read this year that deal with the structure of inequity and how it has a real deleterious impact on society. One would be Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. There's another book called The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee which really talks about how  zero-sum outcomes in society really...

Can you hear me  now Podcast  Episode 2:  REFERENCES: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/collapsing-levels-trust-are-devastating-america/616581/ https://time.com/5929252/edelman-trust-barometer-2021/ https://knightfoundation.org/articles/restoring-trust-in-a-polarized-age/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/disinformation-conspiracy-theories-inoculation-edelman-...

Sources cited during the show: - https://www.edelman.com/research/edelman-trust-barometer-special-report-covid-19-demonstrates-essential-role-private-sector - https://www.fastcompany.com/90620428/how-to-get-employees-ready-to-return-                        to-the-office GOOGLE: - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6795820412941946880/?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%2...