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Leading in a Crisis

Uncertainty can be disorienting and disruptive. Learn from business leaders about what it’s like to navigate organizations and employees through a global pandemic. Collection materials may include company-wide communications from CEOs, thought leadership articles or strategic planning documents for finding a new way forward as businesses reopen.

How leaders’ reputations can either shine or decline during COVID-19_PR Daily

How leaders’ reputations can either shine or decline during COVID-19

By: William Comcowich
Source: Ragan's PR Daily
Date of Publication: June 3rd, 2020
Those who’ve responded to this crisis with empathy, generosity and genuine warmth have reaped profound reputational rewards.
TAGS:
Brands
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Marketing
Strategy
CEOs Call in the Coaches as Covid-19 Tests Their Companies_WSJ

CEOs Call in the Coaches as Covid-19 Tests Their Companies

By: Joann S. Lublin
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Date of Publication: May 27th, 2020
Business leaders with long-term leadership coaches say tough feedback has prepared them for the challenges of the pandemic.
TAGS:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Culture
Leadership
JM Smucker CEO on Q4 earnings, business during the pandemic

JM Smucker CEO on Q4 earnings, business during the pandemic

Source: CNBC
Date of Publication: June 4th, 2020
J.M. Smucker CEO Mark Smucker discussed the food products maker’s quarterly performance and the growth he sees in the company’s brands.
TAGS:
Earnings
Growth
Quarterly reports
The Way Forward_ Travel and Transportation Edition_Adweek

Travel and Transportation Takeaways From Adweek Presents: The Way Forward

By: Kathryn Lundstrom
Source: Adweek
Date of Publication: June 3rd, 2020
Hyundai CMO and JetBlue chairman on leadership during turbulent times.
TAGS:
Advertising
Leadership
Marketing
Brands will be defined by how they handled the virus_Marketing Week

Brands will be defined by how they handled the virus

By: Tanya Joseph
Source: Marketing Week
Date of Publication: May 14th, 2020
Brands have to make tough choices affecting customers and staff during this pandemic, but acting honourably and communicating honestly will preserve trust.
TAGS:
Advertising
Authenticity
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
How Texas Roadhouse envisions purpose during COVID-19

How Texas Roadhouse envisions purpose during COVID-19

By: Ted Kitterman
Source: PR Daily
Date of Publication: May 29th, 2020
Texas Roadhouse, the U.S. steakhouse chain, wanted to ensure that its employees were cared for and says that the evolution of its approach to the pandemic has offered lots of lessons it hopes to take into the post-pandemic era
TAGS:
Employees
Outreach
Post-coronavirus
Social media
Values
INTERVIEW: How Should Companies Tackle Coronavirus? Turn to History Factory’s COVID-19 Corporate Memory Project

INTERVIEW: How Should Companies Tackle Coronavirus? Turn to History Factory’s COVID-19 Corporate Memory Project

By: John Jannarone
Source: CorpGov
Date of Publication: May 29th, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has created questions among senior executives around the world they’ve never needed to address. One place they’ve been looking: Their counterparts at other corporations. And with the recent launch of History Factory’s COVID-19 Corporate Memory Project, there is a living archive of corporate responses to the pandemic, giving executives a window into what peer companies are doing now and providing a resource that may serve as a guide in future crises.
TAGS:
Archives
History
Information gathering
Wall Street giant faces bipartisan fire in running unprecedented Fed bailout

Wall Street giant faces bipartisan fire in running unprecedented Fed bailout

By: VICTORIA GUIDA
Source: Politico
Date of Publication: June 2nd, 2020
BlackRock, a Wall Street titan that manages $7 trillion in assets, is facing growing scrutiny over its role at the center of the Federal Reserve’s massive bailout of U.S. corporations — and it's coming from all sides.
TAGS:
Debt
Finances
How One Company Is Taking Care Of Employees During COVID-19_Forbes

How One Company Is Taking Care Of Employees During COVID-19

By: Alan Kohll
Source: Forbes
Date of Publication: April 6th, 2020
Alan Kohll learns how Ally Financial is taking care of their employees during the global pandemic.
TAGS:
Benefits
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO)
Mental health
Work from home (WFH)
Helping you protect what matters

Helping you protect what matters

By: Eileen C. McDonnell, David O’Malley, Ray Caucci, Greg Driscoll, Thomas H. Harris, Nina M. Mulrooney, Dave Raszeja, and Victoria Robinson
Source: Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Date of Publication: April 23rd, 2020
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Executive Team give updates on Covid-19
TAGS:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Insurance
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