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Jim Lukaszewski is an internationally recognized speaker on crisis management, employee communications, ethics, media relations, public affairs, reputation preservation and restoration, and leadership.
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- How to Get More Invitations to the C-Suite and Be Heard Part 1Irritating Habits to AvoidBetter Habits to Improve YourAccess, Influence, Impact, and Inclusion Having spent the vast majority of my professional career in or very near the C-Suite of my clients, more than 400 companies in 42 years, I had the opportunity to view a wide variety of advice givers to senior people and organizational operators. … Continue reading “How to Get More Invitations to the C-Suite and Be Heard Part 1”
- Getting Ready to Choose: Darkness or DemocracyThe choice for American leadership gets clearer and clearer every day. Your decision will be based on the meaning of the word “greatness”. There are two very different greatness options to choose from in 2024. American democracy is in crisis. In Chinese, the word crisis is a symbol that has two faces, one face is … Continue reading “Getting Ready to Choose: Darkness or Democracy”
- Marshall Goldsmith: ‘You Can Be More’by– Dan Bigman, editor, Chief Executive. dbigman@ChiefExecutiveGroup.com Many people consider Marshall Goldsmith the best CEO coach in the world. And in his most recent column for Chief Executive, written with co-author Kelly Goldsmith, he shares one of the best coaching tips he’s ever received—and how you can deploy it successfully while leading your company. What … Continue reading “Marshall Goldsmith: ‘You Can Be More’”
- Unfortunately, I Have Some NewsR.I.P. Unfortunately, please!! If there is one word in our language that needs to be locked away, banned or buried deeply forever somewhere, it is the word UNFORTUNATELY. It’s like a gatling gun shooting out confusion in every direction. Unfortunately, meaning ???? For me? For you? For whom? For us? About what? Whose fault? What’s … Continue reading “Unfortunately, I Have Some News”
- Avoid Apology AvoidanceAvoid Apology Avoidance The First Axiom of Successful Victim Management:Of all things victims want, need, and expect, an apology is the most important. The First Corollary to Successful Victim Management Axiom #1:Failure to apologize when an apology is clearly appropriate has a huge cost in reputation damage, prolonged embarrassment, and often significant unnecessary legal expenses. … Continue reading “Avoid Apology Avoidance”
- Crisis Management vs. Readiness
Stop Being the Chicken Little of Your OrganizationOne of the more disabling pieces of baggage that many public relations practitioners carry is being known behind their backs as the Chicken Little in their organization. Getting management and managers attention by referring to any hiccup as a crisis. The truth is managers and leaders are problem resolvers and issue managers. In every organization, … Continue reading “Crisis Management vs. Readiness
Stop Being the Chicken Little of Your Organization”