Tag: leadership

  • Civic Online Reasoning: The Skill Every Professional Needed Yesterday

    The pace and volume of online information have outgrown the skills most adults were taught to evaluate it. We’re living in a moment where a single misleading post can shape public opinion, influence policy, or derail trust in institutions. That’s why I completed the Civic Online Reasoning professional learning course through Digital Inquiry Group and…

  • Fractional Leadership is a Strategic Advantage

    Fractional Leadership is a Strategic Advantage

    As a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer, I’ve seen firsthand why this model is a fundamental shift in how smart businesses lead, scale, and stay agile. The Numbers Tell the Story Cost EfficiencyA full-time CMO typically costs between $300,000–$500,000 annually when you factor in salary, benefits, equity, and recruiting. Fractional CMOs? $120,000–$180,000 a year. That’s 60–75%…

  • Pull up a Chair and have a Seat, Communications

    Pull up a Chair and have a Seat, Communications

    Here’s the truth most small and medium-sized organizations and nonprofits don’t want to admit: You probably don’t need a full-time communications department, but you absolutely need communications leadership. Too many businesses run without anyone truly owning the story, the message, or the strategy internally and externally. And it shows: missed opportunities, preventable misunderstandings, reactive decisions,…

  • Lessons from Cellcom’s Prolonged Leadership Silence

    When a business faces a public relations crisis, the way it communicates—or fails to—can determine long-term customer trust and loyalty. Right now, Cellcom is experiencing day six of a widespread outage, with little to no direct communication from leadership.  I’ve seen firsthand that silence is never a winning strategy in crisis management. In this situation,…