Communication News
Expert commentary on the communication events shaping business, politics, culture, and technology.
4 min audio Gap CEO Links Culture to Goals: A Communication Breakdown
Gap's CEO recently made a deliberate move to tie the brand's cultural cachet directly to hard business targets. Instead of speaking in vague terms about "brand relevance" and "consumer connection," the CEO linked those softer ideas to specific turnaround metrics. It was a public communication choice, and it was the right one.
4 min audio 3 Skills That Actually Build Executive Presence
Forbes recently highlighted three unconventional skills that contribute to executive presence, moving beyond the usual advice about posture and eye contact. The piece challenges the standard playbook and points toward less obvious behaviors that signal leadership authority. It suggests that what makes someone look and sound like an executive is often found in unexpected places, not in the obvious performance of confidence.
4 min audio What Vijay Got Right About Handling Tough Comparisons
After winning seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, actor-turned-politician Vijay made a bold public statement comparing his party's debut vote share favorably to that of MG Ramachandran, one of Tamil Nadu's most revered political figures. Rather than deflecting the comparison, Vijay leaned into it. He used the numbers to reframe the conversation entirely on his own terms.
4 min audio Remote Management Fails Without This Communication Fix
HR teams in 2025 are rethinking how they manage remote workers, moving past the pandemic-era scramble toward something more deliberate. The focus has shifted from tracking attendance and screen time to building systems that actually keep distributed teams aligned, accountable, and engaged. The core challenge is not technology or scheduling. It is communication structure, and most managers are still getting it wrong.
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4 min audio What Luxury Communication Actually Means for Leaders
Communication coach Claudia Barberis has built a career moving between TEDx stages and corporate boardrooms, positioning herself as a specialist in what she calls "luxury communication" for senior leaders. Her work focuses on helping executives refine how they speak, present, and carry themselves in high-stakes environments. She has gained visibility across both public speaking circuits and private consulting engagements with business leadership audiences.
4 min audio What Leadership Summits Get Right About Communication
Clayton State University's College of Business launched its first Leadership Impact Summit, pulling together graduate students, executives, and cross-industry professionals under one roof. The goal was straightforward: figure out what effective leadership actually looks like in practice. It was a structured conversation between people who lead and people who are learning to lead.
4 min audio Social Media Fails: What Brands Get Wrong Every Time
Brands across industries have repeatedly torched their own reputations on social media by posting tone-deaf responses, deleting criticism instead of addressing it, or going silent when audiences demanded accountability. These failures follow a predictable pattern: a company prioritizes its own comfort over its audience's need for honesty. The damage is rarely from the original mistake. It compounds because the communication response makes everything worse.
AI Trust Rises While Media Grows Skeptical: Why It Matters
What Celebrity Scandals Teach You About Apologies
Africa's AI Voice: A Communication Strategy Breakdown
Can a Robot Teach You to Handle Angry People?
Why Public Health Experts Are Losing the Trust War
One Bad Quarter Can Erase a Year of Reputation Work
AI Is Breaking Workplace Communication. Here's the Fix.
