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What is thought leadership?

It encompasses identifying changes in the business environment that require new strategies to keep a company at the forefront of change. It transcends sectors, generations, borders. Thought leadership often breaks with business or industry convention, astonishes if not startles. It differentiates a company from competitors by giving leaders insights that are strongly identified with the future. I played a significant role in these listed Weber Shandwick initiatives.

 
Employees Rising: Seizing the Opportunity in Employee Activism

Focusing on employee ambassadors is no longer enough. Employee activists make their engagement visible, defend their employers from criticism and act as advocates, both online and off. Here’s how to manage them. (Weber Shandwick/KRC Research)

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EMPLOYEE ACTIVISM AND BRANDJo MaglioccoDecember 7, 2019
CEO Capital: A Guide to Building CEO Reputation and Company Success

CEO and corporate reputation are inextricably linked and have a proven impact on a company's bottom line. This book provides practical strategies that CEOs can follow to earn and sustain enduring corporate reputations, from their first 100 days to their last 100 hours.

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CEO REPUTATIONJo MaglioccoDecember 6, 2019
Reputation Warfare

As many are learning the hard way, small-scale snipers in command of new technological weapons can inflict large-scale damage to a company's reputation-and fast. Written for HBR, six defensive tactics are offered.

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CORPORATE REPUTATIONJo MaglioccoDecember 6, 2019
CEO Activism: Inside Comms and Marketing

Views from communications and marketing executives on how companies perceive their own CEOs’ activism and what companies can do to prepare to respond to hot-button societal issues. (Weber Shandwick/KRC Research)

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CEO AND CORPORATE ACTIVISMJo MaglioccoDecember 5, 2019
2016 Reputation Trends to be Mindful About

Once again, it’s time to gather my year-end thoughts on where the field of reputation is headed. This year’s predictions, however, will veer in a slightly different direction. For 2016, I am focusing on the changing role of the CEO in building, preserving and protecting reputation.

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REPUTATION TRENDSJo MaglioccoDecember 4, 2019
CEO Activism: High Noon in the C-Suite

In the second installment, Weber Shandwick/KRC Research on CEO activism revealed stark generational differences. 47% of Millennials believe CEOs have a responsibility to speak up about issues that are important to society. More than half say CEOs have a greater responsibility today than they used to…

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CEO AND CORPORATE ACTIVISMJo MaglioccoDecember 4, 2019
The Dawn of CEO Activism

In 2016, Weber Shandwick/KRC Research was among the first to identify the early stages of CEO activism. We learned that companies and leaders need to proceed with a healthy dose of caution if they engage deeply on issues that are squarely and controversially in the public realm.

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CEO AND CORPORATE ACTIVISMJo MaglioccoDecember 3, 2019
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