Women Running Countries: Giant ears vs. big mouths?

Monday, January 16th, 2006 Posted in Leadership, Musings, Political communications | 1 Comment »

Women stepping up to run countries were in the news today. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a 67-year-old Harvard-trained economist, is being inaugurated as the president of Liberia, the first woman president in ... Read more..

Where is Chirac? The deliverer is the message.

Thursday, November 10th, 2005 Posted in Language, Leadership, Political communications | No Comments »

In times of crisis, the job of leaders is to be visible — to step up and absorb people's fears, reassure them about what's being done, and put the events within ... Read more..

Nay et Non on EU Constitution: Policy or Communications Issue?

Friday, June 3rd, 2005 Posted in Leadership, Political communications | No Comments »

After the French voted “non’ and the Dutch followed with a “nay” on the European Union constitution this week, many policy experts, journalists and politicians started dissecting what happened. One of the biggest ... Read more..

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