Most People in Workplace Relationships Don’t Tell HR

by Rachel | Feb 7, 2022 | In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Perception & Psychology, Reputation Management

Ella Ceron, Bloomberg, February 7, 2022 The pandemic has brought a flowering of the workplace romance — but most of the office lovebirds aren’t telling human resources about it. About a third of U.S. workers say they’re currently in or have been a part of a workplace...

Axel Springer plans to force disclosure of employee relationships after Bild scandal

by Rachel | Nov 8, 2021 | Crisis Management, In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Reputation Management

Erika Solomon, Olaf Storbeck, Kaye Wiggins and Anna Nicolaou, Financial Times, November 8, 2021 German publishing giant Axel Springer plans to require its nearly 16,000 employees to disclose sexual relationships between managers and subordinates, in the wake of a...

What Mark Zuckerberg Got Wrong In His 1300-Word Facebook Memo

by Rachel | Oct 7, 2021 | Crisis Management, In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Reputation Management

Jena McGregor, Forbes, October 7, 2021 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally weighed in on the escalating crisis at the social media giant on Tuesday with a lengthy missive that downplayed risks and hit the wrong note with people on and off the platform, doubling down...

There’s a ‘Fanatical Group of Worshippers’ in Your Stock. What’s Next?

by Rachel | Jun 28, 2021 | Crisis Management, In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Reputation Management, Social Media

Lindsay Frost, Agenda, June 28, 2021 AMC Entertainment Holdings CEO Adam Aron has been actively embracing on Twitter, YouTube and other platforms a new trove of investors who propelled the company’s stock price up more than 300% in the past month. The latest...

Red Corporation, Blue Corporation? Corporate political speech becomes a board issue

by Rachel | Apr 1, 2021 | Corporate Governance, Crisis Management, In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Reputation Management

April Hall, Directors & Boards, 2021 Second Quarter After the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, many companies announced that they would halt political contributions, either permanently or for a defined period. Some discontinuations involved a particular...

Felicity Huffman lands 1st acting role since college admissions scandal

by Rachel | Dec 1, 2020 | Audio & Visual Clips, Crisis Management, In the News, Reputation Management

Good Morning America, December 1, 2020 The actress, who served 11 days in jail after pleading guilty in the Varsity Blues scandal, will star in an ABC comedy as the unlikely owner of a minor league baseball team. “She’s been truly contrite and regretful,...