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Our St. Patrick’s Day Wish – Be Lucky AND Good

March 17, 2021

I always smile when I hear the expression, “I’d rather

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Wait! Where is the Job Hunting Manual for College Grads?

January 20, 2021

By Anne M. McCarthy Lego® has always been a go-to

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The Gift that Keeps on Giving

By Anne M. McCarthy On Thursday, most Americans will observe

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Westmeath Wisdom: Happy Independence Day – A Time to Reflect, Listen and Learn…Can Proven Business Theories Affect Social Change?

By Anne M. McCarthy This Saturday, the United States of

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Westmeath Wisdom: Hindsight is 20/20

By Anne M. McCarthy Examples of Visionary Leadership During the

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Westmeath Wisdom: Reboot 2020

By Anne M. McCarthy New Habits and a Little Compassion

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Learning on the Job: Lessons from the Coronavirus

By Anne M. McCarthy Now that your team has mastered

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Best Practices from Virtual Veterans: Zoom Etiquette

SMILE, YOU’RE ON CAMERA! By Anne M. McCarthy Zoom-bombing, forgotten

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Best Practices from Virtual Veterans: The Gift of Time

Best Practices for Virtual Veterans: The Gift of Time Quiz

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Best Practices from Virtual Veterans–Welcome to our World!

By Anne M. McCarthy So, now you are working from

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Take a Lighthearted Quiz This St. Paddy’s Day

By Anne McCarthy St. Paddy’s Day is one of my

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Just the Facts – Coronavirus

By Anne McCarthy Dear Fellow Communications Professionals – The Coronavirus

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Hats Off to a True Leader – St. Patrick!

March 14, 2019

By Anne McCarthy St. Patrick is my hero. It’s not

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The Gift of John H. Bryan, Jr.

November 5, 2018

By Anne McCarthy On Saturday, members of the Chicago business

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Be Fierce and Focused in 2019: Make your message THE shiny object

September 19, 2018

By Anne McCarthy Are communication professionals stepping up to the

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Avoiding the Corporate B.S. Trap with Investors: Four Rules for Communicating Clearly

June 7, 2018

By Joe Miller A recent story in The Wall Street

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Wish #1. Insist on Accuracy in Messaging

March 26, 2018

By Anne McCarthy The day of ‘blarney ’ is over

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Three Wishes on St. Patrick’s Day

March 16, 2018

By Anne McCarthy Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In the spirit of

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On to Something Big

March 10, 2018

By Anne McCarthy When I started Westmeath in 2010, I

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A Van Gogh, Trump, and a Tall-Tale Toilet

February 14, 2018

By Thomas Ciesielka When the White House asks for a

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Five Early Warning Lessons from the Groundhog

February 2, 2018

By Anne McCarthy I like Groundhog’s Day. It’s not because

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Your Messaging Approach Stinks: Talking to Multiple Realities in Today’s America(s)

October 30, 2017

By Joe Miller This past Friday, Tony Kornheiser, who hosts

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Back to the Future: Life Lessons that Stand the Test of Time

October 26, 2017

By Thomas Ciesielka You never know who the next hero

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Did Donald Trump Use the Right “Matchmaking” Advice with Russian Officials?

July 28, 2017

By Thomas Ciesielka With all the complexities with the Russian

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Lessons for the front line

July 26, 2017

By Anne McCarthy Sean Spicer’s resignation does not come as

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Make your publicity plan shine, not backfire

April 24, 2017

By Thomas Ciesielka Sometimes we think we have a clever

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Forever Relevant

March 29, 2017

By Joost J. den Haan A few days ago I

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Five learnings from day one of the Responsible Business Summit in NY

By Adaire Putnam 1. In a company’s early sustainability work,

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Five learnings from day two of Ethical Corporation’s Responsible Business Summit in NY

By Adaire Putnam 1. The long-term availability of water is

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Business Lessons from the Land of the Leprechauns

March 17, 2017

By Anne McCarthy Everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Or,

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Avoid the Fake News Cycle

February 15, 2017

By Tom Ciesielka There is a famous saying that came

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Throw off the Shackles

February 14, 2017

By Ted McDougal In our last post, we commended a

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Back to the Basics: Lessons from The Donald

January 19, 2017

By Deb Hodgson-Lyons I have been reflecting on the provocations

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Collaborative appointments

January 7, 2017

By Ted McDougal Hear, hear! We applaud the nomination of

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Unconventional Wisdom: Lessons from the 2016 Election

December 23, 2016

By Anne McCarthy It’s been 45+ days since the results

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Unleashing the Power of Content

June 10, 2016

By Steven Shapiro Content marketing must work because here you

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Leadership Platform

By Anne McCarthy From my perspective, personal branding is primarily

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Monetizing Data: Are You Doing Enough?

May 10, 2016

By Hunter Albright Significant Opportunity The opportunity for creating value

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Lather, Rinse, Repeat: How Preparation helps Communicators Respond to Crises

March 10, 2016

By Meg VanderLaan Every day, in every organization, there is

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What’s a 50-Cent Hot Dog Got to do With Customer Experience?

February 10, 2016

By Gabe Cohen IKEA: some consider it heaven on earth;

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Measure Them!

January 10, 2016

By Jeffrey Daigle I always smile when people tell me

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Data Analytics and My Stream of Consciousness

December 10, 2015

By Arezou Zarafshan Recently, my team and I were faced

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Content and Social Media Marketing

Recap of the LIVE Content and Social Media Marketing Q&A

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Does Customer Engagement Matter for Brands?

November 10, 2015

By Speakers’ Corner Presenter and Western Union Chief Marketing Officer

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15 Steps to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile

October 10, 2015

By Speakers’ Corner Presenter and Social/Digital expert, Amy McIlwain Utilizing

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Michael Baldwin: Presentation Tips and Recommendations

September 10, 2015

Written and provided by Speakers’ Corner featured presenter, Michael Baldwin,

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Employee Advocacy: Game Change but not a Panacea

August 10, 2015

By Bernie Charland Bernie Charland was featured with Amanda Turner

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2015 Rocky Mountain Performance Barometer

February 20, 2015

Do marketing and communications programs actually drive business performance? As

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Gettin’ Real in the Rockies

February 1, 2015

Business Insider’s most recent appraisal of how individual states are

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!#*%@%!!!

January 31, 2015

By Anne McCarthy I miss William Safire. I miss the

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