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When instinct outranks evidence in the boardroom, here is what to do about it. 

Stephanie Nivinskus is principal at Ragan’s Center for AI Strategy. 

Conversations become awkward quickly when an executive defends a position on your company’s re...

What tactics set the best comms pros apart from the rest?

A single mistake can teach a communicator more valuable career-long lessons than dozens of successful messaging campaigns. The key is knowing how to be resilient and move forward when the sledding gets tough.

In the latest episode of our “Ask the Board” video series, we asked members of Ragan’s ad...

How should communicators structure difficult employee messages?

A difficult update gets harder to process when employees have to untangle several messages at once. Before it goes out, communicators need to be clear about what employees should understand and where they can respond.

Sarah Bland, interim audit manager at the Office of the Auditor for the

It’s an all-too common trap.

So many executives now want to be thought leaders — to be recognized in their field for their expertise and insight.

There’s just one problem.

Few are bold enough to truly stake a claim and say something meaningful. Something that may even be controversial and make people mad.

Without an actual stance worth stan...

Differing perspectives lead to better comms.

Alyssa Towns is a freelance writer. 

Not enough organizations are asking the right question when filling an internal communications role: Are we building a team that will help us reach every employee on o...