Cristina’s Blog
Feel free to sample my thought leadership, inspired by my work and life experience and by my extensive client work.
Personal Branding: A Creator’s Journey
On May 9, 2017, James Comey, director of the American Bureau of Federal Investigations (FBI) and one of the most powerful men in the US, was about to give an… Read more
28/06/2017Reading time: 6 minutesHow to Handle Media when You Can’t Trust Their Ownership
Few in the Czech Republic are unfamiliar these days with the scandals surrounding the Czech minister of finance, Andrej Babis, and his proven intervention in the media coverage under his… Read more
11/05/2017Reading time: 4 minutesEmployer Branding: Who Should Own the Process?
The topic of Employer Branding is new, massive and misunderstood. That’s why so many companies end up with the HR and PR departments throwing the Employer Branding topic between themselves… Read more
01/05/2017Reading time: 3 minutes7 Ways Employer Branding is Changing Czech Companies
This spring it seems to be on everyone’s lips: employer branding. No one saw it, no one knows what it eats and where it sleeps, this magical unicorn. But it’s… Read more
26/04/2017Reading time: 7 minutesThe Challenge for 2016: Truthful Communications
Looking back at the year we leave behind, it can be said that 2015 made it clear once again that people plan and Gods laugh. In order to face the… Read more
11/01/2016Reading time: 5 minutes5 Reasons Why Czech CEOs Should Consider Running a Twitter Account
Have you ever thought about why the Czech Minister of Finance Andrej Babiš chose Twitter as one of his favorite means of communication with the public? After all, it takes… Read more
11/08/2015Reading time: 3 minutesWomen Leaders: Finally Coming Home
For the last two years I have been blessed to do a lot more work for women leaders. As the focus on gender equality and the women’s impact on business… Read more
10/08/2015Reading time: 6 minutesSnow White’s Red Apple Carries a New Name: Leadership
Call it synchronicity. For the last two months, three of the most important business women communities that I am attending brought up the theme of women, diversity, leadership and …… Read more
28/06/2015Reading time: 7 minutesSix Steps to Leverage Your Media Presence – For Your Own Good
“Fine. You got me an article in Forbes. But how many CLIENTS did you actually bring me?” When I first heard this question from a client, I thought I should… Read more
16/06/2015Reading time: 6 minutesHow (Not) to Kill a Mockingbird: 7 Rules to Make LinkedIn Group Discussions Work
Recently we’ve been doing a lot of talk at AmCham about the role of our LinkedIn discussion group in our community. Let’s put it this way: our group is not… Read more
13/05/2015Reading time: 5 minutesMyOdyssey: It Takes Two to Tango
On April 23 I had the honor to facilitate the launch of a new group of mentees during the kick-off of the 6th edition of the MyOdyssey mentoring program for… Read more
01/05/2015Reading time: 7 minutesCristi Danilet – The Solitude of Doing the Right Thing
Is it harder to leave or to stay and do the right thing? This was the question going through my mind on a cold evening before Christmas, when I first… Read more
07/03/2015Reading time: 7 minutesHow to Get on a Journalist’s Nerves During an Email Interview. Guaranteed
You know the feeling. You’re writing an article and you’re waiting for some comments that the source promised to send you via email. You open your email and … you… Read more
02/03/2015Reading time: 2 minutesCrisis communication in Uherský Brod: coordination failure?
Nine people died yesterday in Uherský Brod, South Moravia, the worst peacetime shooting in the history of the Czech Republic. It is a question though if local authorities did all… Read more
25/02/2015Reading time: 4 minutes13 Teachers who Change(d) My Life
This is a post I’ve wanted to write for a long, long time. Its time came now, as the end of 2014 allowed me to slow down and sink into… Read more
11/01/2015Reading time: 11 minutesRodriguez: Follow Your Passion and Inner Voice
What are the things that we, women, do that make our lives more difficult at work? What is the key to succeeding in today’s turbulent corporate environment and at the… Read more
12/12/2014Reading time: 9 minutesWelcome, Mr. President!
This year, November 17 was for me a day of euphoria. While the Czech Republic was celebrating 25 years from the Velvet Revolution, Romania was experiencing a revolution of its… Read more
03/12/2014Reading time: 6 minutesHeartwarming WestJet Ad and a Christmas Take-away
As the best time of the year approaches, let me invite you to reflect upon a question. How would your life change if you took a moment to explore the real… Read more
03/12/2014Reading time: 2 minutes
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