Cristina’s Blog
Feel free to explore my thought leadership — shaped by lived experience and two decades of working with senior women leaders across the globe.
Crisis 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 minutesHay Group: Leadership 2030 or Reputation Does Matter
The end of the year is usually the best time for scrutiny of past achievements and for planning the deeds ahead. Should you be asked to plan your career and… Read more
20/11/2014Reading time: 8 minutes6 Ways to Use the End of the Year to Boost Trust with Your Media
Most of you are already looking forward for the peace of mind around Christmas and the New Year’s Eve. Journalists feel the same way. However, there is no peace of… Read more
12/11/2014Reading time: 5 minutesH&M Crisis Management Teaches a Lesson on Full-Page Ads
Recently, a friend of mine asked me if he shouldn’t buy a full-page ad in a Czech national daily. He wanted to bring more attention to a topic that he… Read more
11/11/2014Reading time: 4 minutesWould You Hire Me to Train Your Leaders If My Nose Is Pierced?
I have numerous clients among Top100 Czech companies for whom I provide media and communications training and coaching. They’ve never noticed that my nose is pierced. I also have clients… Read more
14/10/2014Reading time: 4 minutesCherish Your Energy: 10 Tips How to Get the Most Out of Your Events This Autumn
For most of us – and against all natural laws that encourage us to rather slow down towards the end of the year – autumn is one of the busiest… Read more
14/10/2014Reading time: 5 minutesStrategic Media Relations for Summertime
In 2013, the media industry went through a deep transformation. According to recent studies, it was one of the most dynamic years in terms of mergers and acquisitions: more than… Read more
09/08/2014Reading time: 5 minutesJournalism’s Impossible Dilemmas
Flipping through my Amazon wish list I stumbled upon a book I wanted to read ever since I was a reporter. The Journalist and the Murderer is a 1990 study by Janet… Read more
30/04/2014Reading time: 5 minutesThe Wisdom of Slowing Down. Dare to Gain Perspective in an Increasingly Noisy World
The word ‘transformation’ has been often used to describe the deep process that companies and individuals underwent since the beginning of the economic crisis in 2007. Without any doubt we… Read more
28/02/2014Reading time: 5 minutesWhy I Love Autumn – About Leadership, Transformation and the Spring In Sight
I used to hate autumn. As a child, this was the time to put on the raincoat and high rubber boots and walk the three kilometers to school and back.… Read more
08/10/2013Reading time: 5 minutesDip Below the Waterline: Integrating Media Communication and Personal Development for Genuine Leadership
I have written several times in the past that there is no leadership without communication. Communication that backs leadership is so much more than learning to smile in front of… Read more
06/08/2013Reading time: 5 minutesBabiš’s Purchase of Mafra Raises Questions of Motives
Andrej Babiš, founder of agriculture firm Agrofert and political movement ANO 2011, says he will lay down strict ethical guidelines that will prevent him from playing a major role in… Read more
03/07/2013Reading time: 5 minutesBoom and Bust: Why Czech Start-ups Need Professional Communication
The economic crisis that began in 2008 has emphasized that the true engine of a healthy economy is the vivacious small enterprises created and driven by people who dare to… Read more
24/05/2013Reading time: 5 minutesMagazines struggle as readership plummets
As the traditional print market continues to decline, publishing houses are increasingly experimenting with digital media as well as new titles and concepts in a bid to survive. This article… Read more
06/03/2013Reading time: 7 minutes
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