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Explore ideas on CEO transitions, executive readiness, leadership development, and building long-term executive success in post-communist and post-Soviet countries.
Snow 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 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 minutes
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