A Serious Pursuit of Truth

Sep 13, 2017

Thank you President Angel Cabrera for your leadership of George Mason University. And to the students and faculty with us today, thank you for making time to be here during …

Campus communication

Nov 15, 2017

It's a rule at the PSA's Leadership Communication Days meetings that what's said there stays there. That's why the events are so candid—sometimes painfully, sometimes hilariously, always usefully. But over …

We Can Take On Those Deep-Rooted Problems

May 12, 2015

Let me start by thanking President Johnson for that very gracious introduction, and for awarding me with this honorary degree from an extraordinary institution. I am proud to have this …

More Bridges and Fewer Borders

Aug 09, 2017

Acting Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellors, ladies and gentlemen, Since its foundation in the mid-nineteenth century, Queen’s University Belfast has answered the question posed by its Latin motto.  There has never been …

The Year in Leadership Communication

Dec 17, 2024

(Retail) Starbucks was down and (Robby) Starbuck was up. Boeing’s CEO apologized sincerely, vowed solemnly and resigned eventually. Many beleaguered college presidents issued statements about why they’ll issue fewer statements …

The Great Meritocracy of the World

Sep 13, 2016

When I stood in Downing Street as Prime Minister for the first time this Summer, I set out my mission to build a country that works for everyone. Today I …

This Isn’t Writing, It’s Mincing

Jul 02, 2025

Last week at the Executive Communication Summit that my company convened, I interviewed the famed Yale Management School Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who took us back to the beginning of the …

Communication coaching? Not for him

May 15, 2019

Former University of Wisconsin football star J.J.Watt has relied on dozens of trainers and coaches to guide him through endless hours in the gym, on the practice field and in …