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Joanna Dodd Massey

Sep 4
4 min

I Am Not Racist vs. I Am Anti-Racist

In 2020 is that it isn’t enough to say you are not racist; you need to be actively anti-racist.

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Musings from the C-Suite: Rumors Now vs. Then

Joanna Dodd Massey

Aug 28
2 min

Musings from the C-Suite: Rumors Now vs. Then

A Millennial member of one of my networking groups for C-level women recently posted in our WhatsApp chat that women must stick together and

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In Their Own Words: The Financial Crisis from the Gen Z Perspective

Jordan Massey

Aug 16
3 min

In Their Own Words: The Financial Crisis from the Gen Z Perspective

Our country is in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression due to COVID-19, and every generation can feel it.

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Musings from the C-Suite: Insights from a Blackout

Joanna Dodd Massey

Aug 7
3 min

Musings from the C-Suite: Insights from a Blackout

The power in my NYC neighborhood went out at 5:15 this morning. It was still dark out at that time, so it was pitch black in my apartment...

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DEI and Corporate Profits Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Joanna Dodd Massey

Jul 31
3 min

DEI and Corporate Profits Are Not Mutually Exclusive

True or false? Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) negatively impact corporate profits. According to this Forbes article, Wall Street i...

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Joanna Dodd Massey

Jul 18
2 min

You May Be Right

“You may be right” is a simple phrase that is not easy to say. Yet, it is one of the keys to successful communications.

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In Their Own Words: For Some Gen Zers, the Value of a College Degree Is Murky

Jordan Massey

Jul 10
3 min

In Their Own Words: For Some Gen Zers, the Value of a College Degree Is Murky

For eighteen years now, people have been telling me about the importance of going to college, so I really wanted to know, “What is the po...

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Joanna Dodd Massey

Jun 19
3 min

Dismantling a Culture of Complicity

A lot of people are asking HOW they can help. Some people are in positions of power and know how they can help. Some know they come from ...

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Brands Have Personalities: They Should Respond to Crises Like People Do

Joanna Dodd Massey

May 14
3 min

Brands Have Personalities: They Should Respond to Crises Like People Do

One of the things I love about being an author and thought leader in the area of business communications is giving corporate talks. This w...

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How Can You Influence People During a Crisis? Part 3

Joanna Dodd Massey

May 5
3 min

How Can You Influence People During a Crisis? Part 3

I spent that past six week in self-isolation writing and publishing a new book, “Communicating During a Crisis: Influencing Others When t...

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How Can You Influence People During a Crisis? Part 2

Joanna Dodd Massey

Apr 15
2 min

How Can You Influence People During a Crisis? Part 2

Last week, I blogged about the art of influencing people. In part one of this three-part series, I discussed the importance of first unde...

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How Can You Influence People During a Crisis? Part 1

Joanna Dodd Massey

Apr 9
3 min

How Can You Influence People During a Crisis? Part 1

You know how difficult it is to get a dog into the vet's office in that moment when he realizes that he's about to enter the vet's office...

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What We Can Expect from Our Minds During Self-Isolation

Joanna Dodd Massey

Apr 2
3 min

What We Can Expect from Our Minds During Self-Isolation

Human beings can handle absolutely anything in the moment; it is the thinking about it that makes it a problem.

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Physical Distancing with Social Connection

Joanna Dodd Massey

Mar 31
2 min

Physical Distancing with Social Connection

#Socialdistancing is not precisely what we are doing… and that is not a bad thing. What we are doing is physically distancing while...

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Joanna Dodd Massey

Mar 24
3 min

Shift Happens, So Why Is Change Hard?

When people are in the midst of a crisis, they say things like, “Did that only happen two days ago? It seems like a month went by!"

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#FlattenTheCurve: Why Young People Are at the Beach

Joanna Dodd Massey

Mar 20
2 min

#FlattenTheCurve: Why Young People Are at the Beach

You have likely seen pictures of young people on spring break at the beach NOT practicing social distancing or anything remotely resembli...

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Communicating with Constituents During the Coronavirus Crisis

Joanna Dodd Massey

Mar 18
2 min

Communicating with Constituents During the Coronavirus Crisis

As a crisis communications specialist, I have been talking with nonprofit organizations in the past few days about how to communicate wit...

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4 Must-Do's in the Multigenerational Workplace

Joanna Dodd Massey

Mar 11
2 min

4 Must-Do's in the Multigenerational Workplace

Blog about 4 things companies can do to facilitate multigenerational understanding and collaboration.

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Millennials Don’t Job Hop as Much as You Think They Do

Joanna Dodd Massey

Mar 4
2 min

Millennials Don’t Job Hop as Much as You Think They Do

Blog post about Millennial job hopping, which is not as frequent as we think it is.

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Joanna Dodd Massey

Feb 26
2 min

Do Millennials & Gen Z❤️Bernie Sanders?

Could America’s youth help Bernie Sanders become the Democratic party’s nominee? That is to be determined, but some interesting facts for...

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