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Nov 27, 2020
1 min

Think You're Indestructible? So Did the Dinosaur!

Fact: Brand loyalty is developed when we are children and teens. Fact: Brands that don’t stay relevant with younger generations eventuall...

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

Joanna Dodd Massey

Aug 28, 2020
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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Musings from the C-Suite: Insights from a Blackout

Joanna Dodd Massey

Aug 7, 2020
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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Joanna Dodd Massey

Jul 18, 2020
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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Joanna Dodd Massey

Jun 19, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
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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#FlattenTheCurve: Why Young People Are at the Beach

Joanna Dodd Massey

Mar 20, 2020
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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4 Must-Do's in the Multigenerational Workplace

Joanna Dodd Massey

Mar 11, 2020
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, 2020
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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Never Fail to Fail: The Different Work Philosophies of Millennials and Gen Z

Joanna Dodd Massey

Feb 19, 2020
1 min

Never Fail to Fail: The Different Work Philosophies of Millennials and Gen Z

For companies, understanding Millennials and Gen Z workers is more and more vital by the day. But just how similar—or different—are these...

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Everything Immediately: Three Key Expectations of Millennials and Gen Z

Joanna Dodd Massey

Feb 12, 2020
2 min

Everything Immediately: Three Key Expectations of Millennials and Gen Z

Gen Z—and to a somewhat lesser extent, Millennials—have grown up in a world where virtually everything is available immediately on demand...

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Joanna Dodd Massey

Feb 5, 2020
3 min

When Millennials Manage Gen Z

I mentor several younger women who work in a variety of fields, including management consulting, communications, software development, an...

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One World under Gen Z: EU and US Young Adults Share Beliefs and Practices

Joanna Dodd Massey

Jan 29, 2020
2 min

One World under Gen Z: EU and US Young Adults Share Beliefs and Practices

I spoke on a panel this week for the European American Chamber of Commerce about hiring practices in the United States. The audience comp...

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“Keep Calm and Carry On” Looks Different with Millennial Royals

Joanna Dodd Massey

Jan 22, 2020
3 min

“Keep Calm and Carry On” Looks Different with Millennial Royals

If you want to know just how much Millennials are changing the world, you need look no further than Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Mark...

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Joanna Dodd Massey

Jan 15, 2020
2 min

The Old-Fashioned Phone

I had a conversation at dinner with a colleague about the different ways younger and older generations communicate. Broadly speaking, Mil...

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