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"It's possible to enjoy the opera and a football match too" That was a line in a Times article last week (by Martin Samuel, who doesn't seem to be on LinkedIn) - and it got me thinking. The weekend before last I managed (in a crazy 36 hours) to see Olivia Rodrigo at the O2, Spurs Women beat West Ham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and Long Day's Journey Into Night at the Wyndham's Theatre. I don't think that I'm particularly unusual in liking a lot of different things. Most people do. And we all bring those experiences to bear in our day to day lives: people are rounded and varied. And in a world of hyper-contextualised communication and endless segmentation, I think it's easy to forget that actually, really great communicators can communicate well with anyone. Because that overlap of interests gives them breadth. Not by changing their message or their style, but by communicating clearly with a broad appeal. In a general election year it's easy to be cynical and wonder whether politicians do this well - but when we're working with a business to help them find a senior leader - a CIO or CEO say - we're not looking for someone who can speak one language to one audience and another to another. We're looking for someone who can communicate. Who has a range of interests and a depth of experience that makes them compelling. Who can engage positively with people individually and en masse. Segmentation is fine. But communication, person to person, is another skill entirely. Vocative #communication #artofrecruitment #leaders

A lot of insights about leadership, vision, and transformation in this episode, even if you aren’t a “Consumer Brand”

As we are concluding Hispanic Heritage Month, I am sharing a piece I’ve written on leadership and my view on how leading with authenticity is my ultimate goal- in times of both personal and professional stress. It is a compass I use to lead and one that I share with my fantastic team leaders at Mindshare and GroupM. My sincere hope is that we are doing our very best to live these truths as we lead. Never in perfection, always in progress. https://lnkd.in/e9DWDqQ5

⚡Breaking News : Tarun Jha moves on from Havas. Over the past one year, he was instrumental in building the creative agency, putting strong processes in place, and hiring a strong team of leaders who have helped the agency witness an impressive growth. Read more🔗https://lnkd.in/gVgrNHWx Tarun Jha

Why is E.L.F. BEAUTY thriving? They move at the speed of their consumers. To quote Kory Marchisotto Marchisotto CMO of E.L.F. BEAUTY: ✨I believe that the distance between community and C-suite in any organization is a forward looking indicator of brand health. ✨I believe that the distance between insight and action in any organization is a forward looking indicator of brand health. I love these points because brands aren’t dead. They only wither away when the leadership is out of touch. Todays C-suite has a massive challenge to stay close to the consumer, especially when the brand is huge. CEOs and CMOs need a broad network of mentors from younger generations informing their understanding. Brand collaborations may be one of the best ways to grow your customer base—think about the E.L.F. Liquid Death, OLIPOP PBC and Barbie—great alignment providing both sides with growth. #innovation #branding #leadership #collaboration

Trust is essential to every part of an organization. From a marketers view, trust is integral to building a relationship with a customer. According to Bill Hayes, there are three other values that play an important role: authenticity, logic, and empathy. To read more about how marketers can reach their customers, check out Bill's article here: https://lnkd.in/gsFitUvp Bill Hayes David Yusem Jillian Ballas #marketing #sales #trust #values ____________________________________ 👋 Hey! I’m Eben from ShiftUp, a strategic change agency delivering: 🌿 Growth Strategy & Marketing 🔅Brand Culture Activation We help purpose-driven leaders co-create what’s next. 🔶 Ready to get Shift done? Schedule a Free Alignment Meeting > https://lnkd.in/gcr2K3RR

Tune in to this episode of #TheProdcast where one of our network faves, Kristen Cavallo, shares her wisdom on fostering inclusivity and innovation, becoming a better leader and how she finds strength in change. Patrick Murphy MurphyCobb #TheProdcast #Leadership #AI #Advertising

When we present the concept of the Hybrid FitPro at various Global Conferences, our audiences are surprised by the actual positive impact that we have had on our Clubs, Studios and on our Customers. Hybrids FitPros are both entrepreneurial and customer-centric in our approach to creating, delivering & managing the customer experience. We evolved this way because we have blended the best GroupEx Skill-sets with the best Personal Training Skill-sets. YES....we are not fully appreciated (right Cecily Guest-Smile), YES...we may not be understood...and YES…very few Owners, Managers & Sector Influencers know that we even exist. But YES....we are the unappreciated solution to successfully evolve our Global Sector “Beyond Sets & Reps” and address the health, wellness, and fitness needs of our actual and potential customers. I want to thank every Owner, Manager, Sector Influencers & Hybrid FitPros who, as cited in this Article, appreciates the need to be “Contraian” as we collectively think & live outside-the-box to (1) solve our collective problems that we have carried over from the past and (2) address the evolving needs of our actual and potential customers. This 3 minute "read" captures the essence of those of us who are Hybrid FitPros. Jeff Zwiefel Bryan K. O'Rourke Allison Flatley Allison Porter Dr. Paul Bedford Rodney Steven II Sal Pellegrino Matthew Januszek Jon Nasta FCIM Chris Stevenson Amy Thompson Tricia Madden #businessgrowthopportunities #meetingthecustomerswheretheyareat #healthandwellness #retentionmanagement

𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨: 𝐀 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 It was a great pleasure to welcome Kristen Cavallo as the first guest in our new season of the MCA Prodcast. Kristen is Global CEO of MullenLowe Global and previously stewarded The Martin Agency to great heights, including being named as US Agency of the Year, Ad Age’s Agency of the Year and made the Fast Company Most Innovative Companies list. Kristen shared her outlook on what makes a great CEO, and how she has successfully led the Martin Agency and MullenLowe. ➤ 𝑫𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔  Kristen credits her success to her focus on building a diverse leadership team. She believes that people from different backgrounds bring unique perspectives that can improve decision-making and creativity. ➤ 𝑲𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒔 ‘𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈’ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 She outlined her unique method for identifying potential clients; using LinkedIn to research not just the companies themselves, but also the people who work there. This allows her to understand the company's culture and find the right people to partner with. ➤ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 Kristen argues that the advertising industry needs to be more courageous in its approach. She is a big believer in taking risks and supporting clients who are willing to do the same. ➤ 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑪𝑬𝑶𝒔 Cavello believes that creative people can be strong leaders. She recently appointed a Chief Creative Officer as the CEO of MullenLowe US, a move that challenges the traditional view of leadership in advertising. 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬! 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐂𝐀 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞. To hear more from Kristen, listen to the full episode for free: https://lnkd.in/eMjBN-i8 #advertising #production #leadership #courage #bravery #CEO

I am an #introvert 🙈. I find it extremely difficult to #interact with those I don’t know. ❓ So how will people know who am I? How many of you resonate with this? I think many 🤔 ❌ Was it impacting me and my work? Yes. Now, being introverted is not bad. In fact, it is good in many situations. But here’s the thing: Even if we are #introverts, we need to #build our #personal #brand. Why? Because ☑ It demonstrates WHO WE ARE ☑ It gives us an opportunity to live OUR PASSION ☑ We build expertise to become THOUGHT LEADERS in the space ☑ We become synonymous with the CAUSE ☑ We become great INFLUENCERS with our expertise ☑ We manage stakeholders with our CONVICTION I never knew what our personal brand could do until I started working on it, and that visibility changed a lot for me. So, if it worked for me, it can work for you too. So, take that idea you are sitting on and finally put it into action, so that you too build your brand and your visibility in a POWERFUL way! Join us for a 60 minute power packed orientation call this #Saturday, Dec 9, 11 am - Become the Brand, Don't just Create One! Register here- https://lnkd.in/g8b58u2a ============================================= Follow Smitha Iyer, ICF PCC Coach for more insights on Conscious Leadership Suhasini Seshadri DCODE INSPIRED LIVING #personalbrand #consciousleadership  #leadingself #leadingothers  #peakperformance