Episode 100

Podcast: Communication Breakdown · Observatory on Corporate Reputation LLC

Opublikowano: 2026-09-10

In this 100th episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll revisit the major forces that have shaped corporate communications over the past two years. They examine how political pressure drove companies to reconsider diversity commitments, how narrative arbitrage allowed outside actors to seize control of corporate stories, and why unrestrained executives increasingly create their own reputation crises. The episode closes with a practical look at how calibration, evidence, and restraint help organizations maintain authority when stakeholder deference can no longer be assumed. Takeaways Companies acting from strength can explain why they made a...