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Robert L. Dilenschneider is founder and chairman of The Dilenschneider Group, a global public relations and communications consulting firm headquartered in New York City. The former CEO of Hill and Knowlton, Inc., he is also author of more than a dozen books, including the best-selling "Power and Influence."

Stories by Robert L. Dilenschneider

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Here's to a Joyful Holiday Season (Public Affairs Commentary) Fri., Dec. 12, 2025 In this holiday season, let us all remember the surest way to overcome the name-calling, mistrust and entrenched divisions which now trouble our nation, and the world is for each of us to exercise civility in our daily lives.

•	Celebrate a Special Piece of American History (Public Affairs Commentary) Wed., Nov. 26, 2025 Our nation now faces many challenges, not the least of which are the troubling divisions along political, social and economic lines. We are fortunate, therefore, to have Thanksgiving to bring us together.

•	On This 106th Anniversary of the First Veterans Day (Public Affairs Commentary) Tue., Nov. 11, 2025 Let us once again pay special tribute to those many millions who have taken the oath to defend America.

•	Salute Our Nation's Workforce (Public Affairs Commentary) Fri., Aug. 29, 2025 Labor Day is that special day when we celebrate the laboring people of America, the men and women whose hard work and ever-increasing productivity have made ours the greatest economy the world has ever known.

•	Never Forget Our Pledge of Independence (Public Affairs Commentary) Thu., Jul. 3, 2025 Among all our national holidays, July 4th is the most historic, for this is when we mark the birth of our nation and celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence 249 years ago this year.

•	Leadership Lessons from Yankee Great Lou Gehrig (Leadership) Tue., Apr. 8, 2025 Lou Gehrig is among the 31 people profiled by PR veteran Robert Dilenschneider in his new book, “Character: Life Lessons in Courage, Integrity, and Leadership.”

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Let Us Keep Peace on Earth and Good Will to All (Public Affairs Commentary) Fri., Dec. 20, 2024 The holidays this year will arrive in a joyful confluence. The national celebration of Christmas comes, of course, on December 25th. Hanukkah begins when the sun sets on Christmas Day, lasting until sundown on January 2nd. And Kwanzaa starts, as always, on the day after Christmas, continuing through January 1st.

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Give Thanks to Your Fellow Americans (Public Affairs Commentary) Wed., Nov. 27, 2024 From the 2 million men and women who serve on Active Duty or in the Reserves of our Armed Forces to the thousands upon thousands of volunteers across our nation who give of their time to help those in need, there are so many of our fellow Americans to whom we owe thanks.

•	Never Forget Our Veterans (Public Affairs Commentary) Mon., Nov. 11, 2024 As we honor Veterans Day 2024, let us remember that we Americans have marked this day — which now honors all those who have served honorably in the U.S. military, the living and those no longer with us — for 105 years.

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Labor Day and the Election Season (Public Affairs Commentary) Fri., Aug. 30, 2024 Labor Day was always seen as the real beginning of the election season, but with this year's presidential race it seems as if we've been exposed to saturation media coverage and top-of-the-lungs campaigning since, well, forever.

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Celebrate the Things That Unite Us (Public Affairs Commentary) Wed., Jul. 3, 2024 We celebrate this July 4th in the midst of an especially heated presidential election. All the more reason, then, why we should pause to consider the many things that unite us despite all the differences that divide us.

•	Let This Memorial Day Bring Us All Together (Public Affairs Commentary) Mon., May 27, 2024 Despite the many differences in our nation during this, an especially divisive election year, let us make Memorial Day an event that draws us together.

•	Leadership From the Bottom Up, Not the Top Down (Crisis Communications) Fri., Jan. 12, 2024 Why a commitment to bring about positive change in a divided world starts at the local level.

•	Enjoy the Holiday Season (Public Affairs Commentary) Thu., Dec. 7, 2023 At a moment in history when there are so many conflicts among peoples here and abroad, let us put our differences aside and celebrate this wonderful season in a spirit of togetherness.

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Some Reasons to Be Thankful This Thanksgiving (Public Affairs Commentary) Wed., Nov. 22, 2023 The world today is full of conflicts, some of them violent and deadly. Fortunately, the United States, while it has taken sides in many cases, is not yet directly engaged in any of the fighting. That is all the more reason to celebrate Thanksgiving 2023 for the blessings that we have and enjoy.

  

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