Ken Jacobs, PCC, CPC, is the principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching, which empowers PR and communications leaders and executives to breakthrough results via executive coaching, and helps communications agencies achieve their business development, profitability, and client service goals, via consulting and training. Please find him at www.jacobscomm.com, [email protected] @KensViews, or on LinkedIn.

Stories by Ken Jacobs

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Unlocking Success Through Curious and Empathetic Leadership (Leadership) Mon., Sep. 9, 2024 Michael Kempner, founder and CEO of MikeWorldWide, explores the impact of kind leadership, curiosity, and empathy on employee well-being and effective decision-making in latest Taking the Lead video podcast with executive coach Ken Jacobs.

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'Kind' vs 'Nice' Leadership (Leadership) Thu., Aug. 15, 2024 Megan Driscoll, Founder and CEO of EvolveMKD, discusses the importance of using “kind,” rather than “nice” leadership techniques to build a robust work culture, and integrating mental health advocacy into her core leadership strategy on latest Taking the Lead video podcast with Ken Jacobs.

•	PR Leaders Must Adopt a Human-to-Human Ethos (Professional Development) Thu., Jul. 18, 2024 Whether interacting with team members or clients, PR and comms leaders have to be aware that sometimes the work environment is highly impacted by what's happening outside of the workplace.

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Effectively Incorporating AI Into Your Organizations (Artificial intelligence) Tue., Jun. 11, 2024 Aaron Kwittken, Founder and CEO at PRophet, and CEO, Comms Tech Unit, Stagwell Marketing Cloud, shares his approach for how communications pros can apply AI in the evolving PR world, how it can be used for leadership coaching, and best practices to use it effectively and ethically.

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Overcoming Analysis By Paralysis (Leadership) Wed., Apr. 17, 2024 Fiona Hutton, founder and CEO at Fiona Hutton & Associates, shares her insights as a female entrepreneur on how to overcome analysis by paralysis and how "Type A” executives can be effective leaders on the most recent Taking The Lead video podcast.

•	Leading Your Teams, Even Virtual Ones, To Success (Leadership) Mon., Mar. 11, 2024 David Barkoe, founder and CEO of Carve Communications, says it’s possible to effectively lead teams, even virtual ones, through any challenge.

•	DEI Is Price of Doing Business in '24 (DEI) Thu., Feb. 22, 2024 Executing DEI is not just a nice to do for agencies today, but a critical need for their business success, according to Ben Finzel, president of RENEWPR and founding partner at the Change Agencies.

•	Leading On a Global Scale (Leadership) Mon., Feb. 12, 2024 In this Taking The Lead segment, Dan Nestle, who’s been leading communications globally for nearly a decade, invites viewers to think about approaching leadership at a universal level.

•	How Leaders Can Approach Artificial Intelligence (Artificial intelligence) Fri., Jan. 19, 2024 Artificial Intelligence has taken the world by storm, especially in the communications space. Despite its many benefits, some leaders have shared concerns about how it might affect their roles as leaders.

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Leading Through Uncertainty (Leadership) Tue., Dec. 12, 2023 In latest episode of Taking the Lead video interview, Ruder Finn's Trish Nicolas shares lessons learned for internal communicators, including leading through uncertainty, what to do when you stumble, and how to lead in this era of employee disengagement.

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From Imposter Syndrome to Inspiring Leadership (Leadership) Tue., Nov. 7, 2023 On Taking the Lead video podcast, Valarie De La Garza, CEO of Fenton, openly discusses how she battled imposter syndrome and societal expectations during a 100-day interim CEO role, ultimately gaining the confidence to thrive in the job.

•	Laughter Drives Effective Leadership (Leadership) Mon., Oct. 16, 2023 Peppercomm leader Steve Cody, stand-up comic and chief comedy officer Clayton Fletcher, co-authors of "The ROI of LOL," say that humor and laughter are essential in the workplace and can drive effective leadership.

•	Leaders Err, That's How They Learn (Leadership) Thu., Sep. 21, 2023 On the newest Taking the Lead video podcast, Anne Green, the CEO-Elect of G&S Business Communications, openly discusses a mistake she made during CooperKatz’s acquisition by G&S in 2018.

•	When Your Father's a Preacher and Your Last Name Is Pray (Leadership) Mon., Aug. 21, 2023 Praytell founder and CEO Andy Pray has leaned on the leadership tenets of his father, a pastor, to grow his Brooklyn DUMBO agency.

•	Leap of Faith Into PR (Career Advice) Thu., Jul. 13, 2023 Jonathan Rosen freely admits he and partner Valerie Berlin weren't really thinking they were starting a PR firm back in 2005 when they formed BerlinRosen.

  

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