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What If? ... How to Play the Relating Game
On a recent call with a woman I mentor, she exclaimed, “How am I supposed to relate to someone who I have NOTHING in common with?!”

Joanna Dodd Massey
Nov 1, 20203 min read


I Am Not Racist vs. I Am Anti-Racist
In 2020 is that it isn’t enough to say you are not racist; you need to be actively anti-racist.

Joanna Dodd Massey
Sep 4, 20204 min read


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

Joanna Dodd Massey
Aug 28, 20202 min read


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.

Joanna Dodd Massey
Jul 18, 20202 min read


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...

Joanna Dodd Massey
Jun 19, 20203 min read


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...

Joanna Dodd Massey
May 14, 20203 min read


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...

Joanna Dodd Massey
May 5, 20203 min read


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...

Joanna Dodd Massey
Apr 15, 20202 min read


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...

Joanna Dodd Massey
Apr 9, 20203 min read


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...

Joanna Dodd Massey
Mar 31, 20202 min read


4 Must-Do's in the Multigenerational Workplace
Blog about 4 things companies can do to facilitate multigenerational understanding and collaboration.

Joanna Dodd Massey
Mar 11, 20202 min read


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.

Joanna Dodd Massey
Mar 4, 20202 min read


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...

Joanna Dodd Massey
Feb 19, 20201 min read


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...

Joanna Dodd Massey
Feb 12, 20202 min read


When Millennials Manage Gen Z
I mentor several younger women who work in a variety of fields, including management consulting, communications, software development,...

Joanna Dodd Massey
Feb 5, 20203 min read


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...

Joanna Dodd Massey
Jan 29, 20202 min read


The Old-Fashioned Phone
I had a conversation at dinner with a colleague about the different ways younger and older generations communicate. Broadly speaking,...

Joanna Dodd Massey
Jan 15, 20202 min read


Young Adults Don't Go to the News, Because the News Comes to Them
Today, young adults do not have to go looking for news. News goes looking for them. What do I mean by that? The best way to explain it is...

Joanna Dodd Massey
Dec 18, 20193 min read


The Resurgence of the Piggybank
The Great Recession of 2008 affected all of us, but if you want to understand why young adults have no interest in jobs in Corporate...

Joanna Dodd Massey
Dec 11, 20192 min read


7 Essential Strategies for Marketing to Gen Z
They may be young, but Gen Z now accounts for 40% of consumers and already influences between $29 billion and $143 billion in direct...

Joanna Dodd Massey
Dec 4, 20192 min read
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