When my book, BRAG! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It, came out in 2003, social networking was just beginning. In 2005, only 5% of American adults used social media. Today, there are approximately 5.8 billion social-media users worldwide—roughly seven out of every ten people on Earth. And that number grew by…
“Being authentic doesn’t mean showing up exactly the same way in every situation.” ~Peggy Klaus Every day, you move through a variety of situations—naturally, you adjust how you communicate, lead, and connect because the situation calls for it. Sometimes the moment calls for you to be forceful and decisive. Other times, it calls for patience,…
According to multiple reports, tensions reached a boiling point during a June 1 meeting between CBS News leadership and the 60 Minutes staff when veteran correspondent Scott Pelley reportedly told newly appointed Executive Producer Nick Bilton, “You’ll never be welcome here.” He also accused management of “murdering 60 Minutes.” Pelley may have had every reason…
Multiple reports, veteran correspondents, and producers at CBS’s 60 Minutes described the arrival of CBS’s new leadership as abrupt, dismissive, and, at times, tone-deaf. Explanations surrounding key personnel decisions—including the firing of two highly respected journalists and their executive producer—were either limited or nonexistent. Longtime employees who had spent decades building one of the most…