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Missives You Might’ve Missed
Episode 87
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, hosts Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll revisit recent essays from Craig and Steve on corporate communicati…
2 months, 1 week ago
bp’s Big Problem
Episode 86
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, hosts Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll return to BP’s boardroom battle with former chairman Albert Manifol…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
“Lower-Value Human Capital”
Episode 85
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll unpack two corporate reputation problems where leadership, governance, an…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The AI Commencement
Episode 84
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll examine a string of AI-related commencement speech misfires and what they…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Of Maersk and Men
Episode 83
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll examine two high-stakes corporate communication moments with direct lesso…
3 months ago
GameStop’s faceplant, Wells Fargo’s comeback
Episode 82
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll examine two very different corporate reputation moments: GameStop CEO Rya…
3 months, 1 week ago
United plants a flag, IBM waves one
Episode 81
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll unpack two corporate reputation stories where the real action sits beneat…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Chief Exposure Officer
Episode 80
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll examine two very different versions of executive exposure: Palantir CEO A…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Special Deliveries
Episode 79
Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll examine two very different communication moments with the same core question underneath them: what happens when credi…
4 months ago
Context is King
Episode 78
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll examine two very different communications tests: Nestlé’s playful respons…
4 months, 1 week ago