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Event Details
A crucial consideration needs to be added to the challenge of the current economic crisis: corporate reputation. When CEO’s have to implement tough decisions, how will their actions affect their personal and corporate reputations? Numerous studies have demonstrated the positive bottom-line impact derived from effective corporate reputation management – as well as the reverse. At no time in our recent history has this been more important.
Are there strategies and approaches that can be utilized when tough business decisions are made that protect or even enhance a company’s reputation? What are the best times and ways to manage “bad news?” What communications vehicles and messengers should always be used? What is the single most common mistake companies make when announcing changes that affect people?
At this interactive session, participants will hear about a variety of demonstrated best practices and strategies to effectively address a variety of scenarios.
There is no individual meeting charge for Members. Members pay a one-time-annual, up-front, operations cost reimbursement of $100 for all monthly meetings, all meals, beverages, materials, mailings, and all other Jan. – Dec., operating costs of the CEO Roundtable. Members pay $10 for each of their escorted guests, which must be received before the day of our meetings.
Registration
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The CEO Roundtable is for "Members only" who are also Booth alumni in "C-level" executive positions with organization-wide P/L responsibilities.
Deadline: 3/10/2009
Speaker Profiles
Mr. Nick Kalm; Nick would be happy to entertain questions from members before his presentation (Speaker)
President, Reputation Partners
http://www.reputationpartners.com
Nick Kalm brings over 25 years as a communications counselor and strategist to client engagements. With a diverse background that includes management roles at leading public relations agencies and major multinational corporations, Nick has designed and implemented highly-successful programs in corporate reputation, employee/labor communications, crisis/issues management, and stakeholder engagement.
Nick founded Reputation Partners with Jane Devron and Megan Hakes in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, with satellite offices in Milwaukee, Brussels and Prague. Reputation Partners works with companies ranging from Fortune 100 to start-ups in four key areas: corporate communications, employee/labor communications, crisis/issues management and stakeholder engagement.
Since forming Reputation Partners, Nick has counseled many leading companies on how to build and strengthen their corporate reputations. Nick is a frequent contributor to various media and is a sought-after speaker on topics such as corporate reputation, labor communications, and crisis management.
Prior to Reputation Partners, Nick spent nearly six years with Edelman, the largest independent public relations agency in the world. There, he served as executive vice president and general manager of Edelman Chicago’s Reputation Management (Corporate) practice and founder/global leader of the firm’s Employee Engagement sector. He was also considered one of the firm’s leading crisis counselors. Under his leadership, the Reputation Management practice grew to become the largest and most successful corporate agency practice in Chicago.
During his career, Nick has worked in or on behalf of a wide range of industries including, advertising, agriculture, automotive, aviation, chemicals, defense, energy, financial services, food, health care, insurance, machinery, paper and building products, retail, staffing, steel, telecommunications and trucking.