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Flagship Dialogues
Sally Susman in Conversation with ...
Sally Susman joined Flagship Pioneering’s Chief Communications Officer for a discussion about ...
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Communicating in Crisis and the Value ...
Sally Susman joins Stanford Medicine Dean Lloyd Minor for a conversation about the vital role of ...
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"Hearing Through the Noise"
Sally Susman talks about getting her message across to make positive change, in conversation with ...
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"The Art of Communication"
Profiled by Jonathan Soroff, on the art of diplomacy in communication.
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Sally Susman Shares How To Break ...
Columnist Anne Sugar and Sally Susman discuss communication as a core competency for leaders.
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A Personal Journey in Communication and ...
A review of Breaking Through in the Danish business daily newspaper Børsen.
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Pfizer's Sally Susman: "I Believe We ...
Sally discussed the importance leadership plays in successful communications at The Conference ...
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Five Lessons from Lives Well-Lived
Here are five lessons Sally learned, not from scholars or clinical trials, but from long lives well ...
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Leading With Kindness
Empathic leaders are well placed to resolve conflict, foster trust and cooperation between team ...
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Lessons in Leadership
Sally Susman discusses with host Kevin Kajiwara the importance of breaking through the noise and ...
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Grace Under Pressure
Sally shares lessons (and mistakes) from her career in communications, from the mailroom to the ...
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Practicing Graceful Communication
The Québécois outlet covers Breaking Through and provides a round-up of tips, anecdotes, and ...
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The Best Gifts For Women Who Have ...
Bobbie Brown recommends Breaking Through as a “Best Gift For The Nonfiction Lover” and “an ...
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Why the greatest holiday gift is a ...
Sally Susman, author of Breaking Through, says it’s important to spend time considering how you ...
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Sally Susman on How to Communicate ...
Make a plan, have bold ambition, and know how and when to speak on the issues using Sally ...
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Communicating From The Heart (And The ...
John Baldoni reviews Breaking Through for Forbes and picks up on the overarching theme of ...
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Know When to Take a Stand
Sally Susman, Pfizer’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, created a five-question framework to help ...
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The Simple Power of Communicating with ...
Sally Susman has seen and experienced the impact of leaders who double down on kindness in their ...
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How to Build a Better World
Sally Susman’s commencement speech was included in a special issue of Vital Speeches of the Day ...
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Book It with Carol Anne Riddell
Sally Susman discusses her “memoir hidden in a business book” and the challenges, and ...
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Building Communication Skills
Amy Lindgren reviews Breaking Through as a highly readable book, with a surprising amount of ...
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A Communicator’s AI Action Plan
Sally Susman shares her five-part plan to understand the rapidly evolving technology behind AI.
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Lessons from a Trailblazer
Katie and Sally discuss when corporations should speak up, the blurred lines between external and ...
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In conversation with Arianna Huffington
In conversation with Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global, ...
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In conversation with Margaret Hoover
Margaret Hoover, host of Firing Line on PBS, in discussion with Sally Susman on her book and its ...
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Communications in Critical Times
Sally Susman reflects on her career and leading corporate affairs at Pfizer during the Covid-19 ...
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Business Tools from Dad
Sally Susman shares the top four business tools she learned from her father in honor of Father’s ...
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Communications and Leadership
Sally Susman details how companies must be clear about their values, and how those values are ...
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Great Leaders are Always Great ...
Sally Susman shares the story of former Amex CEO Ken Chenault’s bold leadership in the days ...
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Beyond Pride: How to be an active ally ...
How organizations should be supporting the LGBTQ+ employee experience before, during and after ...
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Notable LGBTQIA+ Leaders
Sally Susman is named a notable LGBTQIA+ leader, in her role as executive vice president and chief ...
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Breaking Through with Sally Susman
Caroline Dowd-Higgins talks with Sally Susman about providing a masterclass for communicating with ...
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Insights from Pfizer's Chief Corporate ...
Sally Susman shares her expertise on navigating public discourse as a company, crafting a united ...
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Sally Susman’s new book is all about ...
27east profiles Sally Susman and shares the lessons learned at Pfizer during the Covid-19 pandemic, ...
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Five Insights for Graduates to Build a ...
Sally Susman’s message to Connecticut College graduates focused on five insights for building a ...
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Sally Susman is ‘Breaking Through
27east previews the event to be moderated by Margaret Hoover, host of “Firing Line” on PBS, ...
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'Stay curious, be creative' and more ...
Sally Susman and Mika Brzezinski discuss overcoming massive communication challenges and seeking ...
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Communicating during a public health ...
Sally Susman and Jonathan Capehart discuss Breaking Through and how Pfizer managed the massive ...
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How to Be a Change-Making Leader
Sally Susman hasn’t just changed lives metaphorically: The former Estée Lauder executive ...
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A Book Crafted in Pandemic and Personal ...
An interview on effective and innovative communications with Sally Susman, who has broken barriers, ...
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Pfizer's chief corporate affairs ...
Ben Smith texts with Sally Susman about how to talk about vaccines, when not to talk to reporters, ...
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Using Effective Communication to Build ...
Jim Weiss is joined by Sally Susman, who shares her insights on the importance of communication in ...
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Insights for Communicators
Sally Susman offers advice on clear writing, genuine and informed apologies, staying calm in ...
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Communications-Driven Leadership and ...
The keynote given at Columbia Business School’s Center on Global Brand Leadership where Sally ...
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Bestselling Books
Breaking Through by Sally Susman is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller.
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How can we identify what to say at the ...
A virtual conversation with best-selling author Eve Rodsky and Sally Susman, EVP and Chief ...
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How to Open Minds, Move Hearts, and ...
At SXSW 2023, Sally spoke to co-founder and CEO of The 19th* Emily Ramshaw about Breaking Through ...
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This is Working
In an era when leaders are called on to communicate their stance on social and political issues, ...
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Second to None
Sally Susman honors her greatest mentor, Jeanette Wagner, Vice Chair of The Estée Lauder Company
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BookBites: Breaking Through
Sally shares five key insights from her new book and listen to the audio version in the app.
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When Should Your Company Weigh In on ...
As leaders, there is no way to anticipate and be ready with a public response for every scenario.
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Commanding the communications hot seat
As top communicators are increasingly earning a seat at the table only to discover it’s a hot ...
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A Communication Master Class: Boosting ...
Without question, the challenges of communication are great, and any business leader can glean ...
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The Next Big Idea Club’s March 2023 ...
Pfizer’s celebrated communications leader, Sally Susman, reveals how we can break through all the ...
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