Resources for Communicators and Leaders

Hormel Foods has created a new, enterprise-wide CMO role and appointed Jason Levine a veteran of Mondelēz, Kraft Foods Group, and most recently PIM Brands.

Jeppesen ForeFlight’s new CFO, CCO, and CPO signal a tighter link between investment, customer value, and employee enablement. Use this 90-day plan, metrics, and governance model to turn a leadership announcement into measurable trust

AI is everywhere in the comms workflow—speech drafts, FAQs, research summaries, stakeholder analysis, even early scenario planning. Yet many enterprises haven’t spelled out decision rights or accountability. That gap creates risk: inconsistent tone, “model drift” on values, unclear approval chains, and slower crisis response.

Audit leadership rituals. Review how priorities are set and communicated each quarter. If messages vary by team or channel, codify the “one narrative” and the cadence for reinforcing it.

“As we scale Plume and deliver the next generation of market-defining connectivity technology, building a world-class team is central to our strategy.” — Dan Herscovici, CEO, Plume

Trust is built where recognition is public and specific.When wellness lives inside the same feed where kudos and milestones appear, employees see leaders notice effort, not just outcomes. That visibility compounds trust and belonging.

Brazil’s distributed teams benefit from concise, repeatable channels. Internal podcasting gives leaders a human voice, creates a searchable archive, and travels well on mobile. Keep it simple.

The study surveyed 218 senior business leaders plus 50 communications leaders across the U.S. and Europe, in partnership with Mike Klein and Censuswide.

Together, these features make Wizzy more than a digital assistant, it’s a relationship builder that strengthens trust, collaboration, and belonging.

The 2026 Culture Report does not stop at diagnosis. It also offers playbooks for rebuilding emotional wellbeing in the workplace.

The launch of DailyPay’s Frontline Communications feature underscores a growing reality for executives—employee engagement is strengthened when communication is accessible, timely, and integrated into essential workplace tools. For organizations navigating retention and productivity challenges, this represents a practical and scalable strategy for building stronger workplace connections.

Conrad emphasizes an “inside-out” communication model: win trust internally before taking messages externally. When leaders use podcasts to speak openly with employees, they build alignment, create ambassadors, and set a more credible stage for external communications.

“By combining our internal and external communications, we are creating an integrated communications structure that optimizes synergies. Under Alena’s leadership, the team will communicate our content consistently, efficiently, and effectively across all channels, both internally and externally.”

KnowBe4, a leader in cybersecurity and human risk management, has released its Q2 2025 Phishing Simulation Roundup—and the findings reveal that employees continue to be most vulnerable when phishing emails appear to come from trusted internal sources.

At Teneo, Cox will partner across operational and client-facing teams to identify how AI can strategically influence client business models.