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• The Scoop: Kohl’s outlines path forward after new CEO fired for cause

  02-05-2025 17:02
  
  Also: Trump’s Public Broadcasting funding cut could create media challenge; Belichick’s CBS interview offers media training reminders.
  Kohl’s fired its new CEO Ashley Buchanan on Thursday, saying it made the decision for cause.
  The company said his termination stemmed from serious policy violations, not anything related to its operations. The Wall Street Journal reported that Buchanan allegedly directed the company to “enter into a ‘highly unusual’ business de
  
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• FleishmanHillard’s Thomas Bennett on building a career from pro sports to SVP

  02-05-2025 12:00
  
  Fleishman Hillard SVP shares the keys to growing the next generation of communicators.Thomas Bennett is a senior vice president at FleishmanHillard, where he helps the global communications agency grow by building real connections with new clients and uncovering fresh opportunities. He also leads the firm’s Black Employee Resource Group, working to create a more inclusive and supportive community .
  Over Bennett’s more than 20-year career, he has worked across PR, sales, marketing and
  
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• Decode your execs: Managing upward for communicators 

  02-05-2025 12:00
  
  A few tips for building better relationships with execs, earning their trust and providing actionable feedback.
  Comms leads are expected to make executives sound good, keep messaging clear and consistent, and ensure internal messaging doesn’t turn into an unread email graveyard. 
  Executives have big ideas, strong opinions, and — let’s be honest — a tendency to believe their own press releases. Your job is to translate their vision into something employees and the pub
  
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