Johanna is Merck's VP, Global Communications and Strategic Operations and CoS to the EVP and Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer. Communication has long played a key role in enterprise ...

Everyone communicates in one way or another, but very few people have mastered the skill of truly effective communication. Breakdowns in communication occur all too often and usually lead to a wide ...

Every form of communication involves two people: The individual communicating the message and the individual receiving and interpreting that message. Whether speaking to a team leader in your office ...

We tend to think of communication and collaboration as natural outcomes of working together. As soon as two people (or a hundred or a thousand) start working in tandem, they necessarily talk, share ...

I recently gave presentations about venture capital to four different audiences—my child’s 6th-grade class, university students, my father’s pension club, and a team at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Each ...

Every good leader knows communication is key when it comes to developing a strong team. When teams are able to positively express and exchange ideas, it fosters trust, loyalty and transparency—all of ...

Those who do not define and explain their messages so they can be understood cannot lay claim to being effective communicators. Communication is a two-way street. Communication cannot effectively take ...