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Podcast: Companies: Crisis and common ground

Podcast: Companies: Crisis and common ground

American business can be a force for finding common ground, but large corporations must now answer to a growing array of stakeholders, who often have opposing views on hot-button issues.

In recent years, social media has also forced companies to respond immediately to a variety of conflicting demands. This episode of “Let’s Find Common Ground” features Davia Temin, a highly respected marketing and reputation strategist, crisis manager and communications coach.


Another topic of discussion is the ways that business can help contribute to improving public discourse at a time of polarization and political conflict. "I think the landscape is almost unrecognizable for businesses these days, versus ten years ago," Davia explains.

This episode also includes talk about the daily hazards and opportunities for corporate leaders, and getting practical lessons on how they can respond to today's changing political, cultural and social landscape.

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It's a place that some of us might say we barely recognize. I wish I could describe it as being a happier place, but instead, it's a place that seems to have more anxiety, fear, anger, intolerance, and even hatred. It's a place where dialogue is often avoided for fear of igniting a firestorm of controversy. And it's a place where many of us would say that joyfulness is becoming harder and harder to find. It's not surprising, then, that we find ourselves immersed in this unprecedented "epidemic of loneliness."

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