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If you happen upon a Newsweek magazine this week, do me a solid and check out the cover story! Rising political conflict and polarization are not just social problems. These forces are creating serious issues for business leaders and the workplace. People are disagreeing with coworkers more often than ever before, and more likely to seek employment elsewhere if they find that their peers or company leadership are not aligned to their beliefs. Smartphones, news apps, and echo chambers aren't helping either... Nevertheless, this is a challenge that business leaders need to address instead of ignoring it. The simple reality is, there are new rules for employee engagement today when dealing with politics at work. #HR #EmployeeEngagement #Inclusion #PoliticsatWork #Polarization #Culture Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gusCu-fz

Congratulations to our partners Axios HQ on acquiring Mixing Board. This strategic move unites two teams with a shared vision to advance the communications industry. Axios HQ has transformed how we engage with our global employee community at Nasdaq. We're excited about the innovative solutions and advancements that will emerge from this powerful collaboration. Emily Inverso, Tristyn Hassani, Matt Auger, Phillip Gray Clark, Paul Pedrazzi

Many years ago, I came into the role as Twitter's first VP of comms with lots of experience. But the job was hard. It kicked my butt. It was lonely. I thought about all my peers in comms and brand and wanted to find ways to bind the best minds and to share knowledge. I wanted these leaders to feel less alone. As a first step, I co-founded Pramana Collective with wonderful people and we dug in deep on some serious work that helped raise the value of comms. We also actively brought comms and brand leaders together. At Pramana I thought about shifting the collective into a community and Mixing Board launched in 2021. Now, we had an always on platform to get the best in the business ways to help each other. Today, Mixing Board has 450 esteemed members who not only really good at what they do but are generous and wise. Also today, the news is out: We are officially joining forces with Axios HQ and I couldn't be prouder and happier -- not just for our two businesses, but for the comms and brand community that has evolved so much since my days at Twitter and who is poised to have outsized impact in the decade to come. As I say in the post: "(Axios HQ and Mixing Board) are both are determined to give communicators the tools, resources, and expert insights and development that help them increase their impact and value. And, we do this with the recognition strong communication within an organization has a direct relation to the power and performance of external comms, brand, policy (etc.) efforts. And, most of all, all of this is directly tied to greatly increasing the odds of business success."

Last week, Mixing Board held its third-annual summit called MB (LIVE) in Austin. 150 of the most thoughtful minds in comms and brand discussed the evolution of communication, debated the impact of AI, heard about hiring trends, learned about being cyborgs, shared personal stories as leaders, workshopped real world opportunities together, and enjoyed the performance of a beautiful song. But the real magic of the event came from the ample moments personal connection that allowed old colleagues to catch up and for new friends to be made. We've reshared many posts from members in this feed that provide color on the true value of the gathering. Here are some of our favorite images from MB (LIVE). None of this would have been possible without the support of our sponsors. Thank you Day One Agency, Axios HQ, Milltown Partners, Scale, LaunchSquad, Daly, & KC Partners!

Join me and Jordan Zaslav tomorrow at 12:30 pm ET as we talk about best practices for creating an impactful comms strategy for the coming year. We'll get into how to analyze your impact, the value of setting a north star vision and why next year's plan shouldn't be the blueprint for the coming year. Register here: https://lnkd.in/geeRuDZY