By Tara McDonagh
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Welcome to another episode of the Communications Business Advisor™ podcast with your host, Tara McDonagh. In this episode, Tara delves into the ways Communications leaders and their teams in Corporate environments work with her and her company, Tara McDonagh Communications (TMC).
TMC Consulting
Tara provides a glimpse into the consulting suite, focusing first on the Total Communication Strategic Planning program using the TMC framework - including an audit, strategic plan creation, and a year of consulting partnership to help make those plans operational. Discover how TMC achieves alignment with executives, helps with team empowerment, and often helps clients secure more budget and resources - even when they’ve been told no in the past.
Communication Business Advisor Counsel Program
Explore the wildly popular Communication Business Advisor™, or "Bat Phone" program, an advisory service for Communications leaders that ensures you’re never alone. Because at some point you become the highest-level person at your company in your field. Yet, you can get stuck wondering if you’re approaching something the right way, or even get stuck not knowing what to do next. Imagine having someone else who’s also skilled and experienced at that high-level and can see things you can’t - because you can’t see the label when you’re inside the jar. You get this with the Communications Business Advisor program. Whether you need counsel on major company or communications initiatives, verifying components of your strategy or team structure, or support with ideas on how to navigate your leadership team - this program ensures you always have another smart and skilled communications voice to help you make a difference within your company.
Community and Coaching
On the community and coaching side, Tara discusses helping people with career progression through three coaching programs but she spends the most time sharing more details about the in-demand Raise the Tide™ program. Raise the Tide is a program for women leaders and emerging leaders working in the Communications field in a corporate, healthcare or higher education setting. The program offers professional development., mentorship, support to reach career goals, and a tight-knit small group community. Women network and progress in their careers differently than men. Raise the Tide answers that unique need through a total program approach that makes all the difference in women’s careers. Proven - over and over again.
If you’re ready to launch a transformative partnership with Tara McDonagh Communications, visit taramcdonagh.com.
Welcome to another episode of the Communications Business Advisor™ podcast with your host, Tara McDonagh. This episode is all about taking that shiny new Communications Strategy off the shelf and turning it into something operational.
You’ve finally crafted that amazing Communications Strategic Plan. Congratulations! What do you do next? Tara shares her expertise to ensure your strategy doesn’t gather dust.
She walks listeners through:
Your Communications Strategy isn’t just a thoughtful document—it’s a tool for achieving business goals. Ensure it resonates with everyone, from your team to executives. Make it a core part of your decision-making and operational processes.
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The Communications Business Advisor™ Podcast is brought to you by Raise the Tide™, the program that elevates our field and the women in it. For more info. Visit raisethetide.net.
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In this episode of the Communications Business Advisor™ podcast, Tara McDonagh explores the complexities of Communications (PR, Internal Comm. etc) reporting structures within organizations and answers the important question: Does it matter who Comms. reports to? . Dive into the debate about where communications should fit within a company's hierarchy and the potential challenges and opportunities that arise from different reporting scenarios.
Tara delves into:
Packed with Tara’s candid insights, this episode encourages communications leaders to advocate for their field despite the hurdles posed by misaligned reporting structures.
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The Communications Business Advisor™ Podcast is brought to you by Raise the Tide™, the unique coaching, community, and professional development program that elevates corporate women communications leaders and emerging leaders in the communications field. Learn more at raisethetide.net.
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In this episode of the Communications Business Advisor™ podcast, host Tara McDonagh delves into the evolution of communications professionals from what she calls "communications waitressing" to becoming strategic communications business advisors. Tara takes listeners through the career journey—from starting with tactical tasks to eventually becoming proactive, strategic leaders within organizations.
Listeners will hear Tara discuss:
Tara also offers practical advice on how communications leaders can stop doing it all and embrace their advisory roles, guiding their teams to success and earning the trust of fellow executives.
This episode is packed with actionable insights for communications professionals ready to level up their careers and take their place at the decision-making table.
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The Communications Business Advisor™ Podcast is brought to you by Raise the Tide™, the unique coaching, community, and professional development program that elevates corporate women communications leaders and emerging leaders in the communications field.Learn more at raisethetide.net.
In this episode of The Communication Business Advisor Podcast, host Tara McDonagh discusses the challenges internal communicators face with Rachel Miller, founder of All Things IC, and author of Internal Communication Strategy.
Listeners will hear Tara and Rachel discuss:
To get your hands on a copy of Rachel’s book Internal Communication Strategy: design, develop, and transform your organizational communication. Visit https://www.koganpage.com. Use code: RAISING THE TIDE to get 20% off your copy.
Hot top: Tara’s insight is included as an expert in the book. Check out the index for where.
Links & Resources:
www.linkedin.com/in/rachelmiller01
allthingsic.com
The Communications Business Advisor Podcast is brought to you by Raise the Tide, the intimate coaching, community and professional development program that elevates corporate women communications leaders and emerging leaders in the communications field.
In this episode of the Communications Business Advisor Podcast, Tara McDonagh explores the concept of the "shadow communicator"—individuals hired within specific business areas to handle communications tasks independently of the central communications team.
Listeners will hear about:
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The Communications Business Advisor Podcast is brought to you by Raise the Tide, the unique coaching, community, and professional development program that elevates corporate women communications leaders and emerging leaders in the communications field.
We’re wrapping the first season of the Communications Business Advisor Podcast! But not before we talk about HR and Marketing … and Comms too. The HR and Marketing departments can be powerful allies, AND they can also be kind of a nightmare to work with. Let’s break it down.
In this episode, host Tara McDonaugh explains:
Tara would love to hear from you before Season 2 next fall! What was your favorite episode so far? What are you struggling with? Is there something you’d like a part 2 for? Reach out! [email protected].
Visit taramcdonagh.com to learn more about how to work with Tara. Or follow her content on LinkedIn at: Tara McDonagh where she posts five days a week on comms.-focused topics.
The Communications Business Advisor Podcast is brought to you by Raise the Tide, the unique coaching, community and professional development program that elevates corporate women communications leaders and emerging leaders in the communications field.
“If we set up our structures to match what agencies look like, we lose something significant in our partnership, thinking, and actions. Most importantly, our field continues to lose the battle for treatment as a critical function, a critical business function, not a service area.” --Tara McDonagh
People with an agency background bring a strong skill set to whatever business area they move into next, including the ability to juggle multiple projects, being a very quick learner, and building strong relationships.
Unfortunately, many with agency background, especially at a senior level, come in ready to implement an internal agency model, and this creates a model where the comms department becomes order takers. Exactly what communicators fight against.
There are some components agency hires bring in that can strengthen a communications function in a corporation and some that need to be left behind. Let’s discuss.
In this episode, host Tara McDonagh explains:
As we get close to wrapping up Season 1 of the Communications Business Advisor Podcast, take a moment to share this episode, or the show, with someone. Drop a rating or leave a review. We can ignite a movement when we share the message.
Visit taramcdonagh.com to learn more about how to work with Tara. Or follow her content on LinkedIn at: Tara McDonagh where she posts five days a week on comms.-focused topics.
The Communications Business Advisor Podcast is brought to you by Raise the Tide, the unique coaching, community and professional development program that elevates corporate women communications leaders and emerging leaders in the communications field.
“It became really clear what we could do and do well with the resources that we had, and those were limited resources. And I never stopped talking about what we could do with more.”
--Jessica Onick
The dirty word on this episode of the podcast is “prioritization.” Host, Tara McDonagh has invited Jessica Onick, Senior Director of Internal and External Communications at GitHub to share how prioritizing and setting boundaries ended up doubling the size of her team in just over a year.
In this episode of the Communications Business Advisor Podcast, Tara and Jesscia talk about:
Links & Resources:
Jessica Onick on LinkedIn –– www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaonick
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Visit taramcdonagh.com to learn more about how to work with Tara. Or follow her content on LinkedIn at: Tara McDonagh where she posts five days a week on comms.-focused topics.
The Communications Business Advisor Podcast is brought to you by Raise the Tide, the unique coaching, community and professional development program that elevates corporate women communications leaders and emerging leaders in the communications field.
Process––you’re not alone if that word makes you cringe. You may find processes stifling to your creativity or just generally something that’s a necessary evil.
On this episode of the Communications Business Advisor podcast, Tara challenges the way we think about processes.
It’s time to turn the dirty P word into something fun. Something that works for you and the business areas you partner with. Let’s use processes to get to the ultimate goal easier so you can spend more time on things that energize you.
In this episode, host Tara McDonagh explains:
If the topic of creating and finetuning processes resonated with you, please take a moment to share this episode with someone, drop a rating, or leave a review. We can ignite a movement when we share the message.
Visit taramcdonagh.com to learn more about how to work with Tara. Or follow her content on LinkedIn at: Tara McDonagh where she posts five days a week on comms.-focused topics.
The Communications Business Advisor Podcast is brought to you by Raise the Tide, the unique coaching, community and professional development program that elevates corporate women communications leaders and emerging leaders in the communications field.
The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.