About Jody Glynn Patrick

Jody is President of Glynn Patrick & Associates, which provides management consulting, executive coaching and strategic planning services. She is Publisher Emeritus of In Business magazine, which she published for 17 years. Selected as the “U.S. Business Journalist of the Year” in 2007 in Washington, DC, by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Jody has been a business reporter, editor, radio talk show host , and has won other state and national journalism awards. At the same time, she has helped corporate clients grow their businesses -- the basis for her practical coaching advice here. She also was the 2005 Athena Award recipient for her leadership role in mentoring other professional women. Jody will be talking with you weekly on TDS’ blog to share her insights and tips from the C-Suite perspective. Follow on G+.
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What is Your “Disaster Leadership” Quotient?

Let’s imagine that you have agreed, as an interim appointment, to assume control of a company. The CEO has unexpectedly been removed due to death,… more...
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C-Suite Communication: Talk Versus Text

This past week, I witnessed two managerial communication blunders that could actually have resulted in firings. In the first, one of my managers wrote an… more...
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Your next key hire: 3 questions to ask, 3 to answer

“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” We might add to Red Adair’s… more...
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Can you force employees to get flu shots?

Can you make getting a flu shot a condition of employment? The short answer is yes. The practical answer, however, is probably not. Firing someone… more...
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The BYOD Choice

Bring Your Own Data or Bring Your Own Device? At Intel, 19,000 of 100,000 total employees participate in the company’s BYOD (bring your own [mobile]… more...
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Employee Recognition –The how and why to do it

As promised to you, I interviewed Donna Gray, the 2013 Hall of Fame inductee for the Awards and Recognition Association, about how to develop a… more...
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Telecommuting: Legal pitfalls and how to avoid them

What is the future of telecommuting? Estimates are that 63 million people (43% of the U.S. workforce) will be “teleworking” by 2016, up from 34… more...
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Affordable Care Act: What you need to know in 2013 to prepare for 2014

The emerging Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) still has everyone – insurance companies, medical providers, employers and consumers alike — scrambling to figure… more...
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Why, and how, to craft a Facebook contest

One May 27, 2009, Densey Cole, a 16-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, was responding to a burglary call when another car crossed a… more...
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