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ADVISOR
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Not invited to the table. Required at the table.
That’s my vision for this field. Join me.
Listen in for conversations on strategy, leadership, executive influence, and being a business advisor using the lens of communications to advise.
Latest Episode:
Episode 47: Authority. What this Season was Really about.
Episode 47: Authority. What this Season was Really about. In this season finale of the Communications Business Advisor podcast, Tara McDonagh reflects on the themes that shaped the season and what they ultimately revealed about authority in the communications field. What started as a conversation about authority evolved into something much deeper: the hidden dynamics keeping communications leaders stuck, the “helper trap” limiting advancement, and the difference between building a strategy and creating real organizational behavior change. In this episode, Tara explores: Why authority became the defining theme of the season The evolution from “No” → “Partner” → “Authority” as
Recent Episodes:
Episode 7: All Things Measurement
Episode 7: All Things Measurement “If you’re not measuring, you don’t know if you’re successful.” –Natalie Papaj Host, Tara McDonagh talks with guest Natalie Papaj, VP of Communications at Wells Fargo to answer listener questions about measurement in Communications – internal and external. In this episode of the Communications Business Advisor Podcast, Tara and Natalie address questions on: Aligning your
Episode 6: Career Growth Without EVEN MORE Personal Life Sacrifice
Episode 6: Career Growth Without EVEN MORE Personal Life Sacrifice Can you truly grow your career without working EVEN more? This is a key question host, Tara McDonagh, is asked regularly by ambitious, exceptional, overachieving women. The assumptive answer is always – no. What most of us have always seen and assumed is that when you continue to rise in
Episode 5: What About the Women?
Episode 5: What About the Women? Women dominate the Communications field in numbers, but not in leadership roles. Why? Couple gender bias together with our misunderstood and oversimplified field and we have a fight on our hands. In this episode of The Communication Business Advisor Podcast, Tara McDonagh explains: Equal Pay Day and International Women’s Day – and why companies
Episode 4: Missing the Metrics
Episode 4: Missing the Metrics Metrics are a massive subject for all Communications leaders in every area of our field – PR, internal communications, executive communications – you name it. In this episode of The Communication Business Advisor podcast, Tara McDonagh explains: The area of metrics she sees many Communications teams miss. How to approach intentional metrics-gathering with business partners,
Episode 3: Love for Feedback & Hate for the 360
Episode 3: Love for Feedback & Hate for the 360 Why is normalizing asking for feedback so helpful and 360 reviews so awful for Communications and PR Pros? In this episode of The Communication Business Advisor podcast, Tara McDonagh explains: How to normalize getting feedback continuously and why – as an entire team. Asking for feedback without using the word
Episode 2: Communication Leader’s Top Problems & Fixing Them
Episode 2: Communication Leader’s Top Problems & Fixing Them Overworked, understaffed, under-resourced, and overwhelmed. Sound about right? It’s a common description for Communications leaders working in a corporate environment. In this episode of The Communications Business Advisor Podcast, Tara McDonagh emphasizes the need to align communications’ work with company business goals through a long-term strategy, and making a compelling business
Episode 1: Edit Business Decisions
Episode 1: Edit Business Decisions The most important work we do as professional communicators, meaning PR, Internal Comm. Public Affairs and related fields, lies in advancing business goals and protecting brands using the lens of Communications to advise. In this powerful first episode of the Communications Business Advisor Podcast, host Tara McDonagh guides listeners through Communications acting as editor of
Tara McDonagh
Your Expert Advisor & Comms Strategist
I’ve spent nearly 30 years changing how the communications function is understood, engaged, and used at some of the world’s largest companies.
That’s what this work is built on.
When Communications is finally engaged at the level it deserves, the whole business benefits. I’ve seen the ripple effect firsthand, and it’s what I want for every Comms leader and team I work with.
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