Doug Phares is a passionate business consultant who helps executives find ways to get past all the hurdles and challenges that slow us down. From small-scale work like examining product bundling to assisting decision-makers in developing 3-year plans, Phares has seen it all over the course of his career.
In his news media career, Phares was most recently the CEO of the Sandusky Newspaper Group (SNG), a media holding company operating in Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. Before that, he was Boone Newspapers's group president and managed Copley properties.
Today, Phares is managing director of Silverwind Enterprises, a Florida-based firm that provides executive-level business services. He's also the board chair of the Professional Association of Résumé Writers and Career Coaches, an organization with 3,000-plus international members comprised of independent business owners and non-profit career centers such as colleges and universities, military bases, workforce development offices and state Departments of Labor in North America.
In this 165th episode of “E&P Reports," we review this year's contributions to Editor & Publisher Magazine from consultant Dough Phares's "The Corner Office, his monthly advice column for c-suite executives. Topics we cover include how to better onboard and retain quality talent, increasing productivity with what he calls a "Big Mac Presentation," and how to bolster sales by "Getting to the no," increasing a manager's self-awareness by asking, "Are you managing or doing?" And there's much more.
41 Charleston Post & Courier is Going Statewide
40 New Study Reveals Local Media Leaders’ New Normal Predictions
38 Second Street Summit Moves Online, Open to All!
39 “Support Local News:” Inside Google’s $15 Million Local Ad Campaign
37 Vin Crosbie speaks frankly about the industry’s future
36 What You Need to Know About Your Readers & Advertisers During COVID-19
35 Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association launches new site that aggregates statewide COVID-19 news content
34 Maximizing Sales Through COVID-19
33 Adams' Stimulus Program Helps Local SMBs While Driving New COVID-19 Revenue
32 Getting Back to Work, Post COVID-19
31 Newspapers Have Your Back!
30 Ken Doctor Predicts News Publishing Post COVID-19
29 How Alternatives are Coping with COVID-19
28 Free Papers Pivot to New Distribution Methods for COVID-19
27 Gordon Borrell Speaks One-on-One About Managing Through COVID-19
26 COVID-19: A Global Perspective
25 Make Sure You Are Deemed "Essential" By Your Local/ State Government
24 Facebook, Lenfest and LMA Announce $1 Million in Grants to Support Coronavirus News Reporting
23 Financial Times Reaches 1-million Subscribers with "North Star" Metric
22 Google Awarding $6 Million to North American News Publishers
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