Inside the training that centers ‘closeness and intimacy and safety and resolve and optimism’
Diminishing resources. Crumbling infrastructure. Nebulous audience needs.
Kate Cox is no stranger to these newsroom realities. She faced them as a Leadership Academy for Women participant in 2022. Today, she helps others through them as the program’s director.
Cox has both vantage points. She knows what it’s like to search for solid ground during unstable times and what it takes to use industry shifts to propel professional growth.
The academy she leads trains women and nonbinary leaders in ethical decision-making, difficult negotiations, cross-generational management, purposeful delegation and work-life balance — skills that could help them steer through uncertainty rather than get swept away.
Here, Cox shares her story and explains why investing in leadership development has become critical for the world of news and media to thrive.
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