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🌟 We were honored to partner with Axios on the first Axios-Gravity Research Communications Report, exclusively available to Axios Communicators Pro members, earlier this month. Check below to add to your holiday reading list ⤵️

🌟 Big news! We were thrilled to partner with Axios Communicators and Eleanor Hawkins on the first Axios-Gravity Research Communications Report, exclusively available to Axios Communicators Pro members. 📊 This report dives into the evolving role of communicators, how they are managing societal issues, where they are spending, and more. Plus, we uncover insights into how leading communicators are navigating their businesses into 2025. What’s inside: ✅ Communicator's "heated seat at the table" and the evolving role of internal and external comms ✅ Facing socio-political issues and pressure to engage on societal issues for your brand ✅ Spending trends and preferred channels for successful stakeholder engagement 💡 Join Axios Communicators Pro to access this exclusive report here:  https://lnkd.in/e3yJ7BPv A huge thank you to the Axios team for inviting us to partner with them on this exceptional report. Drop your thoughts in the comments or reach out directly! #Communications #Insights

🌟 Big news! We were thrilled to partner with Axios Communicators and Eleanor Hawkins on the first Axios-Gravity Research Communications Report, exclusively available to Axios Communicators Pro members. 📊 This report dives into the evolving role of communicators, how they are managing societal issues, where they are spending, and more. Plus, we uncover insights into how leading communicators are navigating their businesses into 2025. What’s inside: ✅ Communicator's "heated seat at the table" and the evolving role of internal and external comms ✅ Facing socio-political issues and pressure to engage on societal issues for your brand ✅ Spending trends and preferred channels for successful stakeholder engagement 💡 Join Axios Communicators Pro to access this exclusive report here:  https://lnkd.in/e3yJ7BPv A huge thank you to the Axios team for inviting us to partner with them on this exceptional report. Drop your thoughts in the comments or reach out directly! #Communications #Insights

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🎉 We are proud to share that our Group CFO and Head of Strategy, Afzal Bari, CFA, has been recognized as a rising #CFOStar by DCA Live! 🎉 This recognition is a testament to Afzal’s exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment to driving strategic growth and fostering innovation here at National Journal and Gravity Research. Congratulations, Afzal! 👏 #Leadership #Recognition #CFO #Award

The results of the 2024 election have reshaped the political landscape, bringing new challenges and opportunities for corporations. Join us for a December 11 webinar where we'll discuss the key risk areas corporations should prepare for in 2025, including data on: ✅ 3 societal issues that will become riskier in 2025 ✅ How reputational risk differs by industry ✅ What you can do now to ensure you start 2025 off right Request to join below ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/er32EYKt

While it remains to be seen exactly what Trump will do, legal experts are considering some actions he could take and how that would influence employer programs. Some levers Trump is expected to pull include issuing executive orders reversing some Biden-era workplace rules. To start, he can direct federal agencies to eliminate their own DEI programs. He may also try to reverse Biden-era protections around sexuality and gender identity. He will also be able to appoint new officials to direct agencies like the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice. “You have that kind of power to look across departments and agencies and have everybody come back with something that they can do,” said Luke Hartig, president at Gravity Research, a DC-based, societal risk firm.

Awesome day yesterday at #STRIDESummit24! Thanks to the team at Public Affairs Council for the invite to share our latest insights around corporate reputational risks, centered on those most likely to emerge as we enter a new administration. Thanks, Joanna Piacenza! #comms #reputationalrisk

Corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs were already in flux this year after the U.S. Supreme Court banned race-based college admissions, inspiring similar moves across corporate America. Now, with an incoming administration vocally against such initiatives, employers expect continuing pressure to change their programs. For HR professionals, “it will probably be one of the hardest things they’ve ever dealt with in their professional careers,” said Peter Rahbar an employment attorney at the THE RAHBAR GROUP PLLC. In this piece by Hailey Mensik, we also speak to Luke Hartig of Gravity Research.

It's been ten days since the 2024 presidential election. We gathered a small group of senior executives from Fortune 500 companies to help make sense of what to expect in a second Trump administration and how companies can navigate it. Read below for insights from our recent analysis and a summary of key takeaways from our conversation, led by Gravity Research president, Luke Hartig