Marketing Today With Alan Hart

Ed Dandridge is the Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at the Boeing Company. In this role, he serves on the executive council and oversees all aspects of Boeing's communications.In this episode, Alan and Ed discuss the many executive roles he has had in the past. They also discuss what attracts him to challenging the assignments like AIG after the financial crisis, or Boeing after the CEO transitions, as well as the max airplane challenges that the company has gone through.Listen to the full conversation to learn more about how Ed tackles complex business problems and how empathy is a key characteristic of diplomacy.In this episode, you'll learn:Where diplomacy and business intersectHow to tackle complex business problemsWhy empathy is a key characteristic of diplomacyKey Highlights[02:50] Ed's favorite memories living abroad[05:25] How Ed got into Tufts[09:13] Hired on at ABC[11:30] The intersection of diplomacy and business in Ed's career[17:09] How Ed finds his next challenge[19:29] Wh