Through the years, Denise Lee Yohn has had the privilege of working on some of the world’s greatest brands and studying many others. She shares her insights, observations, and ideas about brands, businesses, and the people who work on them in articles, newsletters, videos, presentations, and more.
To Read:
Articles:

Hybrid Leadership for Hybrid Work
April 13, 2021
Smartbrief
Topics: Culture, Employee Engagement, Leadership
Keywords: leadership, leadership style, smartbrief on leadership, #WFH, Hybrid work, Hybrid office
You need a new leadership approach and new skills to lead in a hybrid work set-up.

How To Onboard Employees Effectively
March 9, 2021
Smartbrief
Topics: Corporate Culture, Culture, Employee Engagement, Leadership
Keywords: culture, Employee Onboarding, Employee Orientation #WFH
Use three “Cs” — culture, customer, and connection — to onboard new employees effectively.
How Andy Jassy And Jeff Bezos Can Avoid Leadership Transition Failure At Amazon
March 1, 2021
Forbes
Topics: Business, Leadership
Keywords: Amazon CEO transition, Andy Jassy transition, Jeff Bezos transition, leadership transition failure, The First 90 Days, CEO succession
To avoid leadership transition failure, learn from the unique challenges that threaten a smooth succession and transition of power from Andy Jassy to Jeff Bezos at Amazon

How To Jump-Start Employee Motivation
February 9, 2021
Smartbrief
Topics: Corporate Culture, Culture, Employee Engagement, Leadership
Keywords: employee engagement, purpose, Employee Motivation, Rewards and Recognition, ERGs, Employee Resource Groups
Three powerful levers to motivate employees.
Newsletters: Brand-as-Business Briefs™:
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Keynotes & Presentations:
A sample of prior speaking engagements.
Denise has been inspiring and teaching business leaders how to build their brands and develop exceptional organizations for over 25 years. From international conferences to CEO peer groups to corporate meetings, Denise shows her audiences how to compete and win.
Smartbrief on Brand Leadership:
Series of videos for Smartbrief on Leadership, a curated collection of innovative ideas and hard-to-find leadership content.
Brand Assessment:
Are you doing what great brands do? Take this 10 question brand asessment. One 60-second video takes you through each question. Take the assessment & view your results online here.
Brand Experience Briefs:
Brand Experience Briefs capture insights and analysis from Denise’s audits of new and interesting retail and restaurant concepts.
To Engage:
These tools and content provide a deeper dive into the brand-as-business management approach.
Brand-as-Business Assessment
Does your organization practice the brand-as-business management approach?
Slideshows & Presentations:
Denise’s presentation decks and slideshows includes notes and quotes from conferences and books and other valuable insights.