South Africa, Dec. 1 -- It was a live, high-stakes demonstration of what strategic communication looks like when the stakes are global, the audience is fragmented, and the entire world is refreshing their news feeds for the next headline.

Many of the lessons are surprisingly transferable to the boardroom, the campaign war room, and the brands we build daily.

5 communications leadership insights

Here are the five non-negotiable insights that stood out most, not from a political lens, but from a communications leadership perspective.

Africa took control of its own narrative: The power of pre-framing.

One of the biggest strategic wins of G20 Johannesburg was how intentionally South Africa, as the first African host, shaped the narrative...