- Gerry Nicholls: Five tips for the next Teneycke
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Kory Teneycke, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Director of Communications, has decided to step down.
It’s a job that nobody has held for long and no wonder – Harper can be a tough guy to work for. I should know. At one time, back during his days at the National Citizens Coalition, I was Harper’s communications guy.
But somehow I don’t think I’m at the top of the line to replace Teneycke.
However, that doesn’t mean I can’t offer free advice to his replacement. So that’s what I will do.
Here are my top five tips to the next Conservative Director of Communications.
• Be real. Don’t try to make the Prime Minister into someone he isn’t. He isn’t a cuddly guy who wears vest sweaters and plays the piano. He is a tough-minded, determined, unsentimental individual. Don’t try to disguise these traits. You won’t fool the Canadian voter. Besides lots of people would see those traits as the hallmark of a strong leader. So let Stephen, be Stephen.
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