DECEMBER 2025
Welcome to the Protocol Monthly Magazine
In our final issue of the year, Protocol Monthly Magazine brings together a collection of articles that reflect the evolving depth, diversity, and professional maturity of the protocol field.
We begin with The Power of Situational Intelligence, a practical look at how leaders maintain clarity and composure when plans shift and stakes rise. That theme of presence carries into The Art of Conversation in Networking, which explores how sincerity, listening, and emotional intelligence shape meaningful professional relationships.
Next, Protocol’s Melting Pot highlights the wide range of backgrounds that now feed into the profession and the growing need for shared standards and academic grounding. In Ten Persuasive Behaviors for Protocol Officers, we examine how influence is often communicated through nonverbal cues, posture, and behavior long before any formal decision is made.
Event Planning on the Road closes the feature articles with a candid look at planning engagements away from one’s home environment, where resourcefulness, diplomacy, creativity, and professional independence are tested and strengthened.
Our recurring sections bring additional depth: Mastering Leadership examines how to recognize and counter toxic leadership, Developing Success focuses on cultivating confidence, and Lessons in Protocol History revisits the Good Friday Agreement and the power of neutral protocol in peacebuilding.
This month’s edition closes the year with insight, clarity, and a forward-looking vision for the profession.
Read the December issue and step into the new year with purpose and perspective.