In his decade-plus tenure at Fortune 100 conglomerate Honeywell, the corporate communications VP has learned that simplicity is the best strategy of all.

To say that Honeywell is a complicated company to explain is a serious understatement. Comprising four distinct businesses - aerospace, automation and control solutions, transportation, and specialty materials - it boasts an annual revenue of $30.9 billion and 122,000 employees in 100 countries. In addition, one of its biggest clients overall is the US ...