This is the next part in Ace Castle’s valuable guest post series. Ace is a a career Coast Guard pilot and MaxDisclosure reader. We truly appreciate his insight. This is the fourth
This is the next part in Ace Castle’s valuable guest post series. Ace is a a career Coast Guard pilot and MaxDisclosure reader. We truly appreciate his insight. This is the fourth
Here’s a hard truth: your fellow staff leaders aren’t sure the PAO can have a lasting impact. Maybe communication initiatives are too hard to coordinate, or maybe no one wants
My first Public Affairs task after DINFOS was the annual Best Warrior Competition, in Missouri for USACAPOC(A). Two real-deal Public Affairs NCOs showed LT Dave C. how to plan, cover
Fun staff activity: after a few months of training and deployment, my brigade staff leaders and I shared enough inside jokes and recurring observations to fill a few bingo cards.
A skilled communicator on my team once banned all uses of the word “that” in speech and writing. He enforced the rule with vigor. Seem unreasonable? It changed the way I
Military communicators, today at 1:30 p.m. (eastern), the SecDef and Chairman will brief the press in the Pentagon. Watch live and pay attention. It’s been exactly one year since then-SecDef
In 2016, Maximum Disclosure was going to be a book. We outlined the chapters and thought through lessons to share with the Public Affairs community. But we didn’t like the
When the Information Bus is barreling down the highway, you’re not doing any good sitting back at the bus station, writing late PAG and talking about the problem. We’ve said
Bathroom humor ahead, in case you missed the headline. When my organization is on-boarding new members, my Public Affairs team teaches a brief class about clear and effective communication. Heading
What’s movement without a purpose? When my organization moves, it’s for a purpose. I bet yours does, too. It’s probably easy for you to read this, sip your coffee and