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
I was TDY in New York when I met with FBI NY’s PAO. She was great. She had a real hold on her responsibilities, her organization and did a bunch
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.
The guy who led the NY Times Pentagon Papers team died this week. He was the real deal. It’s useful to consider the history, let me grossly over simplify and
Over the past year I was fortunate enough to have a strong Non Commissioned Officer and friend who told me the truth- All the time and for the benefit of
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
I went to a concert a few days ago. Even though people paid a lot of money and traveled from far away places the times, during the concert, when they
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