Who is the organization’s PAO? a. A PAQC graduate. b. The person given the assignment by Branch. c. The dude sitting in the PAO office. d. He or she who
Who is the organization’s PAO? a. A PAQC graduate. b. The person given the assignment by Branch. c. The dude sitting in the PAO office. d. He or she who
Bureaucrats sigh when we walk in the room. My complacent peer rolls his eyes when we talk. We raise the blood pressure of the over-zealous security guy. Even some of
Seth’s Blog almost nails it with this one: its your choice to make your work look effortless. Left unsaid is that you also can, and should, actively reduce your vulnerability to
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” -Tesla 1990 “I saw the sign and it
“A circular yellow signal means “caution” and indicates that the signal is about to turn red. Stop for a yellow signal unless you are too close to the intersection to
You ever get tired of the awkward attempts to reference your job in a useless pleasantry? We don’t. “Hey PAO, let’s not put this on CNN.” “What’s in the news
E-mail is my least preferred method of communication. Make it yours, too. To be clear: I use e-mail all day, every day. I recognize its role in the modern workplace,
I grabbed a pen from the cup to sign a memo. The pen was broken, the ink well had exploded. I got ink on my hand and screwed up the
Teammates, our best and inspired work is all for nothing if we fail to execute the basic tasks that ensure audiences will receive the message. Remember how we said you
Several years ago as a young PAO, I volunteered to help escort and support reporters during one of our higher headquarters’ big annual conferences, which included a multinational military capabilities