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
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
A great Command Sergeant Major says he sees people exist in three general ways: People who know something is happening, have some ideas about it and may or may not
At MaxDis we talk a lot about getting things done. We assume because you are reading, you’re already interested in taking the initiative and bettering your organization … even if
As a young Infantry Captain I was impressed with the support company commander when he briefed how many gallons of fuel they delivered, how much ammunition and pallets of stuff
Alright. We’ve spent the last year writing more than 100 posts about Public Affairs. Let’s have the OPSEC talk. Traditionally, this is the program through which we hide and protect
Listen to your commander talk to their boss. Do they speak in generalities? Make guesses? Struggle to find words, or constantly contradict themself? Of course not. Your commander speaks with
I love listening to staff officers–especially PAOs–give the “if only” talk. There are lots of folks out there who could end the war and conquer the world … if only
The waiting place is just a terrible place to be. How often are we passively waiting? Wasting time. When will Smitty, our 46Q, get to the training event? We’re waiting
I often get emails that end with, “I hope this helps.” I hope you hope it helps or else why did you write the email? It would have been more