When I deployed to Afghanistan in 2016, my friends and family were surprised. My little brother (bad ass Marine) went twice – 2010 and 2012, but 2016? Wasn’t that war
When I deployed to Afghanistan in 2016, my friends and family were surprised. My little brother (bad ass Marine) went twice – 2010 and 2012, but 2016? Wasn’t that war
When I was a second lieutenant attending the Public Affairs Qualification Course almost a decade ago, I asked the Army’s Chief of Public Affairs what I needed to do in
Sixty percent of leadership is asking the right questions. When you ask the right questions, you use your experience and responsibility to guide others into solving problems themselves. I learned
My office believes in “need-to-know” information. As in, everybody needs to know everything. Here’s how we do it. Set a group distribution list and use it for everything. When staff
It takes less than one minute to draft one sentence in your own words. Then, as time permits, it might take two minutes to re-read that sentence and make it
It’s your job to communicate about your organization. It’s your job to enable other to communicate about your organization. Your organization does a handful of things. Maybe it’s your METL.
A group of senior public affairs officers were discussing a new policy. The policy, in certain circumstance, didn’t fit or make sense. Some PAOs were caught up in the details
Among many things, the holidays are an opportunity for leaders and communicators to reinforce their organization’s culture. Does your organization emphasize down time with families and encourage shorter workdays during
A professional communicator’s job is to provide accurate information with speed and context. Accurate, speed (timely) and context – that’s three. Speed: There’s no need to explain how quickly