Ever get that sense that your organization is sick of hearing from you? Pay attention to this feeling. Your leaders’ publicaffairsometer might be getting full. I love talking about news
Ever get that sense that your organization is sick of hearing from you? Pay attention to this feeling. Your leaders’ publicaffairsometer might be getting full. I love talking about news
Colonel Matt Lawrence is a public affairs officer and senior US Army Reserve Advisor at the US Army War College in Carlise, PA. Matt has years of experience as a
As a commander, I had some team members who were super easy to work with, and some who had to be dragged along. Regardless of who did great work, I
Big Dad Dave C. – my father and the source of my name, bald spot and U.S. Army commission – turned 70 this weekend. This retired Army Reserve major was
In April 2009, I finished the Public Affairs Qualification Course and thought I was the shit. I was a fully trained communication professional! I had the fire and was ready
Like all staff sections, military Public Affairs Offices exist to help their organization get resources, approvals and support. For simplicity’s sake, let’s call these RAO. RAO are granted by our
We’re America. We say things we mean. We say things we can stand by in crisis. Can we afford to stake our credibility on the actions of people we cannot
First, refresh on our first installment. Use the phone, but not voicemail. If you bold or highlight text in an email to draw attention to the important points, you’ve written
Drinking a beer with my father-in-law, he mentioned one of his North Carolina-based human resources employees stopped in “to see” one of the company’s distribution centers in Texas while on vacation
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,