We talk a lot about taking action to achieve effects. What kind of action? Here are three meta ways we spend our time: Learn. Know what your organization is experiencing,
We talk a lot about taking action to achieve effects. What kind of action? Here are three meta ways we spend our time: Learn. Know what your organization is experiencing,
If you eat up your leaders’ bandwidth pointing out you don’t have enough people on your team, you may just be demonstrating you don’t have enough work. If you’re demanding
“Oh I’m just chippin’ away at my inbox.” – A dumbass. “Time for me to read all the news!” – Another dumbass. There are words everywhere. They are essentially all
I’ve been thinking about the way our community handles crisis communication. Is it just me, or do PAOs get real nervous, and drop into “no comment” mode, when bad things
I mentioned someone said I’m a liar. Separately, a while back I learned a fellow civilian employee told senior leaders I am difficult to work with. Also, there’s a rumor
As you know, time is our only limited resource. As PAOs, it’s also one of the most important things we have to give this nation. To start, some facts: PAOs
“I want to thank me for believing in me, I want to thank me for doing all this hard work. I wanna thank me for taking no days off. I
You can’t ask a reporter to hold a story if you’re not willing to have a conversation about context. You can’t put your commander on camera if you’re not going
The Board of Woe. It’s a powerful thing for you and your team, when you use it correctly. These are the tasks that you must complete, no matter what. When
When you have a bias for inaction, you can talk yourself out of doing anything. Do you hear, or participate, in these conversations? “We don’t need to write PAG for