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
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
I used to roll my eyes when I heard yet another U.S. Army senior commander or general go on about the importance of taking out the trash. “Oh boy,” I’d
Everyone loves to scoop the Public Affairs Officer and find things in the media before we’ve seen or shared it ourselves … just like we all take pride in fixing
Y’all know what time it is. We’re neck-deep in another summer of ceremonies and speeches as our leaders and colleagues change command, gain rank, retire, or move along to new
Several years ago as a young PAO, I had some very specific and wild thoughts on how our higher headquarters should respond to a reporter’s query. I spouted off my
We write often about spending time in your organization’s Joint Operations Center (here and here and here and here and here) because it is your organization’s hub for centralizing and sharing information.
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
Our senior leaders held a town hall session with several staff sections, including ours (we actually go to all the town hall sessions, regardless of audience). The other attendees probably
I wrote a draft press release and sent it to my higher headquarters for consideration and release. They kept the factual information but changed 100 percent of the words I
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