Your relationship with your commander could be the most important relationship you have. Support from your commander gives you the resources, authority and support you need to help your organization
Your relationship with your commander could be the most important relationship you have. Support from your commander gives you the resources, authority and support you need to help your organization
First, refresh on our first and second installment: Move with a purpose. Aggressively have your shit in order. Don’t bitch about coffee, just buy it and make it. Never look
It’s not easy. But if it was, it would not be fun. Public Affairs troops are smart. Too smart sometimes. They are creative. They are often very confident at a
Respect their time: prepare to be brief with one clear message. Respect their intelligence. Assume they will understand complex things as long as you explain them properly. Respect their curiosity
Want to “have a seat at the table” or better yet, be in position to influence your organization from a communication perspective? Be honest and candid with your boss, about
It’s speech season 2019, kid. We’re looking ahead to another summer of farewells and changes of command. Review last year’s advice, and a couple additions for the new year: The
Guest post by Ace Castle. This is the second installment in the more than one article series that will tell you about my experience these past two years as a
At first it might be hard. If you’re doing it right, you’re going against the perception of what a PAO is supposed to do. You’re fighting years of experience your
We’ve seen plenty of commanders get upset because they weren’t informed about something in a timely manner. We’ve rarely (maybe never) seen a commander get frustrated because he was too informed.
Lest we forget that the PAO is on personal staff? One of our original posts, nearly 200 posts ago, explains the PAO’s position on personal staff. When interacting with PAOs,