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
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
My boss doesn’t tweet a lot … or ever, but Twitter is one place where he likes to get his news. We listen. Three days a week my dudes brief
Time to wake up and realize what’s going on. Public affairs professionals, we are not in a good place. Department of Defense communication is holistically in bad shape. Our inability to
It’s your job to invest in your team. It’s your job to make them better for this job, their next job and life. Time is our only limited resource but
You can solve anything at a whiteboard. Anything, no matter how abstract or complex. Too often we stare at PowerPoint slides, unable to achieve understanding through a one-way discussion. Nothing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm62BbVUgYM Working with people is part of your job. Being likable is part of your job. The Principles of Information are part of your job. Knowing how to use and
Be too busy, and too good at your job, to be your organization’s additional duty monkey. To be clear: sometimes you need to take on additional duties in support of
People ask me. They say, “Hey Dave, what about Social Media?” What about it? It’s a cesspool. I don’t have a point. Here are some disconnected thoughts: Cool Graphs Make
You can change your organization. Like anything good, command information requires you to take risk. Take it. We’ve been lucky enough to be a part of organizational change, multiple times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StIcRH_e6zQ Good news. We protect America. The Department of Defense. We defend America, its people and values. Easy right? My friend is a senior partner at a financial firm. He