March Madness is upon us. Teams who take shots and grab rebounds win. In public affairs, we are hesitant to even take the shot, then we defend on the rebound.
March Madness is upon us. Teams who take shots and grab rebounds win. In public affairs, we are hesitant to even take the shot, then we defend on the rebound.
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
Remember SAPP? Security, Accuracy, Propriety and Policy? The Accuracy part is based on the facts … seem obvious? In practice, people sometimes lose sight of this. This is about the
You’re new to the office. While you will not know certain things, there are professional traits, common sense actions, and the good side of human nature that are constant. Act
A friend of mine started a blog a few years ago (not this blog). He had useful insights to share, but included some kind of caveat in most of his
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
That feeling you get when you simply know what to do? Just do it.
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
“How did I do, PAO?” the leader asked after the interview. “I have no idea Sir,” the good PAO answers. “We’ll see when the story comes out.” The crappy PAO