When I’m preparing a new team member for a deployment, I like to focus on mission. I’ll talk about the organization, our relationships, and the products they’ll write all day,
When I’m preparing a new team member for a deployment, I like to focus on mission. I’ll talk about the organization, our relationships, and the products they’ll write all day,
Fun staff activity: after a few months of training and deployment, my brigade staff leaders and I shared enough inside jokes and recurring observations to fill a few bingo cards.
The first time Dave B. and I drafted a Public Affairs strategy together, we included an outline of our organization’s “key” audiences: Students. Graduates. Potential recruits. Retirees. The American people.
Like all staff sections, military Public Affairs Offices exist to help their organization get resources, approvals and support. For simplicity’s sake, let’s call these RAO. RAO are granted by our
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
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
Let me know if this cycle sounds familiar: Spend money on food. Don’t use the food. The food expires. Throw the food away. Let’s try to think of our interactions
We all love the Information Bus. It rolls down Understanding Highway at a healthy speed, plowing through yellow lights along the way. Hop aboard! We want our friends and partners
“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
Remember the light bulb? If you don’t, you should read it because it’s important to this story. There are even bigger lightbulbs to worry about. Your boss should listen to