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
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
Public Affairs people need not shy away from influence operations when engaging foreign audiences. You may be the best person for the job. Why? PAOs have reps. We’re banged up
The Afghans dedicate a good amount of fighters to securing themselves. Large staffs, secured by large security forces. When it’s time to do an operation, the offensive force is surprisingly
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
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,
No matter your position or section within the military: if you are dealing in the realm of legal things in an official capacity, your Staff Judge Advocate will be part
I read this article about the USS Fitzgerald’s plight after it crashed into a shipping vessel near Japan. Many of the leaders lost mental and/or physical control of themselves. Some
My desk at work has a green phone for unclassified conversations, and a red phone for classified conversations. Without exception, I follow the rules about what I can say over