The other day was Veterans Day. How did your commander and command sergeant major talk about it? Follow enough military organizations on social media and you’ll catch the ones leaning
The other day was Veterans Day. How did your commander and command sergeant major talk about it? Follow enough military organizations on social media and you’ll catch the ones leaning
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.
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
You know and love the Bucket of Responses: the mission-related things you’ll say when staff guys throw useless pleasantries your way. Having trouble filling up your bucket unprompted? Be ready
“I’d be a great PAO, I’m really nice and love to talk to people.” -Someone I probably won’t hire. We all know this guy, right? Mr. or Mrs. Personality, who
The core to everything we have to say. Focus on Mission. We protect America. Always Be Messaging (ABM). Information is motivation; understanding is influence. Meanwhile, lies will destroy communication. Everyone
Seth’s Blog almost nails it with this one: its your choice to make your work look effortless. Left unsaid is that you also can, and should, actively reduce your vulnerability to
You ever get tired of the awkward attempts to reference your job in a useless pleasantry? We don’t. “Hey PAO, let’s not put this on CNN.” “What’s in the news
Y’all know what time it is. We’re neck-deep in another summer of ceremonies and speeches as our leaders and colleagues change command, gain rank, retire, or move along to new
You control the way your team and colleagues meet the day. The things you say in the morning’s first five or 30 minutes will set their attitude and priorities for