For my organization, each day begins with our primary staff stand-up in the Joint Operations Center (JOC). We discuss intelligence developments, legal actions, resources, maneuver units’ completed actions and scheduled
For my organization, each day begins with our primary staff stand-up in the Joint Operations Center (JOC). We discuss intelligence developments, legal actions, resources, maneuver units’ completed actions and scheduled
Our senior leaders held a town hall session with several staff sections, including ours (we actually go to all the town hall sessions, regardless of audience). The other attendees probably
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
When I was a second lieutenant attending the Public Affairs Qualification Course almost a decade ago, I asked the Army’s Chief of Public Affairs what I needed to do in
We’ve learned to walk around carrying a bucket. Remember when we recommended you always be ready to pitch a pitch? Always be ready to answer the questions you know people
Sixty percent of leadership is asking the right questions. When you ask the right questions, you use your experience and responsibility to guide others into solving problems themselves. I learned
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
My office believes in “need-to-know” information. As in, everybody needs to know everything. Here’s how we do it. Set a group distribution list and use it for everything. When staff
Here on MaxDis, we collaborate on (most) posts. On the best, I’d argue. WordPress only lists one of us as the author for each post. But my favorites, the ones