He opens his eyes, reaches for his phone, and starts reading the headlines on his news app. Then, he checks e-mail, tweets, sends a Facebook message and makes a new connection on LinkedIn. He gets out of bed. He was a communicator in 2011. And, it’s no surprise that this was and continues to be [...]
I grew up hating lists.
My mother was a list person, and consequently I had “to-do lists” haunting me most of my adolescence. Send thank you note to Uncle Mark. Cut the grass by EOD Sunday. Reminder that your History thesis is due 11/15 . . .
In business, we all keep lionized lists of one degree [...]
A recent article from Harvard’s Nieman Reports, “Community: A New Business Model for News,” presented community as “. . . the most powerful emerging business driver in the new economy.”
The article caught my attention because of the changes occurring in the news media. While setting the news agenda has long been the role of traditional [...]
Ever since I began studying public relations in my undergraduate career at the University of Maryland, my professors and advisors constantly preached the benefits of networking. Talk to people in the field, become involved in campus projects, and take advantage of connecting with PR pros who guest lecture in classes. These activities were taught to [...]
Read More...A colleague with a sweet tooth as fierce as mine taped this Wall Street Journal article about office candy jars to our refrigerator a few weeks ago. It got me thinking about the importance of food in the workplace. Just like food brings families together, it can also create bonds among coworkers.
While working at a [...]
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