What is smart? If you were to call someone “smart” what exactly does that mean? Does it mean memorizing a lot of information and regurgitating on a moment’s notice? Does it mean being quick witted and mentally nimble, being able to respond to anything or anyone at any time no matter what the topic is?…… Continue reading Three Ways to Look Smarter in Fewer Words
Category: Guest Post
Building a Relationship With Your Employer
No matter where an employee works, they usually like the idea of being seen in a positive light by their employer. Sometimes, it doesn’t always work out and the employer ends up with a negative impression of the employee. Regardless of whether you’re a new hire or someone who has been with the company…… Continue reading Building a Relationship With Your Employer
How Your Decisions Are Influenced
Ron Culp enjoyed my recent newsletter and asked me to adapt it for a guest post that would have relevance for young professionals. Here goes: Social media posts, mainstream news and emails continue to overwhelm us with news, entertainment, information and sometimes education. It’s enough to make you avoid your inbox. Nonetheless, it is important…… Continue reading How Your Decisions Are Influenced
Think Before You Ink: Not Everyone Thinks It’s Cool
Tattoos have been on my mind lately—not on my skin, I should point out—but certainly on my mind. What I’ve been thinking about is the number of tattoos showing up on young people of all philosophies and political leanings and how these tattoos may affect their careers. Even a conservative college graduate we know…… Continue reading Think Before You Ink: Not Everyone Thinks It’s Cool
Climbing the Corporate Ladder: Seven Essential Recommendations for 1st-Year PR Pros
If you’re a junior-level staff member at your agency reading this post, you understand that it’s now crucial to work your hardest to prove to your bosses that they made the right decision by hiring you in the first place. With about a year of entry-level PR experience under my belt, I share with…… Continue reading Climbing the Corporate Ladder: Seven Essential Recommendations for 1st-Year PR Pros
5 Tips for Properly Juggling Multiple Bosses
When you work as a PR professional, you have to work with many different types of clients on a daily basis. Juggling all of these varied clients can be difficult unless you handle it correctly. Here are a few tips on figuring out how to deal with different types of clients (or bosses). 1. Don’t…… Continue reading 5 Tips for Properly Juggling Multiple Bosses
Six Actionable Insights for Succeeding in a Corporate Public Relations Internship
Through the fellowship for educators program with The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama, I recently had the privilege of spending two weeks embedded within the corporate communication department at Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS). Discover, a FORTUNE 300 company, is best known for its Discover card. Part of…… Continue reading Six Actionable Insights for Succeeding in a Corporate Public Relations Internship
10 Must Have Skills for Future Talent Managers
Communications is a rapidly changing and evolving field. With technology continually growing, the means by which people can network and communicate are now more diverse and varied than ever before. Mobile devices, tablets and social media have changed our communications landscape forever. News now seems to travel at the speed of light, and even the media…… Continue reading 10 Must Have Skills for Future Talent Managers
How to Succeed at Work
Whether it’s your first real job or you’ve just switched agencies, success at your new place of employment is crucial. Achieving success requires a delicate balance of interpersonal skills and demonstrating excellence at what you are paid to do. Here is how to strike that balance and succeed at work. Know what your boss expects: It…… Continue reading How to Succeed at Work
4 Key Steps to PR Measurement Success
By now, many people in PR have heard of the Barcelona Principles adopted two years ago as the basic fundamental “truths” about PR measurement. While these set a foundation for measurement, there have been a number of events and activities since then that have progressed the Principles to make them more actionable. One occurred June…… Continue reading 4 Key Steps to PR Measurement Success