“There is no off switch for a leader.” Björn Edlund uses these words to describe great leaders. The expression very definitely applies to Björn and Frank Ovaitt, winners of career achievement awards at last night’s Arthur W. Page Society annual recognition ceremony at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. Björn received the Page Society’s prestigious Hall…… Continue reading Arthur W. Page Society Honors Edlund and Ovaitt
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Top Educator Awards Go to PR Leaders
Two friends and public relations leaders received well-deserved recognition for their significant contributions to education during last week’s annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in Montreal. Frank Ovaitt, president and CEO of the Institute for Public Relations (IPR), received the Gerald Sass Distinguished Service Award, presented by the Association of…… Continue reading Top Educator Awards Go to PR Leaders
Leaders See Positive Role and Growth for PR
My invitation to speak to the San Jose Group team last week arrived on the same day I received a copy of the GAP VII study, which provided proof points for each of my bullish assertions about the future of public relations. Conducted by the USC Annenberg Strategic Communications and Public Relations Center in conjunction (SCPRC) with the Institute…… Continue reading Leaders See Positive Role and Growth for PR