Businesses, small and large, struggle with creating a culture that allows for open communication between employees. Too often management sits in meetings and discuss project after project but then don’t share the needed information with team members who handle the day-to-day activities. Or companies create an environment of mistrust by misleading or misinforming employees about [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Create a Culture of Open Communication
Posted in Business, Leadership, tagged Business, Communication, Leadership on September 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Strategic Job Searches
Posted in Career, Learning, Mentor, Professional Development, Strategy, tagged Career, Mentoring, Strategy on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How many people know of someone who has worked the same job for 20, 30, 40 years before moving on to the next phase of their life? My grandfather is an example of this — he worked for the United States Postal Service his entire life before retiring in his 50s. My parents are also [...]
What Should All PR Pros Know?
Posted in Business, Leadership, Learning, Mentor, PR, Professional Development, tagged Business, Career, Communication, Learning, PR, Professional Development on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, I wrote a quick post about what’s wrong with PR and it triggered additional thoughts on what PR pros need to learn to be better at their jobs. Over the course of my career, I’ve learned a great deal about the career I’ve chosen as well as business in general. While my degree [...]