Tomorrow I am attending a session sponsored by PRSSA-NCC on moving from PR Manager to PR Leader. I thought it would be interesting to provide my pre-workshop thoughts…. Management vs. leadership–it’s a distinction we all hear over and over these days. They are not the same, but mus[...]
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January 29th, 2012 - 10:00 am § in Running Through My Mind, Young Professional
“No” is the New “Yes”
More than ever we are prisoners of the urgent. We react to what’s right in front of us, whether it truly matters or not. Prioritizing requires reflection, reflection requires time. And, well you just don’t have the luxury of that now do you? We are so busy trying to keep up that we don&#[...]
January 1st, 2012 - 10:00 am § in Marketing, Running Through My Mind
Creative Mornings
Last week a Facebook friend posted the below video. It’s the full talk given by Ben Chestnut, CEO and co-founder of MailChimp.com, to a group at the Piedmont Park Conservancy in Atlanta. It’s a long video, but it was the slow weeks of December so I was able to watch the whole thing. 20[...]
December 4th, 2011 - 10:08 am § in Running Through My Mind, Young Professional
Finally Answering the Feedback Question
One of the hallmarks of a millenial is that we don’t take feedback very well. We roll our eyes, stare blankly at the person or just flat out don’t listen. And when someone asks how we would prefer to get feedback there is no response. Literally we can’t articulate what they want.[...]
November 27th, 2011 - 10:00 am § in Running Through My Mind
Making a New Behavior Stick
Discipline, willpower and self-control are unsustainable. Eventually, we weaken. It’s great to learn new habits, but if we want to sustain them, we need to change our environment and maintain that change. At work supervisors often provide you feedback, tell you what you could do better and offer a[...]
November 20th, 2011 - 10:00 am § in Running Through My Mind, Young Professional
Defying the Odds, Tim Tebow Style
So we all know I am a HUGE Tim Tebow fan. There is just no love lost once you meet him, shake his hand, and watch him take your university to two National Championships. A lot of what makes Tim such an impressive player is his determination. He knows he has weaknesses, but he works [...][...]
November 6th, 2011 - 8:00 am § in Running Through My Mind, Young Professional
Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now
I’m one of those people that works late. I typically start my day (even when I was working IN the office) no later than 8:20 a.m. and often don’t get finish up until after 7:30 p.m. First off, let me say I am NOT complaining, it is the nature of my job, which I love. [...][...]
September 11th, 2011 - 8:00 am § in Running Through My Mind, Young Professional
Managing Accounts as a Defensive Specialist
I’ve been a little MIA lately, between work exploding and wedding finalization I was just a wee-bit overwhelmed. During that time, I got a pep talk from a supervisor who I have to say has an uncanny ability to pick the right words and truly light a fire under you. The pep talk got me [...][...]
July 3rd, 2011 - 8:00 am § in Running Through My Mind, Young Professional
Gracefully Accepting Feedback
We’re all a little sensitive when it comes to receiving feedback, especially when it is not all positive. Some experience feedback as pure criticism, and don’t want to hear it. Others see it as emotionally crushing. Still others only want to hear praise. For me, the problem isn’t that I don’[...]
