Feeling uninspired at work could be like a relationship rut. As much as we would all love to wake up every day excited about our jobs, there are moments in time when it feels a bit mundane. Uninspiring. In this…
David Albritton's career has taken him from the US Naval Academy and serving in the Navy, to earning his way to the level of Chief Communications Officer at multiple corporations, and then serving as President of GM Defense. Some…
Andrea Driessen has dedicated her career to helping companies, non profits and teams to become more communicative, effective and capable. She also has a deep understanding of the importance of recognition, reward, appreciation and productivity in the business world. Andrea…
Too often, in an organization, we make the assumption that everyone knows what we do when we sit down for that cross functional team meeting. But if you are introducing yourself as "the comms person" rather than talking about what…
Communicators are often much better at talking about their company, their team or their products, rather than talking about themselves. But when asked that seemingly simple question, "What do you do?" or "Tell me a little about you," so many…
Companies that reach a certain point in their evolution and are prepared to welcome communications to the C-suite are my kind of companies. Naturally, I enjoy helping organizations at this stage identify and hire the right communications leader. It’s what…
As a hiring leader, it’s a good problem when you can’t decide between two or three fantastic candidates for an essential role on your team. Unfortunately, that “problem” doesn’t happen often enough. What is more likely to occur is to…
When I ask a group of communications leaders if they’ve ever had a tough time hiring the right person, they typically launch into a diatribe of what went wrong. Whether it’s frustration with the process, the crazy things candidates say…
The window of time from offer acceptance through the first few weeks on the job is a critical time for candidates who have made the decision to leave a position they know, to join your team. It may feel like…
As published in ERE's The Fordyce Letter “Desperate times require desperate measures.” I’ve quoted that repeatedly when asked how I started my career. Luckily I wasn’t truly desperate, but my 17-year-old self certainly felt that way. I desperately wanted to…