Ever since I can remember I have been interested in two subjects –sports and politics. I have been fortunate to spend a large portion of my working days in those two areas.

Today’s special guest is Helen C.  Shelton, Global Chief Diversity Officer at Finn Partners.  

How good of a listener are you? Do you truly hear and understand what your colleagues, customers, friends or family really want? Frankly, people are just not good listeners. We always get very excited about what we can say or do next that we sometimes forget to be in the moment and listen and learn from what we can hear from others.

Remember how easy it was to make friends as a kid? It was as if you could walk up to anyone and instantaneously become best friends with them.

Have you ever spoken to someone who dismissed everything you said? With all the distractions around us, sometimes the people we talk to may not be listening to us at the moment. Maybe they are trying to multitask. But no matter the reason, being ignored can leave us feeling rejected and unimportant.

I recently received LinkedIn connection invitations from two different recruiters – It’s nice to be wanted; although, it’s nicer when the people pursuing you actually exist, which I’m certain wasn’t the case for either.  As rapidly advancing technology helps blur lines between fact and fiction, does marketing have any obligation to stand for truth?

The 2022 Future of Communications Conference gathered hundreds of communications professionals at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, New York to refine and align their strategies around moving from order takers to strategic advisors whose judgment is material to the growth and success of their organizations. Attendees had the opportunity to brainstorm, reconnect with colleagues, make new friends and learn real-world tips and tactics from dozens of leading communicators.

Customer service and digital banking have advanced significantly. Our daily lives are being revolutionized by technology, which is always evolving. In nearly every sector, it has been standard practice to adapt to the constantly changing environment, cutting-edge competitors, and changing client expectations. One of the earliest sectors to embrace technological improvements in the banking industry. Since the banking sector plays a significant role in the economy, it stands at the pinnacle of digitalization. 

Accessibility is about improving the web experience for everyone. Accessibility barriers make it difficult or impossible for visitors who are blind, deaf, hard of hearing, or disabled to use your site.

WebAIM analyzed one million homepages for accessibility issues and found that 98% of websites had at least one Web Content Accessibility Guidelines failure on their homepage.

Having women in top leadership roles is more important than ever. Women occupy more than half of management roles and are most often the leaders supporting well-being of employees through diversity, equity & inclusion. Yet, we are passed over for c-suite roles and find difficulty in being supported by networks that shift our trajectories towards c-suite placement AND c-suite success – “and” being the operative word. This is particularly true in the world of public relations where near80% of CEO positions are occupied by men.

The quest by employers to create a better work culture, reduce staff turnover, increase productivity and build better work and customer relationships are the reasons why they take employee engagement seriously. Employee engagement helps put effective strategies in place to impact company profits positively. For a company that embraces cultural diversity, more success will be achieved if the employee handbooks were translated into the languages of other employees whose first languages are not the same as the company’s official language. Here are some translation tips for better employee engagement.

Entrepreneurship has become a popular career choice among people, but every commercial opportunity comes with certain threats. With a great business idea come some unavoidable risks, and business owners and managers must learn to mitigate them.

Is the sudden demise of The News with Shepard Smith on CNBC a symptom of cancel culture creeping over from social media into network television?  

Are you looking to develop compelling messages that influence audiences and create change? If you are ready to update your PR and communications playbook, a master's degree in Strategic Public Relations from The George Washington University equips you to shape the dynamic messages needed in the 21st century.

This week the focus is on communication – something that is vital to every aspect of our lives. 

And if you are working in marketing, PR, social media, or communications in the workplace, it is the very core of your profession.  Although there are the accepted rules of good communication that have stood the test of time, technology has disrupted, and in some cases completely upended, the process. 

Today’s special guest is Jeffrey Sharlach, Founder and Chairman of Jeffrey Group

On the WebMD Health Services’ “The HR Scoop” podcast, Ragan Communications CEO Diane Schwartz talks about the convergence of HR and communications.

Experts say that by 2025, 22% of the workforce will work remotely. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 47% of businesses say that remote work is here to stay. Similarly, workers report feeling 22% happier  and 30% more productive when they work from home. However, 47% also report experiencing burnout. As a society, we have witnessed a shift in the work/ life balance and longer hours, presenting new challenges for remote workers.

The last few years have been challenging for many workers, especially now that many have become remote workers. From pandemic concerns to family and childcare concerns to economic and of course workplace needs - employees sometimes struggle to feel connected with their team at work when they do not see them in a physical office every day. Regular standup meetings, usually short in duration, can help workers feel engaged with each other. They can feel valued when there is an open time and place for sharing informally about their day or their current needs. These brief meetings can also foster a sense of team spirit that can carry over into regular project work.