Whether you’re getting your first introduction to the communication field or planning for what’s next after graduation, now is a great time to network and learn from business owners and working communication professionals. IABC Heritage Student Session When: 1-5 p.m., Oct. 9, 2016 Where: Columbus Renaissance Hotel, Columbus, OH Primary audience: Students interested in communications, …
Most groups want to be strategic, but we often make assumptions about what that might look like. I addressed the topic of strategic communications at a high level here. This time, I want to be more specific about the tactics of strategy. What can employee communications specifically do to be more strategic, support change, and …
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Innovation! The word strikes both excitement and fear in the hearts of the leaders with whom I work. I have good news – true innovation is grounded in everyday behaviors, and improvisation is your guide. Improvisers arrive onstage without a script yet must create entire one-act plays on the fly. It sounds terrifying, yet improv …
Big and complicated problems often generate big, complex solutions. Ken Segall puts it very well in his book, Think Simple, when he writes, “It’s in our DNA to prefer simpler things, yet we so often open the door to complexity. That’s because being complicated is easy. Making things simpler is the more challenging task.” If …