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Winning Top-Level Support: Strategies for Elevating the Communication Role

When I joined a billion dollar engineering company as Corporate Affairs Manager, I found my CEO thought internal communication should mostly comprise propaganda and gloss.… Read More

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Become more influential in your corporate PR role

Influence at work is an elusive quest. We all seek how to create more influence for ourselves among our workplace peers and bosses. Some people… Read More

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Managing up will help your career

Making a point of getting positively noticed by senior management, especially your immediate boss, is a career-enhancing move. Being recognized as being good at the… Read More

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Crafting a Winning Elevator Pitch: Master the Art of Concise Communication

An elevator pitch is the brief summary or pitch relating to your organization, your product or yourself that can be made in about 30 seconds,… Read More

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Ways to promote your value to the organization

Working with your boss requires a balancing act. On one hand you need to know how best to work with your boss and maintain a… Read More

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Strategies to Strengthen Personal Standing at Work

One of the biggest issues facing us as communication professionals is how to gain greater influence within our own organization. Our work is largely intangible,… Read More

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Increase your power within the organization

If you are like most people, you dislike having to play the political ‘game’ in your organization. However, organizations exist through the interdependent cooperation of… Read More

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Unlocking Career Success: Mastering Adept Networking Techniques

‘Street-smart’ business people learn the importance of maintaining good professional relationships, largely through networking, which is defined as the creation, development and use of personal… Read More

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The wider leadership potential of the effective public relations manager

Many PR managers find it difficult to understand management issues beyond the level of communication concerns. However, to be fully accepted by top management, you… Read More

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Maximizing New Employee Experiences: Strategies for Retention

Good employers recognize the importance of attracting the best talent – and keeping these good people. They understand that the costs of poor recruitment and… Read More

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