Leadership role

Written and posted 11 Sep 2018

As the business world becomes more complex, decision-making is becoming more complex as well. Just think of the complexities in dealing with risk, issue and crisis decision-making these days. And if you are a member of your organization’s executive team – a role requiring you to confront operational problems – many decisions would be even […]

Written and posted 2 Mar 2017

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 good relationship. (Read my article How to boost your PR career by successfully managing your boss.) On the other hand, you need to know how to emerge from the background […]

Written and posted 2 Mar 2017

In my rush of work recently I failed to follow up a couple of important meetings. Now I’m suffering the consequences because I tried to recall all the key points a month later – and couldn’t. Both meetings were exploratory with experts in two different fields, and both the experts and myself should have written […]

Written and posted 1 Mar 2017

PR professionals are involved in a wide range of projects that require planning, coordination and implementation with others. This usually means working with inter-departmental or cross-functional team members. One of the most common problems arising in such projects is how to lead or shape the project when you have no formal power or authority over […]

Written and posted 1 Mar 2017

Although engaged much of the time in day-to-day tasks, most communicators believe we are making a significant contribution to the achievement of our organization’s goals. Through communication, we like to think we can also point managers in the right direction. But how can we specifically check if employees understand how their work contributes to organizational […]

Written and posted 1 Mar 2017

When we get promotion at work, life becomes more stimulating, challenging and complicated. One of the key aspects of our new role is how to handle the vital relationships with the people who were our peers and team mates. This difficult change can be managed successfully with some thought about the transition. Here are some […]