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The public relations mastermind that co-founded Burson-Marsteller, and then managed to build the firm into one of the leading forces in the PR industry, died on January 10, at a rehabilitation center in Memphis. Harold Burson was 98 years old. According to Catherine Sullivan, a spokeswoman for Burson Cohn & Wolfe, the cause of death […]
For many, communicating to connect with an audience is the ultimate goal of public relations. That’s why digital storytelling is a communications trend with no end in sight, with skilled story writers a vital part of any modern marketing team. Take, for example, a shopper looking for a new pair of shoes. On one rack, […]
In the last few years, Facebook has been facing plenty of scandals. That, along with plenty of calls from regulators to break up this tech giant has led Facebook into a PR crisis. First, it was the scandal where Facebook had been giving its user’s information to a private consumer data company. Which meant that personal […]
New York remains the center of American and world technology. This is just as much true today as it ever has been in the past. One company knows this is the place to be if you’re going to make a splash. Under these circumstances, it’s no wonder that one highly valuable tech company continues to […]
Frank Sinatra crooned those words back in 1965 to get across the point of the song’s punch line: “You can’t have one without the other.” So, it is with managing today’s workforce. The horse and carriage may be long gone but trust and positiveness are paramount in order to be a successful leader today. You […]
All project leaders and office managers need to positively interact with team members. As much as communication is a big part of the interaction, employees also need to be motivated, respond to feedback, and solve problems in the workplace. Here are the skills that make a strong leader: Communication Clear and succinct communication makes it […]
The digital realm surely has great potential to be more egalitarian, more inclusive and less prejudiced than the traditional one. Users often don’t know who is sitting behind the screen, who is handling the request they have sent in, and who is writing the words they are reading. Even so, the digital world remains dominated […]
This Japanese word is often mistaken as meaning “goodbye,” but it means much more than that. It implies a forever farewell. Letting a Well-Liked Employee Go One of the most difficult tasks of a leader is terminating an employee. It’s even more difficult when the employee is well-liked by their peers. Unless the cause for […]
The saying is one of about a hundred discovered in remnants of a book written by Greek philosopher Heraclitus around 500 BC. If he thought change was happening quickly then, imagine how surprised he’d be today! The Workforce of Today and the Future One of the biggest changes we’re witnessing this century is the rapidly […]
Being a great leader involves a different skill set than being a great manager. Being a leader is much more human, and is about connecting with people on a real level. Managers can have experience in economics, marketing, and operations without the chance to hone their leadership skills at the same time. Vision Business leaders […]
