Communications Strategy- Dawn Clark has been appointed as Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Teneo Hospitality Group - Hospitality Net May 27, 2026
- LePub appoints two senior global executives - marketingreport.one May 27, 2026
- What Does a Top-Ranked Legal PR and Crisis Communications Firm Do in High-Stakes Litigation and Investigations? - StreetInsider May 26, 2026
- Lumen Technologies appoints chief communications officer - PRWeek May 26, 2026
- Spearmint Energy Appoints Yelena Kuznetsova as Chief Marketing Communications Officer - 01net May 26, 2026
- Lumen Elevates Melissa Mann and Jessica Taylor to Chief Officer Roles, Strengthening Public Policy and Communications Leadership - 01net May 26, 2026
- The Communications and Information Technology Office (Diskominfosantik) Strengthens Public Relations Capacity to Support Development Success by Hosting IKP Talks - Jabarprov May 26, 2026
- Ukraine seeks new communications strategy to counter Russian influence - MSN May 21, 2026
- University Governance
- Universities lost their social licence. Now they’re losing control - AFR May 21, 2026
- UNESCO report finds weak university AI governance - Let's Data Science May 20, 2026
- Media Statement: Inquiry into Enhancing University Governance - The University of Melbourne May 20, 2026
- UEH Strengthens Its Board of Management, Completing the Governance Structure of a Multidisciplinary University Under New Regulations - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City May 19, 2026
- Universities fail on workplace realities - The Saturday Paper May 15, 2026
- Rethinking Shared Governance (opinion) - Inside Higher Ed May 14, 2026
- Open relationship - Research Professional News May 10, 2026
- Julie Bishop resigns as ANU chancellor amid governance turmoil - MSN May 8, 2026
Monthly Archives: March 2013
To thank or not to thank on Twitter?
Nick Bilton’s suggestion that e-mail thank-yous are a time waster has sparked debate on whether or not it’s appropriate to thank people in digital communications. Some have gone so far to suggest that this new social ethic of efficiency is creating … Continue reading
“Scholarly Writing and How to Get It Done”
That’s the subtitle of my favourite blog on academic writing, “Stupid Motivational Tricks,” authored (primarily) by Jonathan Mayhew, a Professor of Spanish at the University of Kansas, who is a friend of mine and has been since our days in … Continue reading
Getting in a communication state of mind: 3 tips
Over the past few days, I’ve come across three great articles about mentally setting the stage for successful communications. Heidi Grant Halvorson’s “The 2 Epiphanies That Made Me a Better Negotiator” points out that viewing negotiation as a challenge rather … Continue reading
CMO.com: A very useful resource
Last week I gave a presentation to the Vancouver chapter of Construction Specifications Canada. It was called “Twitter? LinkedIn? How to Use Social Media Professionally.” The room was filled with architects, engineers, landscapers, contractors, and one or two marketers: an … Continue reading
Stopping the Page from Being Blank
In the mid-1990s, shortly after I moved to Vancouver, I got a job doing Investor Relations for a public company drafting news releases, presentations, brochures, and the like. I would put drafts of these items together and present them to … Continue reading
Ethics of Persuasion: The Reciprocity Rule
I was walking down Granville Street the other day on my way to London Drugs when I spotted two Chinese monks ahead of me speaking to passersby. Ordinarily cautious of sidewalk solicitors, I let one of them engage me precisely … Continue reading
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On National Grammar Day: A love letter to language
It’s fitting that I should write this post on National Grammar Day. Choosing and arranging the right words with the right endings in the right order with the right punctuation isn’t even close to the most interesting thing I could … Continue reading