Communications Strategy- Lumen Elevates Melissa Mann to Chief Public Policy Officer & Jessica Taylor to Chief Communications Officer - The Fast Mode June 1, 2026
- A Communications Strategy Built to Unite: How The Children’s Center of Detroit Uses Digital Signage to Serve Its Community With Purpose - rAVe [PUBS] May 29, 2026
- Communications sits at the intersection of business strategy, technology and perception - Exchange4Media May 29, 2026
- NetCarrier Names Doug Derstine CEO as Company Expands AI Communications Strategy - citybiz May 27, 2026
- Dawn Clark has been appointed as Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Teneo Hospitality Group - Hospitality Net May 27, 2026
- Lumen Technologies appoints chief communications officer - PRWeek 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
- Hungary ‘must change institutional culture’ in governance shake-up - Times Higher Education June 1, 2026
- More Australian universities than ANU face a governance crisis. But why now precisely? - Crikey June 1, 2026
- Day 3 Opening Session: Baruah Calls for University Governance Reform as MPC Looks Ahead to 2027 - Detroit Regional Chamber May 28, 2026
- Universities lost their social licence. Now they’re losing control - AFR May 21, 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
- Rethinking Shared Governance (opinion) - Inside Higher Ed May 14, 2026
- NUC, World Bank sign $65 m deal to boost varsity governance standards - Punch Newspapers May 13, 2026
Tag Archives: conflict
Bringing Children in
From an excellent article in Mediate.com called “Best Interests and Little Voices: Child Participation in the Family Mediation Dialogue” by Jennifer Winestone: Children were historically excluded from post-separation decision-making, because of the assumption that children lacked the “legal and psychological … Continue reading
When judging others is necessary
I teach my students that, by and large, the purpose of social and workplace communications is to “foster and maintain relationships” (and “to not screw up”). Blogger realsocialskills (Twitter handle: @rsocialskills) notes that this rule does *not* carry the day … Continue reading
Copyright protections trump oil pipeline
Cantech News explains an Alberta land-owner’s ingenious use of copyright law: Alberta artist Peter van Tiesenhausen has provided an interesting legal precedent in his long-running battle with oil companies seeking to run a pipeline through his 800 acre territory. He … Continue reading
“The Franklin Effect”
Benjamin Franklin wrote his autobiography, “Enemies who do you one favor will want to do more.” He illustrated the maxim with a story: A political adversary had been lambasting Franklin in public speeches. Franklin knew that this person was very proud … Continue reading
Quantifying the Costs of Workplace Conflict
Steve McGuire has an excellent, concise piece in Mediate.com showing how the “hidden” costs of workplace conflict can, in fact, be helpfully quantified. Various indirect factors go into calculating the real (hidden) costs of workplace conflict. In addition to wasted … Continue reading
Mediation and Mindfulness
We chose to name this initiative No Contest Communications to highlight our vision of the collaborative workplace, where feedback is gratefully welcomed and usefully shared. Communication and imagination shouldn’t be contests. Conflict is inevitable, though, of course. When people within … Continue reading
The Art of Scolding
In 1987 I promoted a story about “Secular Organizations for Sobriety” [SOS] that appeared in the Buffalo News. SOS was one of those secular humanist initiatives promulgated by Paul Kurtz’s publishing enterprises out of Buffalo, in this case “Free Inquiry,” … Continue reading
Communications Exemplar: Gender Shenanigans
I was delighted today to find that my friend Snipey (aka Alison Gianotto), whom I met last Defcon, was newly conspiring with her friend K2 to create a blog they’ve called Gender Shenanigans, which, as they describe it, . . … Continue reading
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Advanced Communications Tactics: Coyote Wisdom
I’ve been thinking about coyote wisdom. Coyote is a main character in the stories of many North American aboriginal cultures; he is a trickster, a wise fool who shows up when everyone’s taking themselves a bit too seriously. He transforms … 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