Communications Strategy- Newnan council reviews communications strategy, approves sidewalk contract - The Newnan Times-Herald May 12, 2026
- Prithwish Ganguly moves on from Yash Raj Films and is set to join Birla Studios - PitchOnnet May 12, 2026
- Flight Centre’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards wins supporting benefits communications strategy - Benefits Canada.com May 12, 2026
- Lily Adams - Institute of Politics and Public Service May 12, 2026
- Villanova Hires Former Executive to Lead Communications Strategy - MyChesCo May 11, 2026
- Storytellers 101 Communications appoints Akshat Jain as Managing Director - Social Samosa May 11, 2026
- Wema Bank’s communications chief makes Cannes Lions’ Global Jury - The Nation Newspaper May 11, 2026
- Justice Minister defends his communications strategy during fuel protests. - Ocean FM May 7, 2026
- University Governance
- Victorian university governance inquiry to hold public hearings - Inside State Government May 13, 2026
- Universities South Africa sounds alarm on rising campus governance risks - The Mail & Guardian May 11, 2026
- The university where teaching is tougher than having terminal cancer for this academic - Australian Broadcasting Corporation May 11, 2026
- Julie Bishop was adamant she wasn't going anywhere — until she did - Australian Broadcasting Corporation May 8, 2026
- Julie Bishop steps down as ANU Chancellor immediately - The Nightly May 8, 2026
- Senate review appendix letter confirms trustees as ultimate governing authority - Columbia Daily Spectator May 7, 2026
- Why is ANU chancellor Julie Bishop so powerful? - Crikey May 6, 2026
- 'Scapegoating': Staff, students and politicians back ANU interim leader - Australian Broadcasting Corporation May 5, 2026
Tag Archives: Mentorship
Yelling at your editor
In earlier writing here on mentorship, I noted that you do not have to actually like your mentors to have a fruitful relationship with them. In one post, “Mentorship without Friendship,” I wrote: “A mentor sees in her or his … Continue reading
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“The Professional Culture of the Press”
NYU Journalism professor and media critic Jay Rosen* writes that “Not in personal but in public life, 2019 has been the most bleak and depressing year I have lived through of my 63. A few tiny green shoots in a … Continue reading
Transformative learning and student autonomy
No Contest co-founder Tierney Wisniewski has written a beautifully conceived and composed Master’s Thesis. Here’s the abstract. [I’ve added some paragraphing for ease of online reading, because abstracts by requirement are very, very fat.] Self-determination theory (SDT) is a well-established theory … Continue reading
A Generation of Mentors
It’s hard for me to re-read KPMG‘s October report “BC Junior Mining at a Crossroads,” commissioned by the BC Securities Commission, without feeling not just loss but what will be lost. The report’s findings echo the lamentations of my friends … Continue reading
A couple of final notes on mentoring
My posts below summarize and respond to the superb presentation given by Erin Dick at the International Association of Business Communicators World Conference in Manhattan last month. To be honest, I had intended on *missing* this presentation, believing there was little for me … Continue reading
Mentorship without Friendship
The relationship between a mentor and a mentee need not be a friendly one. During the discussion portion of Erin Dick’s IABC presentation on mentorship, I stood up and briefly described my own experience being mentored, as a writer and … Continue reading
5 Myths about Mentorship
In her IABC presentation Erin Dyck described four myths regarding mentorship: Mentorship is top-down. One’s placement in an organizational hierarchy does not, in fact, determine the kind of wisdom and experience one can give another colleague. Mentors should be from … Continue reading
Notes on Mentorship, I
Erin Dick gave a superb talk, and then led an illuminating discussion, on the topic of “mentorship” today, the last day of the IABC’s world conference. Inspired by the speaker and my discussion attendees, I will be posting on this topic … Continue reading