I’ll be frank, I broke down crying in the middle of a meeting with some very influential leaders in my community. Most people would find that super embarrassing and awkward and probably wouldn’t want to show up to another meeting. Like come on, I was extremely...
Gen Z: we’re the cool generation. Of course, every generation has its own unique selling points when it comes to learning styles, communication styles, and work-completion style. But there’s just something about Gen Zers that gives me so much hope for the future....
Twenty-five states, six weeks, one couple and their five-year-old traveling from Washington to New York and back in a motorhome. Crazy, right? My inner voice agreed with you entirely. Yet, somehow I heard my outer voice telling my husband: “let’s do it!” He was...
Zoom Etiquette: The basics you need to know when participating in a video conference zoom: verb – to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound. Suddenly, despite having nowhere to go, we’re all “zooming”. Yes, thanks to COVID-19, the word...
What an escape room taught me about the value of collaboration, and some of the unexpected benefits of working within a diverse team. The door slams shut; the clock is ticking. We have 60 minutes to work as a team and find our way out of the locked door...
“Attend to the in-house before going to the out-house.” Have you heard that catchy phrase before? The first time I ever heard it — in 1983 at my first national school communications conference as a newly-hired school PR professional — I laughed out loud. But do you...