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- What Makes a Fellow, a Fellow?
2026 Edition The Personal Search for Ideal Behavior Now is the time of year when senior public relations practitioners are beginning work on applications for selection to the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) College of Fellows. As I begin my 32nd year as a PRSA Fellow (I’m also an International Association of Business Communicators … Continue reading “What Makes a Fellow, a Fellow?” - Stop Asking People to Ask Questions, It’s Mean
(And You’re Missing an Enormous Credibility, Trust, and Integrity Building Opportunity) Asking people to ask questions often is irritating and disappointing to clients and audiences. No matter how sincere you are, this question implies laziness or feels like you don’t care. Worse, to some you appear to be holding back information you know that they … Continue reading “Stop Asking People to Ask Questions, It’s Mean” - You Are The Table
Part Four What Bosses Expect Lesson One: The better you are organized, prepared, and rehearsed, the better your advice will be remembered. Lesson Two: Reduce the flow of “new ideas.” New ideas often delay settled processes and approaches. It might be better to help the boss get things done that should have been done yesterday … Continue reading “You Are The Table” - You Are The Table
Part Three Why the Boss Doesn’t Listen to PR Advice Self-Imposed Barriers to Entering or Staying in the Circle of Influence Ten reasons why bosses ignore public relations people and often listen to others first, or more frequently than their PR advisors: We whine a lot. We tend to offer whiny excuses rather than better … Continue reading “You Are The Table” - You Are the Table
Part Two How to Seek, Find, and Join the Inner Circle Become an Optioneer* The price of credible admission to “the inner circle” is a management perspective that drives your attitudes, actions, and advice. Developing a management perspective begins with four actions: The required changes in your practices for entering the Inner Circle are higher … Continue reading “You Are the Table” - You Are the Table
The 8 Key Personal Aspirations of a Trusted Strategic Advisor Part One Your Search for “The Table” Is Over Act Like It. Be It. Believe In It. Live It. Succeed Because of It. In 2006 I wrote, “Why Should the Boss Listen to You? The Seven Disciplines of The Trusted Strategic Advisor.” Discussions with many … Continue reading “You Are the Table”
