As leaders of an organization, as trainers and managers, or anyone single employee in our organization, it is essential we are able by communicating credibility and by doing so reflect positively on the credibility of our organization. We all want to communicate well. It is the key to our success. If we do it well. …

In the newest edition of the EmployeeScreenIQ Verifier, Kevin Bachman discusses a few background screening “urban legends.”

This post examines some of the differences in thinking between managers and directors. It explains how to assist when a novice director needs help in making the required changes to their thinking.

A basic concept of grants for capital campaigns is that you shouldn’t need to go beyond the smallest number of major donors necessary to reach your goal. Referencing Tuesday’s posting, however, the decision you must make is what you want to accomplish with your campaign. If you want to keep it simple, and all you …

Probably one of the most frustrating things for an Executive Director is when their board members do not actively participate in events and fundraising. The problem is that without proper Board Member Training, many board members will never realize that it is a part of their role and responsibility as a board member to assist …

Have you lost that “loving” feeling? You’ve survived the layoffs, cut wages, reorganizations and other company changes. You‘re stressed out, fed up and ready to bolt. On the other hand, the economy is going nowhere, the analysts aren’t sure if we’re in recovery, recession or something in-between and you’re being told “you have a job, …

Media editors look for outstanding holiday stories that will engage their readers’ emotions. For holiday press, human interest stories have an excellent opportunity to go viral.

Excerpted from Linda’s forthcoming book, “Staying Grounded in Shifting Sand” A colleague taught me an expression I really like- “You are a perfect expression of who you are at this moment in time. You can be nothing other than that.” If you continually judge people based on their worst behavior, you won’t find the gift …

Popular drink maker’s poor crisis communications could be its downfall You would think one of the nation’s largest independent PR firms would know better than to argue with a reporter, but when Edelman PR, which represents Phusion Projects, makers of the controversial caffeinated alcoholic drink Four Loko, contacted the writers of a Seattle Weekly blog …

It’s appropriate penning this blog on the Day After the Day of The Dead election date. The votes are in, the surprises are in. The Republicans are back — in most places! Seems like only yesterday they were here (shall we call them Zombies?!). Is this the change we can believe in? For many Democrats …