The writer Joan Didion said, “we tell ourselves stories in order to live.” Truer words, right? As humans, we are wired for stories. For me, and for many, actually hearing stories is essential. I’m an auditory learner, the human voice transfixes me. It’s part of why I love podcasts. The tone of a person’s recorded voice is …
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Lean Towards the Light, Get Results I finally started watching Ted Lasso, the Apple TV+ sports comedy hit starring Jason Sudeikis, to see what all the fuss was about. If you’ve been under a rock or refuse to pay for yet another streaming service, let me give you the gist: Coach Lasso is an optimistic …
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Like many folks, I watched watching Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” on Disney+ over the long Thanksgiving weekend. I didn’t have much to do since I was nursing a spouse with COVID and remained isolated from friends and family for safety. John, Paul, George, and Ringo happily helped me while away the hours. The Beatles have …
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Internal communicators have it tough. This is a massively underfunded function at most organizations, and some organizations don’t have corporate communicators on staff at all — HR and operations are often the ones executing the tactics. I’ve been the “first in” at a number of organizations, charged with standing up a communications function without immediate …
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