“PR people don’t do numbers.”
The number of times I’ve heard a variation on this theme could fill volumes of now-outdated encyclopedias. We all agree that we live in a technological world. We even value things like “digital native-ness” and the skills that go along with it.
But there’s a growing divide that’s putting the long-term future of our profession at risk. Certainly,...
In a world dominated by all things digital, the internet — social media, specifically — frequently infiltrates our everyday actions, thoughts, and even our mental health. With a career centered around technology and a 13-year-old daughter who would spend the majority of her free time scrolling through Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram if she were allowed, I’ve become hyper-aware of the effects...
I spent my childhood summers in the Northwoods of Wisconsin — swimming, sailing, camping, and falling in love with the outdoors. As I got older, I realized the impact humans were having on the environment and how climate change was shifting everything around me — including the special place I spent my summers.
This inspired me to get involved.
After college, I moved to...
Systemic whitewashing of history and ongoing segregation has angered yet inspired Black educators and progressive whites.
Education in America is under attack. Some states are banning specific books. Others are passing bills that prohibit classroom discussions on sexual orientation or gender identity. And other schools are restricting topics linked to race and American history and...
Although economic recovery from the global pandemic is in full swing, we continue to see women lag men in the labor market, with nearly one million fewer women in the workplace as of May 2022 than were present in 2020.
While both sexes suffered a drop in labor force participation at the height of the pandemic, men have returned to work at a higher rate than women. The slow return of...
We are fortunate the concept of “mental health” doesn’t carry the stigma it once did.
Historically, we haven’t talked openly about mental health issues. And more so, if someone was dealing with mental health issues, we did not have an environment where people could be open about it.
Thankfully, that is changing: Talking about mental health is no longer taboo.
During the...
Over the past several decades, corporate America settled on a common understanding that businesses must deliver more than shareholder value. Survey after survey has shown that executives, employees and customers are all aligned on the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR). In recent years, especially over the last two, businesses and particularly CEOs increasingly have felt...
The Hippocratic Oath is one of the oldest and most famous ethical codes. It is often summarized as “first do no harm.” Yet the original recitation was closer to “abstain from every voluntary act of mischief and corruption.”
Why does it matter? It tells me even back in 400 BC, cognoscente understood human instincts to manipulate the narrative and subsequent outcome. Today’s “cause”:...