by CPhillips | Feb 15, 2017 | Business, Communications, Corporate Culture, leadership
The average worker is distracted every 3-11 minutes. It takes 23 minutes to refocus after a distraction. This costs workers almost 6 hours of productivity a day and an estimated $1 trillion to the economy every year. Americans check their phones over 150 time per day....
by CPhillips | Feb 9, 2017 | Business, Communications, Crisis Communications
Don’t wait for a crisis to happen. Be prepared. You never know when a crisis will happen, but you can bet it will at some point in your career. There are two main types of crisis – operational and communication. Operational crisis include things that...
by CPhillips | Jan 26, 2017 | Business, Communications, public relations, social media
There are so many free tools available for communicators that provide them with specific measures of success. But you need to choose the right tool for you. Tools are available if you want to measure what your company cares about – like page content or...
by CPhillips | Jan 24, 2017 | Business
Chain of command. A hierarchy. Organization charts. Are all of these terms a thing of the past in the workplace? According to Seth Mattison with Future Sight Labs, the new generation of workers see the office in a very different way. If you’ve been in the...
by CPhillips | Jan 19, 2017 | Business, Communications, marketing, public relations, social media
Branding isn’t a new idea or concept. It’s your promise to your customer. It’s what they know they can expect from you, your product or service. It’s what makes you different than your competitor. The basics of branding haven’t changed...
by CPhillips | Jan 17, 2017 | Business, Communications, motivation, personal growth
So you’re just starting out in your career. You’ve already got your eye on that next rung up the ladder. So how do you get ahead? Here’s 10 steps to move your career forward. Be positive. No one likes a negative Nancy. Make sure your boss isn’t...
