by CPhillips | Jun 14, 2018 | Blogging, Branding, Business, Communications, Corporate Culture, empowering women, youth engagement, youth programs, youth tour
Youth Tour, an amazing leadership experience put on each year by NRECA and the electric cooperatives across America, is coming to a close. It’s been an amazing week getting to meet and know our next generation of leaders. It’s also been a great time for me personally...
by CPhillips | Jun 12, 2018 | Blogging, Communications, first amendment, free speech, motivation, writing
I’m in DC this week with over 1,800 of our nations brightest high school students as part of the NRECA Youth Tour program. This week long leadership experience provides not only a look back at the foundation of our country, but hopefully inspires a promise...
by CPhillips | May 22, 2018 | Blogging, Branding, Communication Planning, Communications, digital communications, Media, public relations, social media, strategic communications
Before you can start creating shareable content, you need to understand what it is and the psychology behind it. Shared content can be many things – useful and helpful information, entertainment and inspirational material. It will always answer one of the...
by CPhillips | May 16, 2018 | Communications, Community Building, empowering women, motivation, personal growth, Social connectedness
It’s politeness and courtesy in speech and behavior. It’s reasonable and respectful behavior. It is dialogue without heated debate. Looking around our communities and spending any time on social media, it’s becoming harder and harder to find. Nasty comments left...
by CPhillips | May 8, 2018 | Communication Planning, Communications, digital communications, Media, public relations, strategic communications, writing
The last few months, I’ve had the privilege to learn about civic health and social connectedness as part of our leadership group. Civic health encompasses social connectedness, community involvement, political action and the level of confidence people feel in...
by CPhillips | May 1, 2018 | Campus Life, Communications, Community Building, event planning, Social capital, Social connectedness, writing
Our leadership groups project dealt with social connectedness and how that feeling translates into the health of a community. Social connectedness is simply studying how people feel about the relationship they have with others – from your spouse, to your kids,...
