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,...
by CPhillips | Apr 12, 2018 | Business, Community Building, leadership, motivation, personal growth, writing
Lack of trust is the biggest hindrance I’ve seen in growing engagement and turning around a company’s culture. One way to increase trust is through showing respect and practicing it in interactions. Respect also has another positive benefit of increasing someone’s...
by CPhillips | Sep 20, 2017 | Campus Life, College Life, College Resources, Communications, empowering women, leadership, motivation, personal growth, School, Sorority, stress, student success, writing
Stress can take many forms. Learning to recognize it and develop coping measures will not only benefit you in college, but throughout your career as well. For some, freshman year can be filled with emotional ups and downs. Maybe you feel like there’s so much going on...
by CPhillips | Sep 19, 2017 | Communications, empowering women, leadership, motivation, personal growth, stress, writing
You’ve poured your heart and soul into a huge project. You’ve met every deadline. The evaluations look great. Yet, none of it brings you joy. So many of us spend time chasing one finish line after the next only to end up asking ourselves, “is this all there is?”...
by CPhillips | Sep 14, 2017 | Blogging, Branding, Communication Planning, Communications, digital communications, marketing, public relations, social media, strategic communications, writing
What makes a group different than a page? Both have an essence of engagement built into them, but a group really is about community. Setting up a group is easy. Facebook has a super simple format you follow. Make sure the description tells what the group is for, what...
by CPhillips | Sep 12, 2017 | Blogging, Communications, digital communications, empowering women, motivation, personal growth, writing
When you are striking out on your own, there’s nothing wrong with using your knowledge of marketing and public relations to promote yourself and build your business. The more you can get published and recognized, the greater chance you have of picking up new clients...
