I’ll keep this post short and let the video do the talking. In early 1998, some friends asked me to join them in this thing called the Boston to New York AIDS Ride. It would involve getting on a bike, pedaling for 260+ miles over 3 days, and raising a gargantuan $1,800 to benefit AIDS charities. At that point in my life, I had never raised money for a cause, Read More »
Every week, one of my standard Talking GOOD questions has been: “WHO IS YOUR HERO AND WHAT WOULD YOU ASK THEM IF GIVEN THE CHANCE?” Almost every week, whenever it’s been possible, I’ve privately reached out to the interviewee’s “hero,” to see if they would respond to the person’s question on our blog (or by email). Well … after 45 weeks of trying, I am so unbelievably excited to share Read More »
A few months ago, a friend asked me why my weekly Talking GOOD interviews were limited only to nonprofit professionals, as opposed to any ol’ person who is doing “good” in the world. It was a fair question, one I should have immediately been able to answer. Yet, I found myself struggling with the response. That innocent exchange became the catalyst for a great deal of soul-searching about the future Read More »
Today I’m going to jump ahead to rule #4 of my Communicate Good homepage video, which lists ten all-important “rules to live by” for communications and PR success. Rule #4 says: “Don’t reside in the safety of the middle … take a position and defend it.” This seems especially appropriate today because I just wrote a somewhat polarizing opinion piece for the Baltimore Sun on the topic of Lance Armstrong. Read More »
Well it’s official. As reported just about everywhere this morning, Lance Armstrong is being banned from cycling and will definitely probably maybe have his Tours de France victories stripped from him. And while Lance still maintains his innocence, I’m not sure it really matters at this point. Some will continue to doubt him, some will continue to believe him, and forever there will be asterisks next to the list of Read More »
In this post, I examine rule #2 of my Communicate Good homepage video, which lists ten all-important “rules to live by” for communications and PR success. To see my post on Rule #1 (Don’t tell me what you do. Tell me why you do it.), follow this link. What I’m about to say, I’ve never admitted publicly. Earlier in my career, I had a fear that people would think I Read More »
Confession: One of my guilty pleasures is watching the TV show Man vs. Wild. I am in awe of the show’s star, Bear Grylls, and the insanity to which he subjects himself. And yes, while I realize he has an entire production team with him, he is still placing himself in harm’s way and taking crazy risks for each show. Despite what some people say, he is the real deal. Read More »
My Communicate Good homepage video lists ten all-important “rules to live by” for communications and PR success. In an effort to further explain these ideas , I’ve decided to write blog posts for each rule. In this, my first post, I dissect Rule #1: Don’t tell me what you do. Tell me why you do it. This is a topic that could fill an entire book. Many books in fact. Read More »
