At some point, every employee will have an opportunity to fill the role of company ambassador. Their responses — and even more importantly, their personal support of their organization — may very well ride on whether they’ve been informed, involved and recognized in their vital roles.

At some point, every employee will have an opportunity to fill the role of company ambassador. Their responses — and even more importantly, their personal support of their organization — may very well ride on whether they’ve been informed, involved and recognized in their vital roles.

References are an essential evaluation tool for jobs, awards and higher education. A good reference can help to validate a hiring manager’s decision to move to the offer stage and can be a key differentiator between applicants with similar skills. With so much riding on recommendations, it’s important to get them right.

It’s becoming more important than ever to connect with and learn from other professionals. We need the encouragement and advice that mentoring relationships can offer, but first we must summon our courage and productivity to find, build and mentor those relationships. This article offers some tips for getting started.

If the pandemic slowed down your job trajectory, use that time to your advantage: up your “hustle quotient.” Make sure you’re not regressing in your skills. And remember: This is not the first time there’s been a hit to the economy. It’s a part of your story—so wear your badge of resilience with pride.

Despite our best efforts, conflict will occasionally arise in the virtual workplace. This article describes how to address those conflicts by combining traditional conflict management tools with methods of addressing newly-emerging virtual stressors and by exercising our “empathy muscles.”

The virtual classroom has provided new and broader opportunities—both technological and practical-- to engage professionals and alumni in the classroom. This article provides examples and ideas for how this can be accomplished successfully.

LinkedIn blog post about an unexpected advantage of teaching via Zoom—the fact that all students are equally visually accessible in a Zoom classroom. All students are the same distance away from the teacher and from each other, and no one is sitting at the back of the room.

Crisis Management Scenario for Writing, Public Relations, Issues Management, Campaigns and Social Media Classes: The Woodworks Company: Dealing with Disappointing a Community

Crisis Management Scenario for Event Management Classes: “Pink Ribbon Men.”

Topic: “Social Media Content Analysis and U.S. News & World Report College Rankings and U.S. News & World Report College Rankings.

Crisis Management Scenario for Writing, Public Relations, Issues Management, Campaigns and Social Media Classes - Ivy Valley Elementary School: A “Holding Statement” Crisis Communication Scenario

Memories in a Jelly Jar: A Thanks to The Grand Fork Community

This textbook analyzes and improves the important working relationship between journalists and public relations spokespeople. The sample chapter provided here, Chapter Six, was one of the book chapters authored primarily by Dr. Walton.

Fighting Sioux Nickname Replacement Task Force Communication Op-Ed: “Nickname Task Force: Have We Heard You?

Travel social media post created during an African safari, sharing a personal story from the Serengeti about how anyone can step up to be a father figure and help to lead and guide those who are younger.