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What a night at Wembley Stadium taught me about leading under pressure
At some point in the evening, standing four rows from the stage at Wembley Stadium with 90,000 people packed around me, I started planning…
How To Lead An Important & Challenging Conversation to a Positive Conclusion
My daughter is a fourth-year medical student in a highly prestigious and difficult program with crazy hard finals. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴?…
𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧?
Some CEOs and business owners “bring the lights”(as they say in the Media/Communications business). They LOVE interviewing on camera and presenting in front of…
The Three-step Communications Strategy to Inspire Good Customer Service
𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞? I know I do. I pride myself on delivering it and get annoyed when I’m…
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?
A recent LinkedIn post by my friend and fellow speaker, the amazing Karen Farrell got me thinking. She commented about how difficult it is…
𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞?
A client recently emailed me with a request. Earlier that month, an article on their industry had been published and it didn’t include their…
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐣𝐚𝐢𝐥?
Earlier this summer I traveled to attend a conference in the UK held at a four-star business hotel. I was assured that the conference…
Can You Bring PR Spin Home?
During a live TV interview, a reporter surprisingly asked me a question NOT on the pre-produced list of questions: “People think PR, and they think spin. They…
How PR Persistence Helped Save the Day
Very recently I was reminded that we ALL not only use public relations skills in our professions, but how these same skills can also…
The Oct 7th Massacre – One Year Ago Today and What It Means for You
(Image: The bomb shelter where some of the participants at the Nova peace music festival hid when the attack began.) It’s October 7, 2024….
How to Phrase Your Request To Achieve Success
I was recently watching an Instagram reel, where this parenting expert recommended NOT forming a request in the question form, along with the word…
New Year. New Beginnings. Second Chances
Happy 2024! I hope you rang in the new year in good health and with your heart full of joy and enthusiasm for whatever resolutions…
Looking at the Israel-Hamas War Through an International PR Lens & A Lesson For Our Kids
In international public relations we work with people worldwide to share the stories of our clients. The teams are diverse — everyone comes from…
What to do when kids or adults lie?
Have you ever caught your kids lying? Maybe they broke something, skipped school, played a hurtful prank, or were aggressive with their sibling or…
3 Tips to Make Party Planning Confidence-Building, Family Fun!
The holidays are coming up fast! Already overwhelmed just thinking about it, given your already full schedule – advancing your career, raising your kids,…
The Sounds Of Silence, Special Edition
I wrote The Power of PR Parenting based on 40+ years of retrospect and offered examples and practical advice to help make your journey…
Good vs Evil – What’s happening in Israel
You may have noticed that I generally blog once a month, with the goal of inspiring you, providing a helpful PR Parenting tip, and/or…
A gift from me to you for my birthday!
I have a present for you. Yes, really! On October 25th, I will begin my last year in my 50s. (I know! I can’t believe it…
How many family videos are too many?
I’m wondering: How often do you take family videos? During special occasions? When you see your kids doing something cute? I have a PR Pro…
3 Back-To-School PR Parenting Tips
How goes the summer? I hope you and your family are having a great one!! I’ve been busy spreading the word about the PR…
Myth: Don’t bring the job home.
Around two years ago, while sitting on my couch chatting with my older daughter, Noa Lee, she told me about an army friend who…