The election-year slow down in decision-making

I saw an interview yesterday with Mark Cuban, the oft interviewed businessman and star of reality TV show Shark Tank. Among other things, he talked about the impending presidential election driving market uncertainty. As he put it “…there’s the...

The role of collaboration in engagement

Employee Engagement. We still talk about it. According to Amazon, there have been 30 new books published related to Employee Engagement just in the past 90 days. And, they have 7 more coming soon! Meanwhile, I hear rumors some organizations are dumping their...

“Communication culture” equals great collaboration

I first started hearing communicators talk about “a culture of communication” more than 10 years ago. I had one client in particular who was really interested in the concept and could articulate the potential effectively. We understand the connection...

Collaboration and the digital workplace in health care

I’m not sure what started my fascination with health care, but it started early. Perhaps it was that my father was an exercise physiologist. Perhaps it was my early job at an association for medical group managers (way before “managed care” was common). It might have...

It’s about community

During this week at IABC’s World Conference, several attendees who are not members of IABC asked me why I belong and stay so involved. Three words: it’s the community. This community is rejuvenating, rewarding, educational and inspiring. Sometimes, the...