Getting intranet/portal governance right

Been talking with clients a lot lately about intranet and portal governance. While some start off with questions about “what” it is, all of them want to understand “how” to create good governance. We have been working furiously on preparing a...

Rehearsal makes perfect for a video newbie

On Friday I did a new post on the Communitelligence Communication Skills blog about the rehearsal I did with a client new to video production. I encourage you to read it to learn some new tips about how to make such a rehearsal work really well for you. In addition,...

Relaxing my way through a bad economy

Today seems as fitting a day to write about how to relax through a bad economy as any. Today, I recall that during the week of Sept. 11, 2001, I experienced three life-changing events: The horrific events of the 9-11 attacks on America as viewed from a distance, like...

Golf is either competitive sport or social networking, not both

Competitive golfers require silence to perform. I recently learned the truth in this statement as I walked 18 holes with my husband and two friends while on vacation in Ireland. One of our friends is a truly competitive golfer and my uneducated presence proved a...

When communicators get brave about process

Most of us in communication got a degree in a related area of study. We focused on writing, ethics, channels. Unless we went on to b-school, and most of us didn’t, we weren’t introduce to business process study. We just never got the benefit of learning...

How connected we are

I just finished presenting a webinar with NewsGator. Before the Q&A was done I had several e-mails from attendees and several new Twitter followers. I thought about blogging about the content, but one of the new Twitter followers has already done that on his blog....