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2020-01-21
- Posted by: Christopher G. Fox
- Category: Communication, Thought Leadership
In company after company, the Communications department devolves into becoming the source of talking points and official versions.
No one believes these things anymore. Not the media, not influencers. Not employees, not customers. Not investors, not the general public. In fact, no one even has the patience to pretend to believe these thin...
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2020-01-07
- Posted by: Christopher G. Fox
- Category: Communication, Leadership, Productivity
Meetings waste time and energy when the concept of "better" is left off the agenda. Every participant needs a clear idea of the agenda and their role. No meeting should take place without a clear set of decisions and outcomes that will be formed and agreed during the meeting's timeframe. These are the basics of a good meeting.
In addition ...
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2019-12-31
- Posted by: Christopher G. Fox
- Category: Communication, Writing
This year I have had the good fortune of working as a monthly contributor on Two Drops of Ink, regularly recognized in annual lists of the best blogs on writing for writers.
It's been a wonderful opportunity, and I am looking forward to another year interacting with the editors and writers who make up the Two Drops community.
As 20...
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2019-12-20
- Posted by: Christopher G. Fox
- Category: Thought Leadership
Every marketing and communications strategy requires some alignment with the business, but thought leadership needs more than mere alignment. It requires a deep relationship between marketer/communicators and subject-matter experts. That relationship is so close that it could almost be called symbiosis: close, frequent, and mutual interaction thr...
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2019-11-21
- Posted by: Christopher G. Fox
- Category: Leadership, Productivity, Strategy
Chihuahuas are notorious ankle-biters. Some owners and trainers attribute it to the small size of the breed. Others cite (probably) apocryphal stories that chihuahuas were bred to harass opponents in battle, keeping them distracted with a frustrating pack of nipping animals.
Those of us more focused on the twenty-first-century workplace h...
In company after company, the Communications department devolves into becoming the source of talking points and official versions. No one believes these things anymore. Not the media, not influencers. Not employees, not customers. Not investors, not the general public. In fact, no one even has the patience to pretend to believe these thin...
Meetings waste time and energy when the concept of "better" is left off the agenda. Every participant needs a clear idea of the agenda and their role. No meeting should take place without a clear set of decisions and outcomes that will be formed and agreed during the meeting's timeframe. These are the basics of a good meeting. In addition ...
This year I have had the good fortune of working as a monthly contributor on Two Drops of Ink, regularly recognized in annual lists of the best blogs on writing for writers. It's been a wonderful opportunity, and I am looking forward to another year interacting with the editors and writers who make up the Two Drops community. As 20...
Every marketing and communications strategy requires some alignment with the business, but thought leadership needs more than mere alignment. It requires a deep relationship between marketer/communicators and subject-matter experts. That relationship is so close that it could almost be called symbiosis: close, frequent, and mutual interaction thr...
Chihuahuas are notorious ankle-biters. Some owners and trainers attribute it to the small size of the breed. Others cite (probably) apocryphal stories that chihuahuas were bred to harass opponents in battle, keeping them distracted with a frustrating pack of nipping animals. Those of us more focused on the twenty-first-century workplace h...