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Owning the Room: Take Ownership of Yourself First

by Amy Doman

Changes at work we recognize:

·     You have been promoted to a position of authority after years as a behind-the-scenes worker bee

 

·     You have switched jobs as a manager at a non-profit with a laid back atmosphere to a leadership role at a fast-paced corporation

 

·     Your boss – who usually runs staff meetings and makes decisions – is absent and for the first time and has tapped you to take his or her place in charge

 

How well you handle such changes requires changing how you are perceived by others.
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Pitcher Needs Pitchman Relief

by Amy Doman

 

Just because you’re a star baseball pitcher doesn’t mean you’re a good pitchman. The New York Mets’ Matt Harvey – on injured reserve and potentially facing Tommy John surgery – needs more than a physical trainer these days.
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Facebook “Likes” As Political Yard Signs

by Amy Doman

The ruling by a federal appeals court that a “like” or a comment on Facebook is a form of protected free speech has major implications for professional communicators. The higher court reversed a Virginia district court decision upholding the dismissal of employees in the Hampton, VA sheriff’s department four years ago because they “liked” and commented on an election opponent’s campaign Facebook page. Read more

CEOs: Remember That It’s About People!

by Amy Doman

Being a Captain of Industry shouldn’t mean looking down on the crew from the Upper Deck.

As businessman Jeff Haden wrote in a recent columnin Inc. Magazine, he saw a company he had admired “in a different, less positive light” after being summoned, and then dissed, by the CEO at his company’s event in New York City.  
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