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Intent vs. Impact

Have you ever delivered a presentation or even a passing comment that felt good in the moment, only to be met by some strange looks in the crowd? If you’re Jane Campion, you probably know the feeling. The Power of the Dog director, who…

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Finding The Words

What Do You See?

Last weekend, I took my daughters into Washington, D.C. to attend the opening of the Smithsonian’s If Then/She Can Exhibit, the largest collection of statues of women ever assembled. On a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon, we toured through…

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Carrie Fox Receives 2022 Women Making History Award

This International Women’s Day, we’re excited to share that Mission Partners' Founder and CEO Carrie Fox is one of 31 recipients of the 2022 Women Making History Award. The award, announced by The Montgomery County Commission for Women and…

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Checking in on You.

“I can’t seem to focus…” “I’m just so distracted...” “It’s all so much to process...” If your workplace is like mine, the mood starting this week was decidedly different from the last. By noon on Monday, comments…

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Good to Be…

Many of us won’t be returning to traditional workspaces, and if we do, it surely won’t be as it was before. Settling into our remote offices means that in most cases, we have far fewer opportunities to be in community with our peers. But that’s only if we make it so.

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What Would it Hurt to Ask?

Think about the last hard question that was tossed your way. I mean a really hard question. Maybe it was in a large presentation, at a weekly team meeting, or in a one-on-one conversation with a colleague. Wherever it was, I want you to…

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Check Your Light.

A few weeks back, I shared the story of Rabbi Yossi with some colleagues, and wanted to share it with you today, too: Thousands of years ago, Rabbi Yossi, a famous Jewish sage, was walking down the road when he encountered a blind man carrying…

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Not So Fast.

Ah, the race to the finish. How often it shows up in our daily routines: the race to finish the campaign concept; the race to develop the event materials, the race to see results. For a long time, I assumed this was just how PR professionals operated; at a pace that is entirely unrealistic at best, and terribly unhealthy at worst.

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You Can Observe a Lot by Watching

Observation is so much more than just watching, or listening–it’s a much deeper mental process. Observation allows us to understand information in new ways; it helps us see what’s possible, what’s feasible, and what’s avoidable. Observation is also a tool to identify and address gaps or biases that might be hiding in our own communications styles, but it’s not always employed in that way.

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What Would You Do With Your “Take 2”?

January 15, 2009. 13 years ago. The day that U.S. Airways flight 1549 landed deftly in New York's Hudson River, at the hands of Captain “Sully” Sullenberger after the passenger jet suffered massive damage after hitting a flock of birds. The…

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