DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Michael Steele and Bakari Sellers on increasing diversity in the media industry

The Museum of Public Relations kicked off Black History Month with about DE&I in the media featuring Michael Steele and Bakari Sellers.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Maintaining an inclusive, accessible social media strategy

We caught up with Destanie Morman of Vote Run Lead to learn how to make corporate social accounts more inclusive.

THE WEEK IN COMMS

Intel explains CEO pay cut, Maryland bill subsidizes organizations that try out a four-day workweek

Plus, how to celebrate Black History Month in a meaningful fashion.

CAREER ADVICE

5 ways for comms pros to earn a seat at the table

Ready to climb the communications career ladder? Here are five hard-won secrets for moving from tactician to respected strategist at your organization.

INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS

How to cultivate a culture of wellness on internal social channels

Stacie Barrett of Dominos shares how internal social channels can help provide avenues for workplace wellness.

CHANGE COMMUNICATIONS

Lessons in how not to communicate layoffs

Let’s look at some of these recent layoffs that weren’t done correctly and see what we can learn from them.

CAREER ADVICE

6 questions with: Laura Brusca of Forbes

Laura Brusca, senior vice president of corporate communications for Forbes, shares her thoughts on cancel culture and her favorite tool for work.

WORKPLACE WELLNESS

Indeed’s Misty Gaither talks about kindness at work

Young workers are more likely to apply for a job posting that lists ‘kindness’ as an important value of the company.

PRESENTED BY STAFFBASE

WEBINAR: The importance of strategic communication in uncertain times

Ragan’s upcoming webinar with Staffbase will explore comms pros can make their organization more resilient.

SOCIAL MEDIA

A third of comms leaders are training teams around social media, Ragan research says

We took a look at preliminary data from Ragan’s Communications Benchmark Report 2023 ahead of Ragan’s Social Media Conference this March.

THE CONSULTANT IS IN

Lessons in using plain language from the federal government's bad 'report card'

The average writing grade for 21 executive branch agencies was C in 2022 according to the Center for Plain Language's Federal Plain Language Report Card.

EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS

How to avoid using workplace jargon

We’re all guilty of using some worn-out phrases from time to time — but there are ways to avoid them.