I’ve worked in public relations (PR) for over ten years now. One of the first things I did at my first job was to create a PR contact list, or PR media list if you prefer, so I can keep track of every media outlet, reporter, and journalist that I’m in touch with or that …
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This post was originally published on BuiltIn. Nobody likes a crisis, but with a clear plan, you can emerge from tough times stronger. Here’s a guide to getting started. Never before have I said the phrase “crisis communications” as many times as I did in 2020. Before that year, I had taken crisis communications courses in …
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I’ve worked remotely for almost seven years, and meetings have been a natural part of my work. Doing video calls is one of the few ways I connected with Buffer teammates before meeting most of them in person over a year after I joined. So this article is not saying that I’m entirely against meetings, …
Over the last two years, I have spent two long periods of time away from work. The first was my 16 weeks of maternity leave in 2021, and the second was my recent 7-week sabbatical from work. During both of these extended leaves, I did the same thing — I set my emails to auto-delete …
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This post was originally posted on Built In. From salary formulas to publishing employee pay rates, a range of options can help to ensure your company compensates all employees fairly. Although the question “How much do you make?” is not often heard, you don’t have to ask me to find out. That’s because my salary …
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