I LOVE all things spooky and truly scary. Starting at the age of 13, my mom and I made a yearly pilgrimage to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios for a scream-filled night of production-quality haunted house perusing. We paid for the Express Pass to ensure we made…
By Murray Lace and Taylor Jolley Employers and their human resources department are accustomed to handling employee issues when they happen inside the confines of the office. It’s part of their job description to manage the team’s behavior when it goes against company policy. But, what happens when…
Have you ever pressed send on an important email, only to read it back and realize you had a glaring typo? We’ve all been there! All types of writing should be edited, but revising your own work can prove difficult. Proofreading is a learned skill – so we…
A true marker of good content management is flexibility. As comforting as having a plan can be, content sometimes needs to be adjusted ‒ especially in a crisis. The benefit of digital communication is that you can make changes pretty easily. However, hitting the backspace key is a…
Yes, your response in a crisis is important, but it’s not just about what you say. It’s about how balanced your response is. How you cushion your words – your inflection, your vehicle of delivery, your expressions – tells an equally important story. It’s crucial to know how…
The outbreak of COVID-19 has touched every business in one way or another, and performing arts organizations are no exception. The pandemic forced season programming to come to an abrupt halt in an effort to prevent large crowds from congregating and risking people’s health. Several organizations were financially…
I’m 33 years old. I guess you’d call me an “old millennial.” And as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, it makes me realize I’ve already seen quite a few large-scale crises by now. I was a freshman in high school on Sept. 11, 2001. I was a…
An opening acknowledgment: If you’re reading this blog post as it’s posted, we are in the midst of navigating a pandemic. Operations are changing, and methods to alleviate the risk of further spreading COVID-19 are evolving. We acknowledge that the recommendations included below may be challenging or even…
An opening acknowledgment: If you’re reading this blog post as it’s posted, we are in the midst of navigating a pandemic. Operations are changing, and methods to alleviate the risk of further spreading COVID-19 are evolving. We acknowledge that the recommendations included below may be challenging or even…
An opening acknowledgment: If you’re reading this blog post as it’s posted, we are in the midst of navigating a pandemic. Operations are changing, and methods to alleviate the risk of further spreading COVID-19 are evolving. We acknowledge that the recommendations included below may be challenging or even…