Deirdre Breakenridge book, FEEL Model, Mentoring Book Launch, Empathy, FEEL Model, Listening, Relationships, Whisper Books 0
When do good listening skills start? In the home, when you’re a child, in grade school or college, or is it in the workplace? In my experience, as a parent and a professional, listening starts in the home, and then your skills increase as you learn, grow and get more involved in your work.
Deirdre Breakenridge book, Ethics, Leadership, PR 2.0 Decision-making, Ethical Leadership, Ethics, The Good Place, Values 0
Have you been watching ‘The Good Place’ with Kristen Bell and Ted Danson? If you haven’t seen this Netflix series, then it’s worth a watch. The show is a comedy that gets you thinking about Heaven and Hell. It focuses on ethics and values, the choices you make in life, and where humans end up … The Good Place or The Bad Place.
Deirdre Breakenridge Creative, PR 2.0, PR 2.0 Technology, Social media, YouTube LinkedIn Learning, Marketing Strategies, Relatable Video, Video Content, Video Production 0
Can you name a day, in the past couple of years, when you didn’t have to show up for a video meeting, you didn’t go to YouTube to watch a video, or check out video courses on a learning platform, such as LinkedIn Learning to increase your skills and knowledge?
Deirdre Breakenridge Media, PR 2.0, PR 2.0 Technology, Public Relations Communicaitons, Learning Pathfinder, LinkedIn Learning, media, PR skills 0
When I think back to the early days of my PR & Marketing career and learning new skills, I remember how “training” meant college courses and industry association meetings. I was reading books, business publications, trade magazines and newspapers.
Deirdre Breakenridge book, Ethics, Leadership, PR 2.0 Business Ethics, Ethical Conduct, Ethical Marketers, Ethics & Values, Richard Bistrong 0
When I think of some of the greatest ethical leaders (the keyword here is “ethical”), a few immediately come to mind, based on what they’ve done for others. From Harriet Tubman and Eleanor Roosevelt to Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, there’s no shortage of visionary leaders in history who have placed ethics and values first, tuned into their Ethics GPS, and have accomplished positive change for the good of humanity.
Deirdre Breakenridge Ethics, Leadership, Mentoring, PR 2.0 Ethical Conduct, Ethical Marketers, Ethics & Values, Leadership, Mentoring 0
A situation stands out in my mind from 20 years ago. At my agency, one of our senior leaders had misreported the marketing campaign results in his presentation to the client. When the error was discovered, there were other leaders at the firm who made excuses for him. I heard everything from “oh, he’s a good guy” and “what’s one little white lie” to “a tiny exaggeration doesn’t hurt anyone.”
Deirdre Breakenridge FEEL Model, Guest Post, PR 2.0 American University, Communincations, Facing Fears, FEEL Model, Michael Matheny, Millennials 0
The stark divides between the cultural norms from generation to generation have always been fascinating to me. The way time and the events of the world around us can alter the desires, aspirations, values, and fears of a population for decades to come is both invigorating and terrifying.
Deirdre Breakenridge FEEL Model, Guest Post, PR 2.0, Social media American University, Empathy, FEEL Model, FEEL Test, Keke Ellis, Social media 0
Back in 2014, I made a comment on Facebook about the movie Dear White People. I don’t remember the exact comment, but within days an acquaintance made a big fuss over what I had said. If I remember correctly, I mentioned something to the effect of how the male protagonist (who happened to be white) was not the ‘savior’ of the film. It did not go over well, and it led to a back and forth.