by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Apr 28, 2021 | Thoughts You Can Use
Two questions. 1. What do you want?2. What do you really, really want? Sorry, not sorry, to open this by linking you to a Spice Girls video. But I know that you want me to get to the point. And we are talking here about figuring out your core concerns. And those of...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Apr 20, 2021 | Thoughts You Can Use
Go where the audience is. It sounds obvious, but many of us in the social justice space tend to think first about the story we want to tell, and how best to tell it. Then we share it, and if it gets a few views, then that’s okay. We did our best. Populism is almost a...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Apr 13, 2021 | Thoughts You Can Use
I’ve been meaning to share a great survey from a British comms recruiter for a while. They surveyed communications people on their reasons for quitting. According to The Works, in-house comms folks are most likely to quit because:1. lack of career progression2....
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Apr 6, 2021 | Thoughts You Can Use
Before we get started with this week’s dispatch from my 🧠 brain, have you signed the petition to make LeVar Burton from Star Trek the next host of Jeopardy? Thank you! Now…to “business.” How Many Unread Email Messages in Your Inbox? What Percentage Is Your Laptop...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Mar 29, 2021 | Thoughts You Can Use
A former high school friend of mine, Ed, ran 68 miles this past weekend. He was shooting for 100, in an ultra-running event in New Zealand. Why on earth would anybody want to do that? Like high school friends tend to, Ed and I go back about 25 years. He was the first...
