TED: Light creates ambiance, feel of place at High Museum
I love TED Talks and I love architecture. So I was immediately intrigued by this discussion from Rogier Van Der Heide. I’m glad I watched because Renzo Piano’s design at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art is featured prominently. While I’ve read a lot about Piano’s design, this is the first time I’ve seen a behind-the-scenes […]
Finding focus to avoid the fire drills
As I get older, it gets easier to focus on a single topic and to understand what needs my attention. For one thing, it’s a huge relief to know that I don’t need to multi-task. I give credit for my improved focus on years of effort and taking small steps along the way. The bulk […]
Hiking the Appalachian Trail, the easy way
Twelve years ago I bought a pair of hiking boots, a backpack and borrowed some hiking gear for a grand adventure along the Appalachian Trail. My friend, Jeb, and I were going to hike about 40 miles on the trail in something like four days. We didn’t get that far. We didn’t get close. I […]
What happens when rural Georgia dies?
Living in Atlanta provides a certain degree of isolation from rural Georgia. I’ve enjoyed spending time in the North Georgia mountains and have traveled across the southern part of the state for three days with a client. But despite this seeming detachment, Atlanta and the rest of Georgia are mutually dependent. I don’t see any […]
Ready for wedding season
I received Jeb and Sarah’s “save the date” card in the mail yesterday. I suppose that’s the official start of the wedding season for 2011. While I’m looking forward to being Jeb’s best man in October, I’m hopeful the wedding couple doesn’t coordinate anything like this: [vimeo clip_id=”1531870″ width=”600″ height=”425″] Brian & Eileen’s Wedding Music […]
U.S. nuclear industry must face PR challenges
As I watch the news in Japan unfold, I’m certain that executives with the U.S. nuclear industry are huddling around a desk to review a crisis communications plan recently pulled from the back of a dusty file cabinet. There is no doubt that a communications crisis is in full bloom. The crisis, if not managed […]
Am I happy? My coach tells me to learn how I feel.
I knew from the very first lesson that things could get a little weird working with my business coach. Coach Nancy asked me to spend time acknowledging my feelings. I’m a guy. I’m a cynic. I’m a former reporter. I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about my feelings.
Put me in Coach, I’m ready to play
For the past several months I focused intently on my performance and productivity in the office. I did this with the help of a business coach. The process was not unlike working with a trainer at the gym or a running coach. Over the next few weeks, I will share some of what I’ve learned […]
Exploring the Southern roots of public relations, Part 2
As I mentioned Monday, Ivy Ledbetter Lee is not a role model and he’s far from perfect. But the Georgia native did play an influential role in establishing the field of public relations. And he created some of the PR tactics still used today. Lee, the son of a Methodist minister, began his studies at […]
Exploring the Southern roots of public relations, Part 1
Public Relations has deep roots in the Deep South. Not many people remember the Georgia native who helped give birth to the modern era of PR. And many of the people who do remember the legend of Ivy Ledbetter Lee prefer not to talk about him. I’ll break that silence today. Hopefully Lee’s career will […]