Communication World articles from April 1999

Communication World archives from April 1999

Right out of the box.(creativity in business)
April 1, 1999... As legendary painter Georgia O'Keeffe walked the rugged land at her stunning Ghost Ranch studio in Abiquiu, N.M., the artist reflected on her work, concluding that "creativity is not the work of art; it's the art of work." Just as O'Keeffe...

Knowledge management: do we know that we know?
April 1, 1999... Knowledge is power. But information? Can there be anything more dis-empowering than the torrent of e-mails, memos, newsletters, magazines, flyers, brochures, white papers, what-have-yous that cascade across our desks and desktops each...

Change 101: back to basics.(change management)
April 1, 1999... The communication process and the work of the business communicator often get overlooked in the daily stream of work activities. Communication is often a transparent process and an expectation of the organization that receives short shrift....

Aim low, lefty, they're ridin' Shetlands!(PR issues associated with highly visible CEOs)
April 1, 1999... Highly Visible CEOs Make Good Targets in the '90s A CEO with a healthy ego can be a PR manager's fondest dream or worst nightmare. These days, it's apt to be the latter. A shy and retiring CEO can make it pretty tough to score points...

How communicators lead @ the best global companies.
April 1, 1999... Globalization is reshaping business strategy and practice. And communicators are taking a leadership role at organizations that can be identified as "best practices" companies. These are but two of many findings from a recently released...

Moving communication across cultures.
April 1, 1999... I was sitting in the house thinking about the world, my perfect world, one recent morning and concluded that we don't communicate enough, or well enough. My immediate response to that simple thought was to send a bunch of e-mails to...