by Mark O'Brien | Apr 6, 2020
It’s the end of the world as we know it. No. I don’t mean the coronavirus. More of us will survive that than not. No. I don’t mean the economic nightmare caused by the coronavirus. While it will take time to recover, recover we will, along with many...
by JoAnna Bennett | Apr 2, 2020
FIERCE & FREE I Choose Free JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 2 April 2020 Last week, I wrote an essay that was published by BizCatalyst360 entitled, Live Free or Die, which is my take on the current coronavirus situation, our history as a nation,...
by Mark O'Brien | Mar 30, 2020
Because I value my cogntive capacities so highly — and because I recoil in morbid fear at the prospect of my brain being turned to oatmeal — I avoid local and network newscasts with the same fervent determination with which I avoid drinking myself into a coma while...
by JoAnna Bennett | Mar 26, 2020
TELECOMMUTING & YOU Two Tips from a Tenured Telecommuter JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 26 March 2020 After taking an Enneagram Personality test, I’ve uncovered something I’ve known for years: I’m a Peacemaker. “No [personality] type is more...
by Mark O'Brien | Mar 23, 2020
At some point before the coronavirus kicked in, two dudes submitted an article to Harvard Business Review (HBR) called, “How to Get People to Actually Participate in Virtual Meetings”. Because the editors at HBR have been practicing cognitive distancing...
by JoAnna Bennett | Mar 19, 2020
GOLDEN RULE & MORALITY Golden Rule Partners JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 19 March 2020 The Golden Rule: Do unto others and you as you would have them do unto you. But what if they don’t like it the way you do? Since we’re brand managers, we...
