Inspire & Influence
A blog for the global network of Northeastern communication, digital media, and HR professionals
How can Cultural Audits influence the Information Age?
As we forge into this Information Age and World of Robotics, the concept of Human Literacy has been introduced to the stage. What is Human Literacy? Northeastern University President Aoun has proposed Human Literacy to mean our unique abilities to...
Recognizing cultural variations in social media & intercultural education
I was pleased to stand along with colleagues from 42 different cultures presenting their research at this year's International Association for Intercultural Communication (IAICS) conference. It was my honor to present my research paper, Exploring...
How ePortfolios capture your professional brand
A fundamental skill of all communicators is the ability to tell a compelling story. ePortfolios enable students to tell their own experiential and educational stories, using words, images, and multimedia. A strong ePortfolio makes a...
How ePortfolios capture your professional brand
A fundamental skill of all communicators is the ability to tell a compelling story. ePortfolios enable students to tell their own experiential and educational stories, using words, images, and multimedia. A strong ePortfolio makes a...
What would you do if you weren’t afraid? — Lean In To Grow
Lean In To Grow -- Event #10 and growing! On September 17, 2017, Lean In To Grow was first introduced in the Communications Alumni Network Blog by Teeraporn Johsuntorn ’17. As TJ shared, we started this Lean In Circle from scratch. However, we all...
Communicating strategically for success — learning on demand
To survive in a rapidly-evolving digital environment, organizations must, according to researchers at the global consulting firm McKinsey, “infuse their cultures with velocity, flexibility, an external orientation, and the ability to learn”...
Five steps to building a personal brand
How do you build a personal brand that distinguishes you from others? You start by recognizing what a personal brand is not. It’s not a product. And it is not based on how many followers you have on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn...
Five steps to building a personal brand
How do you build a personal brand that distinguishes you from others? You start by recognizing what a personal brand is not. It’s not a product. And it is not based on how many followers you have on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn...
Winning Olympic Gold
The buzzer hit zero. The game wasn’t over. The buzzer hit zero again. The game still wasn’t over. We went into a shootout, five shooters required. The game still wasn’t over. The shootout went into sudden death. We scored. The game wasn’t over....
My capstone experience
I am a learner. I love reading articles, books, taking courses – you name it. If I can learn from it, I’m in. But, even so, it took me a while to go back and get my master’s degree. I knew it would be an investment, and because of that, I wanted to...