Inspire & Influence
A blog for the global network of Northeastern communication, digital media, and HR professionals
Global in Outlook, Local in Attitude
In December 2018, I began my 21-hour journey from Boston to Singapore to embark on a two-year international assignment. Until this point, my career had been built on corporate communications roles, working at my company’s U.S. headquarters. In my...
The 3rd Annual ePortfolio Showcase: Celebrating our master storytellers
The positive energy reverberated around the globe with participants as far away as China and Qatar tuning in virtually for our 3rd Annual ePortfolio Showcase. The occasion: Honoring the Corporate and Organizational Communication graduate students...
What did I do on my summer vacation? Create a virtual public relations and marketing agency, Husky Communications!
Many of us may recall the ‘what did I do on my summer vacation’ essay question at the beginning of the school year. For 17 graduate students in our Digital Media and Corporate and Organizational Communication programs, the summer break was an...
Northeastern’s Virtual PR Firm — redefining the term ‘experiential’
We've just finished the first year of our Virtual Public Relations Firm (VPRF). Based on both achievements and feedback from everyone involved, it was a good one that has us planning for bigger and better things as the new school year approaches....
Making a difference through experiential education
For their capstone project, students in the MS in Corporate and Organizational Communication program must engage with a project sponsor to address a communication challenge. Over a 12-week period, students apply a consultative methodology and their...
Fears & Failures – Part of the learning process #3 in a Three-Part Series
Can FEAR and FAILURES be part of a learning process? With all that has been happening, this seems to be a good time for the last of my three-part series. As a brief recap from my previous posts, the series started with Why I chose CPS to pursue my...
My journey of resilience & its rewards
Am I Resilient?! Starting in March of 2020, I have been consuming an overwhelming amount of online content in an attempt to track the labyrinth of chaos we are facing in our world today. While writing this piece, there were times that I felt...
Can social network and semantic analysis enhance organizational performance?
Over the past 10 years I have been involved in projects where we used e-mail based social network analysis and a “virtual mirroring process” to let employees learn about their own communication behavior tracked through e-mail analysis. Through a...
In the eye of the Covid-19 storm: The perspectives of 3 HR leaders
The expression ‘we’re in uncharted waters’ seems very apt during the Covid-19 pandemic. There are plenty of questions to ask. What does this mean for me and my organization? What will be the next normal? In unprecedented situations like this one,...
How has COVID-19 impacted consumer behaviors & organizational responses
From panic buying to online shopping, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted consumer behaviors during very short period of time. Since I teach Consumer Behaviors in the online environment in our graduate program, I would like to discuss the emerging...