Mar 6, 2021Make Your Soundbites Swing, Sing, and StingLearn the Four Elements of a Memorable Soundbite It took Jen Psaki 17 seconds to do what the entire 2016 Republican presidential field failed to do to Donald Trump on immigration — hit him hard enough to leave a lasting mark. “We don’t take our advice or counsel from former…Communication Skills4 min read
Mar 1, 2021To Support Diversity: Listen, Learn, and LeadThe NAACP is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Established in 1909, the name is a throwback to the days of Jim Crow segregation. After all the years, and landmark legal victories, why hasn’t the group changed its name? “The NAACP was founded as a multi-ethnic organization…Race10 min read
Feb 19, 2021The First Rule of Vacations: Expect All Hell to Break LooseAdvice for Sen. Ted Cruz: Time to Show, Not Tell — By Ryan Banfill When I worked on the communications team for the governor of Florida in the 1990s, we had a joke in our family not to schedule a vacation. Why? Because Whenever I would take a vacation, a crisis would hit the state. In the summer of 1995, I…Cruz5 min read
Sep 1, 2020With Inspirational and Moving Stories, Human Trafficking Survivors Jump Start Accountability Legislation in SenateOriginally Published: February 16, 2018 Sharing stories of the horrors and unspeakable acts they were forced to endure in Florida’s hotels and motels, a group of brave human trafficking survivors this week pleaded with a Senate panel to empower them to hold their trafficker or facilitator accountable for the crime…Sex Trafficking5 min read
Sep 1, 2020How Conservative is Big Insurance Push for State Government Control of Attorneys’ Fees?Originally Published: January 25, 2019 When President Richard Nixon enacted wage and price controls in the early 1970s, iconic conservative economist Milton Friedman cautioned that the policy would spur inflation despite creating the illusion of price stability. …Insurance4 min read
Sep 1, 2020Carpe Diem! Your Career, Your Firm, and Your Health May Depend on ItOriginally Published: May 17, 2019 There’s a beast that can eat your firm from the inside out; generate employee frustration, and force star performers out of the door. Sourcecon Distraction is this corrosive force. Like rust can eat away at the strongest metal and cause it to erode, research shows…Burnout4 min read
Sep 1, 2020A Lizard, Monkey, and Human Walk into Your Mind: Which One Kills Your Career?Originally Published: May 24, 2020 PART TWO: Protect yourself and the other difference makers working with you. Recognize signs of job burnout and learn how to address it. Source: A Medium Corporation Songwriter Ray Davies sang about the devastating impact stress can have on people. Nervous tension, man’s invention, Is the biggest killer that’s around today Let the tension out or it will build and build inside And strike you down some dayBurnout7 min read
Sep 1, 2020“If you over-supply, people will die.” What We’ve Learned from the Oklahoma Opioid TrialOriginally Published: June 7, 2019 Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter accused Johnson & Johnson of helping to create the “worst man-made public health crisis in the history of our state and country.” …Opioids4 min read
Sep 1, 2020America Hoodwinked?Originally Published: July 19, 2019 Does Russian strongman Vladimir Putin have copies of Americans’ most-prized personal photos? With an innocent click of a button, millions of Americans gave a Russian company permission to access their photos and use them, perpetually. That’s forever. Why would a nuclear power want to have…Media5 min read
Sep 1, 2020Who Pays When Insurers Control the RX Middle-Man?Originally Published: July 26, 2019 An exposé by Bay News 9 in the Tampa Bay area shines a bright light on the role of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs). …Pharmacy Benefit Manager8 min read