Posts By: K. Barker

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 12 December 2016

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 12 December 2016

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | If you don’t follow Glenn Leibowitz or listen to his podcast, you should. He blogs and broadcasts about writing and communications. Here’s another great article from Glenn on how to improve your writing. The article has some great tips and advice. It’s also a quick read.

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 5 December 2016

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 5 December 2016

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | If you don’t follow Glenn Leibowitz or listen to his podcast, you should. He blogs and broadcasts about writing and communications. Here’s a great article from Glenn on books to read to improve your writing.

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 28 November 2016

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 28 November 2016

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | We know that successful content is closely tied to creative design and we are always interested in what others are talking about when it comes to both these topics. This article caught our attention for its simplistic explanation of how writers can improve their work by following a few basic design principles.

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 21 November 2016

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 21 November 2016

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | From the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is a synopsis of a presentation which was made at this year’s international conference. It’s about the digital transformation taking place in our organization’s. While some information is not new, there’s a great list of “14 questions for the new digital workplace” addressing internal and external communications.

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 14 November 2016

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 14 November 2016

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | From Organization Unbound (http://organizationunbound.org/) is a great compilation of videos which “challenges us to pay closer attention to the link between an organization’s social purpose and how that purpose is lived inside the organization on a daily basis.” We think you’ll find the video inspiring.

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 7 November 2016

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 7 November 2016

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | We’ve started a Meetup group in Ottawa… Communication for Positive Social Impact and at our second meeting we discussed useful workshops and conferences for the social enterprise. Here’s a link to our resource list.

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 31 October 2016

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 31 October 2016

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | We’ve started a Meetup group in Ottawa… Communication for Positive Social Impact and at our first meeting we discussed useful books and resources which have shaped our recent project work and thinking in the social enterprise space. Here’s a link to our resource list.

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 24 October 2016

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 24 October 2016

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | It’s probable that we’ve all read enough articles on how to manage social media programs, but we’ve not come across this type of advice all in one spot before. This article covers the what-if scenarios of social media marketing. There’s some good advice here on what to do in different situations.

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 17 October 2016

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 17 October 2016

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | It’s time again to share one of the inspiring TED Talks we’ve come across. And this talk should not disappoint! It’s about re-engineering a sustainable business with the promise to, “Take nothing. Do no harm.” We think you’ll enjoy it.

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 10 October 2016

Positive Comms +Plus for the Week of 10 October 2016

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | It’s becoming clear that social enterprises cannot solve all the problems we face. Partnerships with the private sector are becoming more common – and are often built on a large scale. Here’s a great article which describes some large-scale projects in a case study format.