This weekly compilation of posts, videos and podcasts is selected for athletic communications professionals and creative professionals. This is part of CoSIDA's professional development and continuing education outreaches. The content collection focuses on topics, issues and problem-solving ideas in the areas of leadership, strategic and digital communications, productivity, mental and physical health, and more.
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PODCAST
Harnessing The Power of Stress To Improve Your Work And Well-Being
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Time: 25:15
Stress. We all have it. We all face it. And, it turns out that it’s not the stress itself that’s impacting our health - it’s how we think about it.
On This Working Life podcast, guests are Alison Earl, author, speaker and trainer on mindset and resilience, and Dr. Karl Leibowitz, Stanford University health psychologist and mindset researcher. They talk about how to change our stress mindsets so we can harness its power to work and live better.
STORY/SOCIAL MEDIA
Infographic: Essential LinkedIn Stats That Every Social Media Manager And Professional Should Know
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As the LinkedIn platform continues to grow,
it is now an essential element for many job seekers and HR professionals. It's also become an important brand-building component for people looking to establish their expertise, establish your personal brand and connect with other professionals. Here is a quick overview of the key usage stats for LinkedIn.
STORY
adidas Announces Creation of Wide-Reaching NIL Network
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adidas is launching a
Name, Image and Likeness
network that will be open to every eligible student-athlete at an adidas-partnered D-I school, essentially allowing student-athletes to become adidas influencers. This program will first roll out at HBCU schools and in Power 5 Conferences, accessible to its 109 NCAA Division I partner schools. Through the program, eligible students across 23 D-I sports (over 50,000 of them) will have the opportunity to become a paid affiliate brand ambassador with adidas, a first for a major sports brand.
STORY/WORK LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE
Teaming Is Hard - Because You're Probably Not On A Team
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Are you on a "real work team" or a member of a team-in-name only? Hybrid and remote work are complicating many of the collaborative challenges that were preent long before the pandemic came upon us. Many, if not most, workers are frustrated with the groups of people they work with. Leaders and members struggle with long hours, lack of accountability, inefficient ways of working, and group dynamics that might not work. See what authors say about teams and teamwork - and see what you might do to improve yours.
PODCAST & STORY/CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Podcast & Read: Being Inclusive: How Sharing The Spotlight Makes You A Better Leader
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Time: 9:39
In this Spin Sucks Podcast and subsequent story, author and PR consultant Gini Dietrich is talking about how and why to elevate your colleagues. Research shows that the leaders who are inclusive and share the spotlight with their team are the most effective—and are promoted the fastest. Dietrich describes what that looks like for all of us at work.
STORY
To Drive Diversity and Inclusion, Ask Tough Questions and Listen To Tough Answers
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Excellent read on DEI and allyship. As painful though it may be, employees’ honest feedback on how they experience gender, ethnicity, sexual identity, age, and physical and neurodiversity can help your organization prove its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as you listen, learn, improve, and heal. The most valuable conversations your organization can have with its employees about inclusion might be uncomfortable. These conversations call for mutual openness and for everyone’s courage to ask tough questions and hear tough answers.
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY
5 Tips For Managing Crisis Communications
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The expression "if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail" is to true, particularly when talking about crisis commumications. To avoid failing at navigating a crisis, your planning needs to be intentional and your management needs to be solid. Here is a short read with five pieces of advice to manage a crisis.
WRITING AND EDITING
When You Need To Use The Oxford Comma In AP Style
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AP Style is designed to minimize characters used, but clarity is always king. Yet, the serial comma - also the series comma, Oxford comma or Harvard comma - is tricky to use. There are times when you’ll want to include that little squiggle – and times when you shouldn’t.
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