The Reservoir Post
Feedback: It's Not So Scary
By: Megan TuckerA driver honks during the morning commute. A toddler spits out a home-cooked meal. A stranger’s face lights up with a huge smile after you hand him the credit card he dropped. We get feedback all the time, so why can feedback in the workplace be so intimidating? I had the pleasure of attending a… Read Full Post
What’s driving your company culture?
By: Louise SerioIn the last decade, some of the largest and most successful companies have engaged in an employee perks arms race. Apple* holds regular beer bashes for their employees, complete with free drinks, food and live music. Dropbox hires chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants to serve food in its free… Read Full Post
Article: Communicating the Value of Next Generation Therapies
By: Robert SchoolingThis piece originally appeared in the October 2019 edition of O'Dwyers Magazine. Communicating the value of one’s products to a variety of stakeholders (patients, payers, providers, policymakers, etc.) is nothing new. Biopharmaceutical companies have been doing this for decades through a variety… Read Full Post
The Truth About Sticks and Stones and Words that Hurt
By: Susan AwadAs children, many of us learned the nursery rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me.” Unfortunately, most of us also learned the painful lesson that this convenient playground comeback isn’t really true. As communicators, we know especially well how powerful words… Read Full Post
What Mountain Climbing Taught Me About Goal Setting
By: Erin DixonOver the past six months I’ve summited four mountains, including Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest free-standing mountain in the world. It might surprise you to learn that reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet) was actually far easier than summiting three mountains in New Hampshire (<5,… Read Full Post
Press Release: Reservoir Communications Group Adds Eva Fowler Whaley to Its Corporate Communications Team
By: Clare KrusingReservoir Communications Group announced the addition of Eva Fowler Whaley to its senior team, bolstering a growing roster of public affairs and corporate communications experts, and deepening the firm’s bench of expertise across various facets of the health care sector. Eva brings nearly 15 years… Read Full Post
What Can Netflix’s Mindhunter Teach Us About Strategic Communications?
By: Greg JarvisIn television, psychological thrillers are often hit-or-miss. The genre can often focus too much on eliciting a sudden startle or using CGI to create a scary creature, rather than telling a well-crafted story that grips our deepest human emotions. When done right, a psychological thriller can tell… Read Full Post
Promoting Corporate Responsibility Helps You and Those You Serve
By: David LumbertAmerican companies make an incredible impact in the communities they serve that stretches far beyond economic development. In fact, Giving USA found that more than $20 billion was donated by corporations in 2018, in addition to an impressive amount of employee volunteerism and other community… Read Full Post
The Best Health Care Reads for Your Summer Break
By: Clare KrusingOne of the best parts of working in health care today is the constant state of fascinating reporting, podcasts and commentary that can keep your reading or podcast list full for weeks on end. Even if you’re a loyal Pulse / Vitals / Health202 / KHN Morning Briefing/ D.C. Diagnosis reader (and… Read Full Post
Four Things Communicators Can Learn from Scientists
By: Lucie FelderThere’s a misperception that scientists are bad communicators. People say we’re too in the weeds—too “wonky”—or that we present information and data in ways that are not easily digestible or accessible to the general public. And with science literacy capabilities in the U.S. being drastically low,… Read Full Post