How to keep your MMJs?

How to keep your MMJs?

Multimedia journalists, multi-platform journalists, whatever you call them, good luck finding one.  There’s a shortage brewing of qualified, available candidates who are willing to do the job on a long-term basis. The reasons: historically the industry...
What is leadership?

What is leadership?

What is a leader…. So many times, we reward leaders with a title.   We promote leaders to management positions.   According to a recent article in the Harvard Business Review, most people don’t identify as a leader unless it is written into their...
What is leadership?

The Value of In-Person all-day coaching

Last week I was in Dallas for an in-person talent coaching.   I will admit years ago as a News Director, I sent a first-time main anchor for a week of intensive coaching.   But that was it.  Last week I was watching one of our coaches working one-on-one with an...
@NewsVP’s view on coaching

@NewsVP’s view on coaching

Talent Coaching.   When I was last a News Director (it was a while ago) in 2008 we had consultants, we had talent coaches as well.   Fast forward to when I was corporate Vice President for a tv group that no longer exists (I have a track record for...
How to keep your MMJs?

Welcome to @newsvp’s view

Welcome to my first blog post.. As a life long producer I tend to write less formally and more conversationally.  I tend to use too many ellipsis’, #IYKYK. So if you see grammar issues please give me a hall pass. I’m still recovering from years of writing...