by Steve Adubato, PhD

Too often, we communicate at what I call the “8,000 feet level” when what we should be doing is communicating more on the “8 feet level”. Let me explain.

by Steve Adubato, PhD

Did you ever notice that people hear what they want to hear? If you tell people you will “think about it”, they are convinced you’ve made an ironclad commitment. If you tell someone “I like you”, they can believe you’ve told them you are “madly in love” and have made a lifetime commitment. In business, the same thing is true and the stakes are just as high. This wishful thinking often creates communication mishaps and hard feelings that are avoidable.

by Steve Adubato, PhD

Information is everywhere. It’s impossible not to communicate in a world dominated by viral and social media technological advances and a public with an insatiable appetite to be informed. For corporations and individual professionals, the communication environment has changed so dramatically over the past decade that it cries out for a new and more responsive and sophisticated approach to a crisis.

by Steve Adubato, PhD

As leaders, we are often guilty of acting in a rash and hasty fashion. We make snap decisions on the spot based on frustration, confusion and fear.

by Steve Adubato, PhD

Kids have questions about everything. Obviously, right now, some of those questions are likely to revolve around 9/11, terrorism, the proposed mosque at ground zero, Islam, and Afghanistan—frankly, nothing that’s fun or easy to talk about.

by Steve Adubato, PhD

The recent flak over the “Race to the Top” education funding grant lost by the state of New Jersey involved accusations by some that then education Commissioner Bret Schundler “lied” to Governor Chris Christie about what he said—or didn’t say—to federal education officials in connection to the grant application.

by Steve Adubato, PhD

The recent flak over the “Race to the Top” education funding grant lost by the state of New Jersey involved accusations by some that then education Commissioner Bret Schundler “lied” to Governor Chris Christie about what he said—or didn’t say—to federal education officials in connection to the grant application.